Leticia and her grandfather watch the summer rain clouds drift across the southwestern sky.

"Now that was a gullywasher," says Abuelito. "We'd better wait a minute before we take our walk. It could start up again."

"Tell me about when you were a vaquero," says Leticia.

Thus begins the tall tale of the biggest gullywasher ever, which transformed Abuelito from a strong young vaquero into the grandfather Leticia knows.

In his outrageous tale, Abuelito describes how a thundershower wrinkled his skin, a hummingbird building a nest plucked out his dark hair, and an afternoon snack of corn kernels and chile peppers gave him a round belly. And you'll never guess how he explains his bent back!

Both humorous and heartwarming, The Gullwasher is bound to become a favorite of children and adults alike.

From the dust jacket