The Beautiful Lady: Our Lady of Guadalupe

by Pat Mora

Other authorsSteve Johnson (Illustrator), Lou Fancher (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 2012

Status

Available

Call number

232.91

Genres

Children's Books

Publication

Knopf Books for Young Readers (2012), 40 pages

Description

Grandma Lupita tells her granddaughter Rose and Rose's friend Terry the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe, a miracle that occurred near Mexico City in 1531. Includes facts about the event and its influence.

User reviews

LibraryThing member Sullywriter

Lovely, simple version of the story of Juan Diego and his vision of the Virgin Mary in Mexico in 1531. Framing the narrative with the grandmother telling the story seems superfluous.

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LibraryThing member kbork1

I really enjoyed this book! I read this book as part of our multicultural text set, which was great because otherwise I don’t think I would’ve noticed it! This story tells the folktale of a beautiful lady who appears to a man named Juan Diego on a hill and asks him to get permission to build a

special church for her. In the story, the bishop continually asks Juan Diego for signs from the lady and then the request will be granted. My favorite part about this story was the folk tale aspect of it. I’m not familiar with Hispanic and Latino folktales, so I really enjoyed learning a story from a new culture. I also loved the illustrations. The illustrations were water colored and did a phenomenal job capturing the story. Finally, I loved the integration of Spanish into the story. The book was primarily written in English, but would include Spanish phrases such as ‘rosas hermosas’ throughout the story, which helped add the multicultural dimension to the story.
I would recommend this story for elementary school students grades K-2. It’s an overall easy read and a great story for kids. It also has a great overall message, which aims to teach readers about a Hispanic custom that stems from this folktale.

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