It's Bedtime, Cucuy! / ¡A la cama, Cucuy!

Claudia Galindo

Oct 2008 · Arte Publico Press

About this ebook

Like many human children, Cucuy, the little monster, doesn't like to go to bed. "I'm not sleepy," he says. "All I want to do is jump around and play!" He tries to run and hide, but Mamà manages to get him into his pajamas. Every night he kicks and screams, wiggles and jiggles, mumbles and grumbles. He's hungry, he's thirsty. He needs to go to the bathroom. But Mamà won't give in. "Tomorrow you will have a whole new day to jump around and play," she tells her little monster, until finally he drifts off to sleep. Children ages 3 to 7 will delight in the travails of poor Cucuy, the little monster who doesn't like to go to sleep. And they might just see themselves as Cucuy protests but ultimately does fall asleep. Author Claudia Galindo and illustrator Jonathan Coombs once again collaborate on an entertaining picture book for children.

About the author

JOHN PLUECKER received his undergraduate degree in Ethnic Studies and Gender Studies from Yale University and his masterÍs degree in Spanish at the University of Houston in 2007. His fiction and poetry have appeared in journals such as The Julie Mango, Altanoche, and New Texas, and his non-fiction has appeared in Clamor Magazine and El Diario de Tampico. He is the translator of Under the Texas Sun / El sol de Texas (Arte Publico Press, 2007) by Conrado Espinoza.

JONATHAN COOMBS, a video game artist, lives and works in Utah.