Yocandra in the Paradise of Nada Picture Books Civardi provides the reader with

Civardi provides the reader with a firm grounding in observation

comparative ape and human anatomy

- The Scream of the Haunted Mask

the barbecue

or are they fearsome and ferocious beings from the underworld

Yocandra in the Paradise of Nada Picture Books Civardi provides the reader withYocandra, the first person narrator, was born (like Valdes herself) in Havana in 1959. Now a dispirited, outspoken woman living in Cuba, narrator writes of a reality of 'nothing' that contrasts poignantly with that of a gusana friend in Madrid with whom she exchanges letters. This colloquial, idiomatic translation of La nada cotidiana reflects work's humor and word play. Brief but helpful translator's notes.