El Dia Menos Pensado

Follow baby turtles on a nighttime adventure! First, read the story in Spanish. Then, flip to the next page and read it again in English. Comparing words in both languages helps early readers with comprehension and literacy. Plus, bright animal illustrations encourage a love of storytime.

Count the number of animals that come to drink from the waterhole. As the animals drink, the waterhole becomes smaller and smaller until it disappears.

One day, Ajbeh, an elderly Mayan sorcerer and witch doctor, encounters a young girl in agony in the forest, the recent victim of an assault by a group of strangers. In the process of curing her, Ajbeh notices that she possesses not only the gift of healing, but also the ability to see beyond the observable world, which will lead her on a dangerous journey to the Mayan underworld to recover a mysterious and powerful relic.

The movement started with "Heather Has Two Mommies," now we have two princesses in an original fairytale.