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Levine Querido c/o Chronicle Books · Hardcover · November 4, 2025
It is said the mighty feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl, helped create the earth.
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- Who it’s for
- An Aztec creation myth turns toward the dog-headed god usually left in the shadows.
- Themes
- Aztec mythology, Creation of humanity, Human-dog bond
- Genres
- Fairy Tales & Folklore, Dog Stories, Caribbean & Latin American Folktales
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It is said the mighty feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl, helped create the earth. He is the hero who stole back the bones of humanity from the evil god of the Underworld. In his quest to bring humans to the earth, Quetzalcoatl's dog-headed twin brother, Xolotl, was present. Not much is known of Xolotl, the god of lightning, death, and misfortune. A monster. This is what really happened.
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From Newbery Medalist Donna Barba Higuera and illustrator Mariana Ruiz Johnson comes a singular reimagining of the Aztec myth of the origin of man—and man's best friend—that is nothing short of a modern masterpiece.
Myth, Reimagined
An Aztec creation myth turns toward the dog-headed god usually left in the shadows.
Come here for
- A fresh angle on Quetzalcoatl’s famous myth
- The origins of humans and their best friends
Expect
- A reimagining of an Aztec myth
- Xolotl at the center of the story
Where it sits
| Fairy Tales & Folklore | 54% |
|---|---|
| Caribbean & Latin American Folktales | 51% |
| Dog Stories | 47% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Dog Stories
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
- Caribbean & Latin American Folktales
- Authors
- Donna Barba Higuera
- Publisher
- Levine Querido c/o Chronicle Books
- Published
- November 4, 2025
- Format
- Hardcover
- Theme
- Aztec mythology · Creation of humanity · Human-dog bond
- Reading lane
- Dog Stories