Young Children - May 2008 - (Page 91) From Juegos to Perros Children’s Books in Spanish FROM DELIGHTFUL BOARD BOOKS with verve and humor to simple texts for beginning readers, from updated classics of traditional tales to engaging books for scientists-to-be, these books, recently published in Mexico, Spain, and the United States, will engage Spanish-speaking readers and listeners (and Spanish learners as well). Isabel Schon Juego de colores [Color game]. ISBN 9788496629127. Juego de dedos [Finger game]. ISBN 9788496629103. Juego de ojos [Eye game]. ISBN 9788496629110. Juego de sombras [Shadow game]. ISBN 9788496629097. All by Hervé Tullet. 2007. Barcelona: Kókinos. Each 16 pp. $14.95 HC. Ages 3–5. These four sophisticated board books, with strategically placed cutouts and bright watercolors against flat backgrounds, will encourage the very young to play with colors (in Juego de colores), to play hide-and-seek with their fingers (in Juego de dedos), to view different eyes from various perspectives (in Juego de ojos), and to play magical shadow games in a dark room (in Juego de sombras). Originally published by Éditions du Panana, in Paris, these are not conventional board books. Adults looking for board books that are a bit different, inviting more participation from children, will find them creatively engaging. Board books ¡Todo el mundo va! [The Whole World Goes!], by Emile Jadoul (trans. by Violante Krahe). 2004. Colección Luciérnaga series. Zaragoza, Spain: Edelvives. 24 pp. ISBN 9788426352422. $10.95 HC. Ages 1–4. When Raúl’s parents explain to their son that el vaquero (the cowboy), la princesa (the princess), el papá (father), and the entire world go to the toilet, he then decides he will go too. This well-designed board book, with thick black lines and brightly colored illustrations of whimsical people running to the toilet, will resonate with toddlers who may or may not yet be convinced to go. Originally published by Casterman (Brussels), this is toilet learning with humor. For the young Cucú—¡Te veo! [Peek-a-boo]. ISBN 9780764160394. Cucú —¡Te veo! En la selva [Peek-a-boo jungle]. ISBN 9780764160400. Both illus. by Francesca Ferri. 2007. New York: Barron’s Educational Series. Each 10 pp. $7.99 paper. Ages 2–4. Isabel Schon, PhD, is director and founding faculty of the Barahona Center for the Study of Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents (www.csusm.edu/csb) at California State University, San Marcos. She is the author of numerous books, including Recommended Books in Spanish for Children and Adolescents, 2000–2004 and The Best of the Latino Heritage, 1996–2002. ® 2, 3 Young Children • May 2008 91
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