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El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!
El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! | Donna Barba Higuera
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A boy and his monster confront their mutual fears in this unlikely friendship story that's rooted in Mexican folklore Ramn 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 Ramn'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.
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El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! | Donna Barba Higuera
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#PNW debut author Donna Barba Higuera writes about moving to a new community and overcoming homesickness and fear of fitting in at school. I love the Spanglish, but still need more pronounciation and translation support before reading this out loud. Spanish is my 3rd language, I need more practice.

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El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! | Donna Barba Higuera
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Such a lovely and unexpected story. I don‘t know much about the culture of Southern US/mexico territory so learning about El Cucuy (aka the Mexican Boogeyman) was really interesting. In this case Ramon and El Cucuy have moved north and things are quite a bit different. The two comfort each other as they start this new life adventure. This was a great story. I loved the mix of spanish and english with no explanations. This was a great read.

mrp27 Growing up Hispanic in Southern California, Cucuy was very much part of my life. It was always used in terms of monsters and boogeymen like, "Let's watch a Cucuy movie" or in the grand style of 70's parenting it was, "If you don't behave the Cucuy is gonna come and get you!" 3y
LibrarianRyan @mrp27 That was exactly how it was explained in the authors note. I thought it was so interesting. 3y
mrp27 Ha! Good to know it‘s explained like that, I wasn‘t alone then in my upbringing. We were also threatened with tales of the ghostly La Llorona, the weeping lady. My Dad swore to me her saw her once. 3y
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