New York, NY -- (SBWIRE) -- 11/17/2014 -- 2Leaf Press is pleased to announce the publication of PUERTO RICAN FOLKTALES/CUENTOS FOLCLÓRICOS PUERTORRIQUEÑOS by Lisa Sánchez González, the first collection in nearly 50 years of traditional Puerto Rican folktales and legends presented in a bilingual edition.

Rendered as wonderful short stories for both children and adults alike, author Sánchez González researched these colonial stories and updated them from a contemporary perspective with the beauty, humor, and urgent honesty they deserve. With translations by Bayrex and beautiful illustrations by Teolilo Olivieri, PUERTO RICAN FOLKTALES is 2Leaf Press’ first hardcover, 4-color book. PUERTO RICAN FOLKTALES is available for sale on AMAZON.COM.

With a history spanning millennia, Puerto Rico is steeped in a multicultural storytelling tradition that comes from its Taíno indigenous beginnings and is heavily influenced by the Spanish Conquest and African slavery. As a result there is an elaborate tapestry of tales that help shaped Boricua culture as we know it today. PUERTO RICAN FOLKTALES is being hailed by scholars, librarians and teachers as a “vibrant and imaginative retelling of tales” that “recovers and redresses astoundingly beautiful Puerto Rican folklore in the shape of these stories.” Isabel Espinal, past President of REFORMA, says; “Wepa! So much fun to read! These tales hail from Puerto Rican imagination and the Puerto Rican experience spreading from the island in the Caribbean to places such as Chicago and Connecticut and hopefully will land in your own library soon. Lisa Sánchez González completely brings old folktales to life, right up to our lives and our languages today, in a magical mix of street smart and folklore.” PUERTO RICAN FOLKTALES will transport, transform, and translate to readers a whole new universe of a quintessentially Caribbean culture that’s alive and well in Puerto Rico and its diaspora.

Visit our website and preview PUERTO RICAN FOLKTALES. Check out Lisa Sánchez González's Press Kit for more information. Available on Amazon.com and other online outlets. Bookstores can order through Ingram.

PUERTO RICAN FOLKTALES/CUENTOS FOLCLÓRICOS PUERTORRIQUEÑOS
Hardcover, $29.99 | 194 pp., 8.5” x 8.5”
ISBN: 978-1940939124 (hdc.)
Release date: October 1, 2014