Martina is a young cockroach who doesnt know coffee beans about love and marriage.
Thats where her Cuban family comes in.
While some of the Cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, only her grandmother gives her something really useful: some shocking advice.
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Martina the beautiful cockroach doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage.
That's where her Cuban family comes in.
While some of the Cucarachas offer her gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her something really useful: un consejo incre ble, some shocking advice.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's unorthodox suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
Soon, only the gardener P rez, a tiny brown mouse, is left.
But what will happen when Martina offers him caf cubano? After reading this sweet and witty retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also in Spanish and audio, Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a deliciously inventive Cuban version of the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf cubano.
Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education Thanks to award-winning author and storyteller Carmen Agra Deedy, you'll never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Lively and funny.
this telling has magic all its own.
― Kirkus Reviews Spirited.
― Publishers Weekly Masterful.
― Booklist The beautiful Martina Josefina Catalina Cucaracha doesn't know coffee beans about love and marriage, so when suitors come calling, what is she to do? Luckily, she has her Cuban family to help While some of the Cucarachas offer Martina gifts to make her more attractive, only Abuela, her grandmother, gives her some useful advice: spill coffee on his shoes to see how he handles anger.
At first, Martina is skeptical of her Abuela's suggestion, but when suitor after suitor fails the Coffee Test, she wonders if a little green cockroach can ever find true love.
After reading this award-winning retelling of the Cuban folktale, readers will never look at a cockroach the same way again.
Also available in Spanish and in audio (read by the author), Carmen Agra Deedy delivers a delightfully inventive Cuban twist on the beloved Martina folktale, complete with a dash of caf Cubano .
Teacher's Guide available Pura Belpre Medal (Honor Book) - American Library Association Odyssey Award (Honor) - American Library Association p> Best Children's Books of the Year - Bank Street College of Education.
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