La Llorona : the legendary weeping woman of Mexico
(Book)

Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index.

The ghost of a weeping woman dressed in white, La Llorona, is often spotted beside bodies of water. People in Mexico and in the southwestern United States have claimed to hear her wailing in the night, crying out for her drowned children. This centuries-old legend says that if the wailing woman gets too close, she will drag you to a watery grave.

Ages: 8-14.