A New Mexico Cuento for Grown-ups
by Cheryl Montoya with illustrations by Jerry Montoya
28 pages
$14.99/PB (978-1-890689-46-9)
REVIEWS
"A humorous look at life experiences" -- Cibola Beacon
"Whimsical ... lightweight telling of misbehavior with a hint of the Navajo coyote-trickster making it a New Mexico piece all the way around." -- Gallup Independent
Three Dog Night is an adult cuento written by Cheryl Montoya and illustrated by Jerry Montoya. A cuento is a folk tale that is usually passed down from generation to generation. "Sometimes chickens, sometimes feathers" sums up life in New Mexico. This is the tale of Juan the Coyote, his life in Nuevo México and his love for Maria. This is not a cuento for children. The book is in full color. The book also contains a glossary of New Mexican words.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Storytelling has always played an important role in Cheryl Montoya's life. She began by telling stories to her two sons. She later started telling news stories to the citizens of Grants, New Mexico, by reporting for the local newspaper. Cheryl's humor has carried her through life. Jerry Montoya, on the other hand, has been telling his own cuentos in the form of visual art. As a commercial artist and fine art painter he has always enjoyed the colorful humor of the southwest culture. Jerry Montoya is an artist in Contemporary Spanish Market in Santa Fe and is the founder of La Fiesta de Colores Cinco de Mayo event in Grants every May.
Talks & Presentations
The authors will be at La Fiesta de Colores in Grants, NM, on May 1-3 and will be available to sign their new book.