The True Story of a Mouse who Never Asked for It [Hardcover]

The True Story of a Mouse Who Never Asked for Itis a visually striking, deeply feminist, contemporary retelling of a Spanish folk tale, rediscovered and brought to new life by author Ana Cristina Herreros and illustrator Violeta Lopiz. In Herreros and Lopiz's versionwhich sharply diverges from the most mainstream and popularized telling of the storya mouse is approached by many suitors, rejecting all but one: a cat, whose gentle meow assures her that he won't bring her harm. But one must remember that a kitten always grows up to be a cat...and thusly, will devour the mouse.

A philologist and folklore specialist,Ana Cristina Herreroscombines her work as an editor with her day job as a professional storyteller (under the name Ana Griott) and has performed in libraries, theaters, prisons, cafés, schools, and parks since 1992. With Ediciones Siruela, she has also publishedCuentos populares del Mediterráneo, Libro de Monstruos españoles, Libro de Brujas españolas, Geografía mágica y Cuentos populares de la Madre Muerte.

Violeta Lópizis a Spanish illustrator currently living in Peru. She has illustrated numerous books includingThe Forest(Enchanted Lion Books, 2018), which was selected as aNew York TimesBest Illustrated Children's Book of 2018,Amigos do Peito(Bruaa, 2014), andLes poings sur les îles(Editions du Rouergue, 2011), which received the CJ Picture Book Award 2011 in the New Books category. She has participated in exhibitions in Spain, Italy, France, Germany, Israel, Turkey, USA, Japan, Korea, and more. El Cultural, the supplement ofEl Mundo, considers her one of the top ten names of contemporary Spanish illustration. Her work can be found in bookstores, streets, fairs, newspapers, and the thousands of notebooks that she leaves scattered around.

Chloe Garcia Roberts is a poet and translator from the Spanish and Chinese. She ilsë