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School Library Journal - 05/01/2018 Gr 4–6—This is the first children's book by groundbreaking comic artist Jaime Hernandez, one of the three Hernandez brothers responsible for the comic "Love and Rockets." Readers will most likely skip over the old-fashioned, didactic introduction by F. Isabel Campoy on the power of folktales to get to the fun part, and what fun it is. In "The Dragon Slayer," a resourceful farm girl refuses to let a seven-headed dragon interfere with her plans of marriage to a prince. "Martina Martinez and Perez the Mouse" centers on a foolish young bride who, when her mouse husband falls into a pot of soup, cries instead of rescuing him. And in "Tup and the Ants," a lazy young man goes far on his wits and ability to get others to do his work. Hernandez's colorful, expressive drawings are full of movement, helping the stories extend beyond the concise, direct text. As so often happens in folktales, humans and animals exist on the same plane, adding to the whimsy. A brief discussion of the three selections closes out each volume. VERDICT These delightfully rendered stories should easily find a home in the folktale/fairy-tale section of any library.—Lucia Acosta, Children's Literature Specialist, Princeton, NJ - Copyright 2018 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

Booklist - 08/01/2018 La Matadragones collects three classic Latin American folktales in comics format. The titular tale starts with the magical words “Había una vez” (“Once upon a time . . . .”) and tells a feminist fantasy story about a girl who makes her own destiny and slays a dragon for her prince. Next up is Martina Martínez y El Ratoncito Pérez, which many Latinx might recognize as La Cucarachita Martina. This story also ends with the “colorín colorado, este cuento se ha acabado” a beloved, familiar refrain. The final tale is Tup y las Hormigas, which doesn’t celebrate valor, compassion, or other typical folk morals, but rather intelligence and creative thinking. Hernandez' lively, full-color cartoon artwork vividly brings the stories to life. As educational as it is entertaining, this is perfect for folklore lovers of all ages. - Copyright 2018 Booklist.

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