These colorful books integrate Spanish and other languages.
¡Muu, Moo!: Rimas de animals/Animal Nursery Rhymes
Selected by Alma Flor Ada
and F. Isabel Campoy
, illus. by Viví Escrivá. HarperCollins/Rayo
, $16.99 (48p) ISBN 978-0-06-134613-2
This bilingual poetry book from the collaborators behind ¡Pío Peep!
contains 16 gentle animal nursery rhymes hailing from Spain and Latin America. Each appears in Spanish with an English adaptation, and several original works by Ada and Campoy are also included. The enduring appeal of the verses is clear, as in this tender poem: “My donkey told me today/ his ears are hurting, oh no!/ The doctor said that he should/ wear a black hat just so.” Escrivá's expressive illustrations (in “Little Brown Duck,” a mallard sheds tears over his missing wife) should enchant those reading the poems in either language. Ages 2–7. (Mar.)
