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Cuentos From My Childhood

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Legends and Folktales of Northern New Mexico. These twenty-five New Mexico legends and folktales, in English and regional Spanish, were told to the author by her mother, who in turn learned them from her godmother. They relate to the supernatural and deliver the truths and moral messages of centuries-old folktales told around the world.

Paulette Atencio is an independent folklorist from Peñasco, New Mexico.

Rubén Cobos was born in Coahuila, Mexico, and raised in San Antonio, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico. 

Published by Museum of New Mexico Press.

160 pages.

Hardcover

 

Customer Reviews (4.9 / 5 · 16 reviews)

Miles R. ★★★★★

The dual-language format is a real gift—I can stumble through the Spanish sections my abuela used to say, then check the English right after. These twenty-five tales feel like they were whispered straight from her kitchen, and the regional dialect feels so familiar and warm.

William ★★★★★

Reading these out loud with my grandmother, the regional Spanish feels so alive and familiar—it’s like hearing her voice again. The twenty-five stories are short enough to share one before bed, and I love that each one carries that Northern New Mexico warmth.

Thomas C. ★★★★★

The bilingual format is a gift—I read the English to my kids, then stumble through the regional Spanish and laugh at my own accent. These twenty-five stories feel like they were pulled straight from a family kitchen, warm and full of heart.