Описание: Pajaro Verde, the dream-like story of an enchanted prince and nine curious sisters, is now available in paperback. Winner of an IPPY award, Pajaro Verde tells of a green bird who proposes marriage to a young girl named Mirabel. She only has two eyes, but her sisters each have a different number of eyes, beginning with the oldest, who has nine, down to the youngest, with just one. Though they mock Mirabel and her mother forbids it, Mirabel s steadfast vision sees past the bird to a handsome prince, and she marries him What happens next can only happen in a fairy tale
Bilingual storyteller Joe Hayes received an AESOP Accolade from the Children s Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society for Pajaro Verde.
