This is a beautifully written and illustrated book..The author does a nice job of bringing the reader into the story. ( )

Short memoir for children by Nobel Peace Prize winner and Maya activist Regoberta Menchu Tum. Stories about her grandparents, the story of her name, the story of her birth, when I was a little girl, etc.

Reminds me of the Vietnamese memoir, Water Buffalo Days. Of an idyllic time before a horrific one.

One story -- talks about how Mayans believe when we are born, a little creature is born with us -- which is just like us -- called our nahual. When a baby is born, the parents have to petition to find out the name of their baby's nahual from the spiritual leaders. The creature could be a coyote or a bear or a puma or wild boar, etc. Reminded me of Philip Pullman's daemons... ( )