Canción del desierto

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Una familia disfruta de la música nocturna del desierto tejano en esta historia de tradición y recuerdo de Laekan Zea Kemp, ganadora de una Mención de Honor Pura Belpré.

Todo empieza con un suave golpeteo,
cuando el tío Eduardo tamborilea con las manos
sobre sus polvorientos pantalones.


Cuando el rubor del atardecer da paso a la noche en el desierto, emergen coyotes, cigarras y lechuzas, cada uno de ellos llamando a la luna. Observando desde su porche, la familia participa en la canción. Uno por uno, cada familiar ofrece sus tambores, flauta, maracas, cuerdas y voces.

Cantan con los insectos, pájaros, serpientes y sapos; y cantan con sus antepasados, una audiencia que brilla entre las estrellas. Con cada rasgueo de instrumentos heredados, los recuerdos se renuevan y los familiares que han fallecido están vivos y cercanos de nuevo.

Canción del desierto tararea y suena con toda la música que un porche y el desierto más allá de él pueden contener. El conmovedor texto de Laekan Zea Kemp, ganadora de una Mención de Honor Pura Belpré, baila a través de las encantadoras ilustraciones de Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández. Los lectores se quedarán con la reconfortante sensación de que cuando la creatividad florece, el pasado nunca está fuera de su alcance y los vínculos importantes nunca se rompen.
Laekan Zea Kemp is a writer living in Austin, Texas. She is the author of A Crown for Corina, Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet, which was a 2022 Pura Belpré Honor Recipient, and several other novels. She has three objectives when it comes to storytelling: to make people laugh, cry, and crave Mexican food. Her work celebrates Chicane grit, resilience, creativity, and joy while exploring themes of identity and mental health.

Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández is an illustrator and animator born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Communications Design and lived in Brooklyn, New York, for several years. She is the illustrator of Dreams from Many Rivers, written by Margarita Engle, and the author and illustrator of Benito Juárez Fights for Justice. She splits her time between New York and Mexico.
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Una familia disfruta de la música nocturna del desierto tejano en esta historia de tradición y recuerdo de Laekan Zea Kemp, ganadora de una Mención de Honor Pura Belpré.

Todo empieza con un suave golpeteo,
cuando el tío Eduardo tamborilea con las manos
sobre sus polvorientos pantalones.


Cuando el rubor del atardecer da paso a la noche en el desierto, emergen coyotes, cigarras y lechuzas, cada uno de ellos llamando a la luna. Observando desde su porche, la familia participa en la canción. Uno por uno, cada familiar ofrece sus tambores, flauta, maracas, cuerdas y voces.

Cantan con los insectos, pájaros, serpientes y sapos; y cantan con sus antepasados, una audiencia que brilla entre las estrellas. Con cada rasgueo de instrumentos heredados, los recuerdos se renuevan y los familiares que han fallecido están vivos y cercanos de nuevo.

Canción del desierto tararea y suena con toda la música que un porche y el desierto más allá de él pueden contener. El conmovedor texto de Laekan Zea Kemp, ganadora de una Mención de Honor Pura Belpré, baila a través de las encantadoras ilustraciones de Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández. Los lectores se quedarán con la reconfortante sensación de que cuando la creatividad florece, el pasado nunca está fuera de su alcance y los vínculos importantes nunca se rompen.

Author

Laekan Zea Kemp is a writer living in Austin, Texas. She is the author of A Crown for Corina, Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet, which was a 2022 Pura Belpré Honor Recipient, and several other novels. She has three objectives when it comes to storytelling: to make people laugh, cry, and crave Mexican food. Her work celebrates Chicane grit, resilience, creativity, and joy while exploring themes of identity and mental health.

Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández is an illustrator and animator born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a BFA in Communications Design and lived in Brooklyn, New York, for several years. She is the illustrator of Dreams from Many Rivers, written by Margarita Engle, and the author and illustrator of Benito Juárez Fights for Justice. She splits her time between New York and Mexico.
Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández View titles by Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández

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