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El Cuento de Carina Felina (Carina Felina) - by Carmen Agra Deedy (Paperback)
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Highlights
- Carmen Agra Deedy, New York Times bestselling author and one of Scholastic's most talented and cherished storytellers, retells a hilarious folktale set in Havana, Cuba.
- 4-8 Years
- 8.74" x 9.76" Paperback
- 48 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, People & Places
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About the Book
Carina Felina is an arrogant cat with an appetite so huge that she eats everything and everyone who crosses her path as she ambles through Havana--until a small crab outsmarts her and saves the day.Book Synopsis
Carmen Agra Deedy, New York Times bestselling author and one of Scholastic's most talented and cherished storytellers, retells a hilarious folktale set in Havana, Cuba. Illustrated by the brilliant, award-winning artist, Henry Cole.This is the first collaboration by this dynamic duo!El lio empezo cuando el loro Pepe se enamoro de... ¡una gata!
La invito a cenar a su casa con la esperanza de ganar su pata, pero a los pocos minutos de llegar, ¡Carina se trago de una sentada al loro enfermo de amor! ¡Y ese era solo el aperitivo! En esta version cubana de un cuento popular clasico, Carmen Agra Deedy y Henry Cole unen sus talentos para crear un libro ilustrado perversamente divertido e inspirador que demuestra que ¡las criaturas mas pequenas a veces pueden poseer la fuerza mas sorprendente!
The trouble started when Pepe the parrot fell in love with . . . a CAT!
Hoping to win her paw, he invited her to his house for dinner. But within moments of arriving -- with a gobble and a gulp -- Carina swallowed that love-sick parrot whole! And he was just the appetizer! In this Cuban retelling of a classic folktale, Carmen Agra Deedy and Henry Cole merge their talents to create a wickedly funny and inspiring picture book that proves the smallest of creatures can sometimes possess the most surprising strength!
About the Author
Carmen Agra Deedy is one of America's foremost storytellers. Her many award-winning books include The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!; Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, which received a Pura Belpre Honor; and her New York Times bestseller 14 Cows for America. Carmen was born in Havana, Cuba, and lives with her family in Atlanta, Georgia. You can learn more about her work at carmenagradeedy.com.Henry Cole was an adored elementary-school science teacher for sixteen years. He has since illustrated over 150 popular books (some of which he has also authored), including his wordless Forever Home, award-winning picture book Unspoken, which was named an ALA Notable Children's Book and a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book, and his book One Little Bag, which was also named an ALA Notable Book, and received three starred reviews. He lives in Florida. To find out more about Henry, go to henrycole.net.
