Carmen Agra Deedy, New York Times bestselling author and one of Scholastics 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 lio empezo cuando el loro Pepe se enamoro de... ¡una gata!

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