bestselling author and one of Scholastic's most talented and cherished storytellers, retells a hilarious folktale set in Havana, Cuba. Illustrated by the brilliant, award-winning artist, Henry Cole.This is the first collaboration by this dynamic duo!

El lío empezó cuando el loro Pepe se enamoró de... una gata!

La invitó a cenar a su casa con la esperanza de ganar su pata, pero a los pocos minutos de llegar, Carina se tragó de una sentada al loro enfermo de amor! Y ese era solo el aperitivo! En esta versión cubana de un cuento popular clásico, Carmen Agra Deedy y Henry Cole unen sus talentos para crear un libro ilustrado perversamente divertido e inspirador que demuestra que las criaturas más pequeñas a veces pueden poseer la fuerza más sorprendente!

The trouble started when Pepe the parrot fell in love with . . . a CAT!

Hoping to win her paw, he invited her to his house for dinner. But within moments of arriving -- with a gobble and a gulp -- Carina swallowed that love-sick parrot whole! And he was just the appetizer! In this Cuban retelling of a classic folktale, Carmen Agra Deedy and Henry Cole merge their talents to create a wickedly funny and inspiring picture book that proves the smallest of creatures can sometimes possess the most surprising strength!