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Juan Bobo

This article is about the folkloric character. For the book series, see Juan Bobo (comic book).

Juan Bobo
Publication information
PublisherHarperCollins,[1]
Dutton Children's Books,[2]
Scholastic Books,[3]
Reviewed by:
Kirkus Reviews,[4]
Library Journal,[5]
Publishers Weekly,[6]
Booklist[6]
First appearance56 Picaresque Tales (in the U.S., 1921)[7]
Juan Bobo Heats up his Grandmother,
Juan Bobo Delivers a Letter to the Devil,
Juan Bobo Throws his Brother Down a Well,
Juan Bobo Refuses to Marry the Princess.
Created bySchool children of Puerto Rico[8]
In-story information
SpeciesPicaresque
Place of originPuerto Rico
AbilitiesAvatar of indigenous morality[9]
Repository of cultural information[10]
Resistance to colonial oppression[11]
Syncretic of Santería and Capoeira[11]

Juan Bobo is a folkloric character on the island of Puerto Rico. For nearly two centuries a collection of books, songs, riddles and folktales have developed around him. Hundreds of children's books have been written about Juan Bobo in English and Spanish.[12][13] Juan Bobo stories are used as instructional models in public school districts and libraries throughout the United States[14] and on PBS Television.[15]

  1. ^ Harper Collins, Juan Bobo Goes to Work; by Marisa Montes ISBN 9780688162337
  2. ^ Juan Bobo and the Pig: a Puerto Rican Folktale; by Christy Hale; Dutton Juvenile pub.; Sept. 1993; New York, NY ISBN 9780525674290
  3. ^ Scholastic Books, Juan Bobo series
  4. ^ Kirkus Reviews; Juan Bobo; by Carmen T.Bernier-Grand; June 15, 1994 Retrieved 29-05-2013.
  5. ^ Juan Bobo Goes to Work. Review by Library Journal Retrieved 29-05-2013.
  6. ^ a b Dutton; Juan Bobo and the Pig. Reviews by Booklist and Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 29-05-2013.
  7. ^ Journal of American Folklore, Vol.34, pp. 143–208; by J. Alden Mason & Aurelio M. Espinosa, ed.; 1921 Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  8. ^ Journal of American Folklore, Vol.34, p. 143; by J. Alden Mason & Aurelio M. Espinosa, ed.; 1921 Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  9. ^ Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature; Oxford University Press pub., 2006; ISBN 9780195146561
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference illinois1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ a b Juan Bobo, Postcoloniality and Frantz Fanon's Theory of Violence; by Enid Sepúlveda Rodríguez; Colorado State University Press, 2007; ISBN 0549285393
  12. ^ Rodríguez, Enid Sepúlveda (2007). Thesis - Juan Bobo, Postcoloniality and Frantz Fanon's Theory of Violence. Colorado State University Press. ISBN 978-0549285397.
  13. ^ Zipes, Jack David (2006). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Vol. 4. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195146561. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
  14. ^ Scholastic Books, Juan Bobo series, Grades K-2 Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  15. ^ Chicago PBS; WTTW TV; Juan Bobo and the Pig Retrieved 2013-05-29.

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