When Mom walked in with a stack of books, I immediately wanted her to read ¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market. I wanted to know where Little Lobo, the big “little wolf” was going. I needed to know right away why he was running… that was just the cover. Then we opened the book and I had so many questions, it was a real adventure and took us a few tries to get through the whole book.
I loved that everywhere I looked there was something happening. And each time I looked again, I’d find something new! It reminded me of my Richard Scarry books but with palabras in Spanish. I definitely understood the book was set in Mexico and liked the playful comic-like scenes and the cacti. Mom liked that there was strong storyline to follow and that I was learning more Spanish words. The glossary in the back was a real bonus!
At times, I did get a little lost. The book changes its storytelling from narration to first person, its presentation from full page to comic book-like panels, and its language flip flops from Spanish to English. There’s a lot to take in — though it’s all these things that make me want to read it again and again.
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Do you know another great book that uses Spanish as part of the storytelling? Tell me más! I love reading in Spanish.
