cover image Spirit Child: A Story of the

Spirit Child: A Story of the

Chronicle Books, Bernardino De Sahagun. Seastar Books, $15.95 (32pp) ISBN 978-1-58717-087-4

Spirit Child: A Story of the Nativity, trans. by John Bierhorst, illus. by Barbara Cooney, and originally published in 1984, relates an ancient Aztec tale that dates back to the 16th century. Cooney evokes distinctive, spare desert landscapes, period dress and artifacts. (Aug.)