In a bilingual retelling of a famous Mexican legend, Prietita sets out to find the missing herb that can cure her mother’s illness and, while lost in the woods, comes face to face with the mysterious la Llorona, the ghost woman.
- ISBN: 9780892391363
- Authors: Anzaldúa, Gloria E.; Gonzalez, Maya Christina
- Published: 1997 , Children's Book Press
- Themes: bilingualism, Ghost, Horror, illness, Legendary Character, Mystery
- Descriptors: Americas, Bilingual, Fantasy, Folklore and Fairy Tales, Latinx in US, Mexico, Myths and Legends, North America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States
- No. of pages: 32