Juanita: La niña que contaba estrellas

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A magical story of a Guatemalan girl named Juanita, who loved cooking crunchy maize tortillas and counting stars every night.

Juanita lived in Santa Catarina Palopó, a pretty little village next to a beautiful lake, surrounded by three huge volcanoes. She loved her pueblo and their people. Women there helped their families by weaving huipiles from silk, wool, and cotton thread while men worked the land. Juanita wanted to be of help, so she always cooked for her family her favorite meal, tortillas. At night, when the sun cleared the way for the moon to shine bright, Juanita would run onto the roof of the house for her nighttime routine: counting stars. The sky was so clear she could almost touch it.

But one day, Juanita’s mom became very ill, and she couldn’t work at her loom. Juanita wanted to help but didn’t know how. It appears the sky had been listening to her all the time and had a big surprise in store for her…

AUTHOR

Lola Walder

ILLUSTRATOR

Martina Peluso

THEMES

Family · Love · Magic

PUBLISHER

Cuento de Luz

PUBLISHED IN

2021