Synopses & Reviews
The best-selling Little Blue Truck is now available in Spanish!and#160;El camioncito Azul is a joyful cacophony of animal and truck sounds in verse that will have youngsters beeping and quackingand#8212;and begging for one more go-round! Along the way, readers see that it pays to be kind to others. Jill McElmurryand#8217;s gouache illustrations of wild-eyed farm animals and country roads are warm and wonderful, suiting the cheerfully rhyming text of Alice Schertle to a T. This Spanish translation by award-winning poetand#160;Isabel Campoy maintains the rhyme and charm of the original, and the sturdy board book pages are sure to withstand many riotous read-aloud sessions.
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Can the five little monkeys bake a surprise birthday cake without wakingand#160;Mama up? Now available in a sturdy board bookand#160;for English- and Spanish-speaking readers!
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Pueden los Cinco monitos hacer un pastel de cumplea os sorpresa sin despertar a Mam ? Ahora disponible en un resistente libro de cart n para lectores hispano y angloparlantes
Five little monkeys wake up with the sun. Today is their mama's birthday, and they are going to bake a cake. They'll have to measure the flour and mix in the right number of eggs, and get it all into the oven in time for the birthday surprise--without waking up Mama Eileen Christelow has created an original, high-energy romp, sure to delight any child who has tried to plan a surprise. Now available for English- and Spanish-speaking readers
Synopsis
Five little monkeys wake up with the sun. Today is their mama's birthday, and they are going to bake a cake. They'll have to measure the flour and mix in the right number of eggs, and get it all into the oven in time for the birthday surprise--without waking up Mama! Eileen Christelow has created an original, high-energy romp, sure to delight any child who has tried to plan a surprise. Now available for English- and Spanish-speaking readers!
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Theand#160;delightful story of a friendly little blue truck with big-rig pluck--now available in a Spanish board book version that keeps the rhyme and the charm of the original.
About the Author
Eileen Christelow was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in a family of avid readers. It was in high school that she first made the leap from reader to writer, publishing her first stories in her high schools magazine. After studying art history and drawing in college, she discovered a love of photography and began building a career as a photographer. Her interest in childrens books was always strong, and after the birth of her daughter, she began thinking about writing one of her own. Her first book, Henry and the Red Stripes, was published in 1981.