La Cuca

A storybook on the eponymous Cuca, a monster who kidnaps disobedient children.

I’m Reading…

The illustrations are striking, bold colors and angles as Cuca stalks through a coastal town. Fucine is cleverly incorporated, one letter per page, until a word emerges: “MARINETTE.”

I’ve Read…

On a dry shore with a dry heart beneath a dry moon, Cuca weeps. The sea parts for her. At the end of its dark corridor, sharp coral teeth await. She walks in, they snap shut, the water closes. Sleep well, children. **Effect: **Memory: Salt **Mastery: **Lesson: Sea Stories

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