PRAISE FOR Zaldi Danced
"A gorgeous [picture book] ...that honors
its traditional roots in the way all great
folktales do — by giving it a new life for
modern audiences.”
- John Claude Bemis
author of The Nine Pound Hammer
The Basque goddess Amalur creates the
world and the sun to warm it. Then
she calls on Zaldi, her great mare, to explore
the new world and speak to her of anything
it lacks. Zaldi joyfully dances and plays in
the new world. But then the sun goes down
and the world is black!
“Zaldi dances . . . just like the cave paintings
dance, eternally, in the shimmering torchlight
of Ekain Cave.”
- Jim Yragui
President Emeritus, Seattle Euskal Etxea
BASQUE MAY-HAVE-BEEN TALES
"A gorgeous [picture book] ...that honors
its traditional roots in the way all great
folktales do — by giving it a new life for
modern audiences.”
- John Claude Bemis
author of The Nine Pound Hammer
The Basque goddess Amalur creates the
world and the sun to warm it. Then
she calls on Zaldi, her great mare, to explore
the new world and speak to her of anything
it lacks. Zaldi joyfully dances and plays in
the new world. But then the sun goes down
and the world is black!
“Zaldi dances . . . just like the cave paintings
dance, eternally, in the shimmering torchlight
of Ekain Cave.”
- Jim Yragui
President Emeritus, Seattle Euskal Etxea