Martina the beautiful cockroach : a Cuban folktale /
retold by Carmen Agra Deedy ; illustrated by Michael Austin.
- 1st ed.
- Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree, c2007.
- [32] p. : col. ill. ; 26 x 31 cm.
Wilson's Children, January 2009 Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2008 School Library Journal, October 2007 Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2009 Library Media Connection starred, January 2008 Publisher's Weekly, August 2007 Booklist, October 2007 Criticas starred, August 2007 Horn Book, April 2008
A humorous retelling of a Cuban folktale in which a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.