PRAISE FOR ASLA-ART’S BASQUE

MAY-HAVE-BEEN TALE
 

"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

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Also available at the Basque Museum and Cultural Center, Boise ID