X??hitl y Papalotl

X?chitl y Papalotl is an early middle-grade picture book for young readers about 10-year-old X?chitl's adventure through the Forbidden Forest as she helps a monarch butterfly to its sanctuary in Michoac?n, Mexico. Remembering the legend that helping a butterfly grants a wish from the goddess Xochitlqu?tzal, she decides to help. X?chitl follows the butterfly into the forest as she sings a butterfly song her grandmother taught her. On her journey, she faces El Cucuy, a tricky boogeyman. With cleverness, she outsmarts him and returns home safely. X?chitl y Papalotl is just one of the many tales from this author's storytelling collection.