Cuentos de Noche: Relatos de Latinoamérica: A Toon Graphic

Thrilling tales, lighthearted twists!

Eisner Award winner LINIERS brings his exuberant cartooning style and irrepressible sense of fun to the spooky folktales of his childhood, telling three from across Latin America: the Iara, a mermaid who lures her love to her underwater domain; La Lechuza, an enormous owl who terrorizes a town after dark; and La Luz Mala, a spooky light that menaces gauchos on the pampas. Combined with back matter on the region's fascinating ecology, culture, and history, these stories will send a delicious shiver down young spines, while encouraging children to appreciate a rich and dynamic heritage.

The award-winning TOON Latin American Folktales series highlights authentic Latin American stories and cultures, bringing them a to a new generation of graphic novel fans around the world.

Author: Liniers
Publisher: Toon Books
Published: 06/04/2024
Pages: 48
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 9.76h x 7.56w x 0.32d
ISBN13: 9781662665363
ISBN10: 1662665369
Language: Spanish
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels | Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends & M
- Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables | Caribbean & Latin American
- Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore | Country & Cultural

About the Author
Born in Argentina, RICARD LINIERS SIRI (a.k.a. Liniers) started his artistic career making fanzines for his friends when he realized we was not made for law school. He won the Inkpot Award for career achievement in 2018, and the Reuben Award for Best Newspaper Comic Strips in 2021. He has more than 30 books published, many of which have been translated to English, French, Italian, Czech, German, Portuguese, Korean and Chinese. He has illustrated 7 covers of the New Yorker magazine.

DAVID BOWLES is an Pura Belpre honor-winning Mexican American author, translator, and educator. David has been fascinated with legends and folklore since he first heard the story of La Llorona from his grandmother Marie Garza. Because of his family's roots in Mexico, he has traveled all over that country studying Indigenous languages, collecting creepy legends, exploring ancient ruins, and avoiding monsters (which he has managed to do so far).