The Coyote Under the Table/El Coyote Debajo De La Mesa

What happens when an old dog sitting at the dinner table with his master slides a whole leg of lamb, a big bowl of posole, a stack of tortillas and a bottle of wine to a coyote, who just happens to be under the table? A whole ruckus, that's what!

But that's nothing compared with some of the other wild and wonderful folktales gathered by author Joe Hayes in this bilingual edition of *The Coyote Under the Table*. Like his signature collection *The Day It Snowed Tortillas*, this book is full of lively characters and laugh-out-loud stories. There's a trio of unsuitable suitors who court a clever young girl and end up being scared out of their wits one midnight in a haunted church. And a greedy man who learns his lesson on a day when he couldn't stop dancing. And a spotted cat who is actually a guardian angel in disguise.

"Once again Hayes intrigues and amuses with this charming compilation."

—**Booklist**

"These wise and witty tales continue to repay fresh encounters."

—**Kirkus Reviews**

**Joe Hayes **is a nationally recognized author and storyteller. Joe lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and travels extensively throughout the United States, visiting schools and storytelling festivals.

**Antonio Castro L.** was born in Zacatecas, Mexico. He has illustrated dozens of children's books including other Joe Hayes classics *Pájaro Verde* and *The Day It Snowed Tortillas* (Cinco Puntos Press), as wells as *Barry, the Bravest Saint Bernard* (Random House) and *The Life of Louis Pasteur *(Twenty-First Century Books). He lives in El Paso, Texas.