Joe hayes author biography
Joe hayes author biography.
Joe Hayes (author and storyteller) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Joseph (Joe) Hayes | |
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| Born | (1945-11-12) 12 November 1945 (age 79) Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Author, Storyteller, Editor, Translator |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1980s–present |
| Genre | children's books, storytelling, New Mexican Spanish tales |
Joseph (Joe) Hayes (born November 12, 1945) is an American author and teller of stories mainly found in the folklore of the American Southwest.
Hayes was an early pioneer of bilingual Spanish/English storytelling.
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Joe currently lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Early life
Born in rural WesternPennsylvania not far from Pittsburgh, Joe was the youngest of five children, with two brothers and two sisters. His father often told stories to the children.
Later, Joe would do the same for his children. The family later moved west to Benson, a small town in Arizona. Spending his late childhood and adolescent years in Southern Arizona, Joe picked up the Spanish th