Cuenca’s pen-and-ink and watercolor cartoons feature lighthearted zany characters and a beautiful, and quite elegant, cockroach. The subtle colors and judicious use of crosshatching add character and depth to the story. A sound addition to any collection of Spanish language folktales, this is also an appealing choice for bookstores.—Ann Welton, Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, Tacoma, WA When an illustrator guides his creativity hand by hand with words, his art unavoidably showcases that kind of sensibility. Every line, color, and detail on Héctor Cuenca's dreamy watercolors stays on the reader's that encounters his trademark cartoons. The characters he designs respect and shape the text that accompanies every illustration on such a way the reading experience climbs another level. —Carmen Graciela Díaz, Journalist and Editor, Santillana, San Juan, Puerto Rico.