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• Adelita

  a Mexican Cinderella Story

  DePaola, Tomie, 1934-2020

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  A Mexican "Cinderella" story about Adelita, a girl mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters until she finds love at a grand fiesta.

• Paco and the giant chile plant

  Polette, Keith, 1954-

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  A Southwestern United States retelling of the classic fairy tale, "Jack and the Beanstalk."

• The Runaway Tortilla

  Kimmel, Eric A.,

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  A Southwestern version of "The Gingerbread Man" in which a tortilla runs away from the woman who is about to cook him.

• La Princesa and the Pea

  Elya, Susan Middleton, 1955-

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  A Peruvian retelling of the classic fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea." A princess's authenticity is tested by her ability to feel the presence of a single pea under the pile of mattresses she is instructed to sleep on.

• The Pot That Juan Built

  Andrews-Goebel, Nancy

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  A cumulative rhyme told like "The House That Jack Built" about the steps the Mexican potter Juan Quezada takes to create his pots in the style of the Casas Grandes people.

• The Three Cabritos

  Kimmel, Eric A.

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  A Southwestern retelling of "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" who trick a beast that lives under the bridge.

• Rubia and the Three Osos

  Elya, Susan Middleton, 1955-

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  A retelling of "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" with Spanish words, which are defined in a glossary.

• The Three Little Javelinas

  Lowell, Susan, 1950-

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  A Southwestern retelling of "The Three Little Pigs".

• Señorita Gordita

  Ketteman, Helen

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  A Southwestern version "The Gingerbread Man" in which Gordita runs for her life until she meets a clever owl.

• The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred

  Vamos, Samantha R.

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  A cumulative tale like "The House That Jack Built" about a farm girl who, with the help of animals, gathers the ingredients for "Arroz con Leche," or rice pudding.

• Chachalaca Chiquita

  Chrismer, Melanie

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  A Southwestern "Chicken Little" tale that includes some Spanish words like a chachalaca, which is a desert bird.

• The Party for Papá Luis

  Bertrand, Diane Gonzales

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  A cumulative tale told in the spirit of "The House That Jack Built" about all the preparations a family makes for Papa Luis's birthday fiesta.

• Mañana Iguana

  Paul, Ann Whitford

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  Iguana, Conejo (rabbit), Tortuga (turtle), and Culebra (snake) are having a party, but only Iguana is willing to do any of the work, just like "The Little Red Hen."

• Sopa de cactus

  Kimmel, Eric A.

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  During the Mexican Revolution, hungry soldiers come to a town where all the food has been hidden. They charm the people in the town into making soup from water and a cactus thorn. "Stone Soup"

• The Three Armadillies Tuff

  Hopkins, Jackie

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  "Three Billy Goats Gruff," starring three armadillo sisters encounter a beast in a drain tunnel when they try to go dancing.

• The Three Little Tamales

  Kimmel, Eric A.

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  In this Southestern version "The Three Little Pigs" three little tamales set up homes in the prairie, cornfield, and desert.