Carina Felina
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- $13.99
Publisher Description
Carmen Agra Deedy, New York Times bestselling author and one of Scholastic’s most talented and cherished storytellers, retells a hilarious folktale set in Havana, Cuba. Illustrated by the brilliant, award-winning artist, Henry Cole.This is the first collaboration by this dynamic duo!
The trouble started with a parrot and a bad idea.Pepe the parrot was beak over claws in love . . . with a cat!Until . . .With a gobble and slurp, Carina swallowed that parrot whole!In fact — she ate everyone in her path: A florista and her flowers, the carretaro and his ox, a chivo and his boy — and more!Who will be able to stop this greedy cat?In this wickedly funny, classic folktale infused with vivid color and Cuban spice, Carmen Agra Deedy and Henry Cole have merged their talents to create an inspiring and satisfying picture book that proves it’s the smallest of creatures who sometimes possess the most surprising strength!
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A lovesick parrot seeking to woo an assertive cat kicks off this cumulative Caribbean retelling of a classic folktale. When Pepe the Parrot invites Carina Felina to his house, "certain that the way to her cattish heart was through her stomach," she quickly springs through the window, devouring the crackers he has prepared and infuriating the lovesick bird. Agra Deedy introduces the casually imperious cat's repeating refrain: "Why, I'm Carina Felina!... I eat what I wish./ Step out of my way,/ or be my next dish!" Having swallowed the parrot, the feline ventures into a market square, where encounters end with her devouring two lilies and a flower vendor, an oxcart man and his ox, and more, growing in size and self-satisfaction until a final food makes for just des(s)erts. Cole's pencil-sketched and digital illustrations, which portray human characters with brown skin, lend an airbrushed quality to the folkloric proceedings. Back matter includes a recipe for Cuban crackers. Ages 4–8.
