El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!
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A boy and his monster confront their mutual fears in this unlikely friendship story that’s rooted in Mexican folklore
Ramón is a little boy who can’t sleep. He is nervous for his first day at a new school.
And El Cucuy is the monster who lives in Ramón’s cactus pot. He can’t sleep, either.
It turns out that El Cucuy is scared, too!
This gentle, perceptive story explores the worries that can accompany moving to a new place and beginning a new journey—and reveals how comfort, bravery, and strength can be found through even the most unexpected of friendships.
Ramón is a little boy who can’t sleep. He is nervous for his first day at a new school.
And El Cucuy is the monster who lives in Ramón’s cactus pot. He can’t sleep, either.
It turns out that El Cucuy is scared, too!
This gentle, perceptive story explores the worries that can accompany moving to a new place and beginning a new journey—and reveals how comfort, bravery, and strength can be found through even the most unexpected of friendships.
Donna Barba Higuera grew up dodging dust devils in the oilfields
of central California. She was a daydreamer, constantly blending life
experiences and folklore into stories. Now she weaves them into picture
books and novels. Higuera currently lives among the spiraling mists of
the Pacific Northwest with her husband, four children, three dogs, two
frogs, and hundreds of wild birds who flock to her backyard birdfeeders
every day. El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! is her debut picture book. She is also the author of the middle-grade novel Lupe Wong Won’t Dance. Juliana Perdomo
is a Colombian illustrator and writer, with a background as a
psychologist and art therapist. Her work is joyful and heartfelt,
folkish, and a bit retro with a Latin touch. She has participated in
different projects as an illustrator, this book being her debut in the
United States. Perdomo lives in Bogotá, Colombia, with her amazing son
Luca and a crazy old dog named Menta.