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Bebe Goes Shopping

Bebe Goes Shopping
By Susan Middleton Elya

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A quick trip to the supermercado? Not with Bebe in the shopping cart. Just as Mama is ready to throw up her manos, she gives sweet Bebe a box of animal cookies. A dulce, at last! Then they're off to the checkout line, smiling all the way.
    
Includes a glossary of Spanish words.

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #290022 in Books
  • Published on: 2008-04-01
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 36 pages

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
PreS In this warm and engaging picture book, a routine visit to the grocery store becomes an exciting outing. Children will love the retro illustrations done in watercolors and colored ink and brimming with delightful details, while adults will identify with the difficulty of keeping small children entertained and contained during a mundane shopping expedition. Spanish terms are scattered throughout the rhyming text, with a glossary included at the end of the book. English-only and bilingual readers will enjoy the bouncing rhythm and buoyant illustrations. The book is a great choice for storytime or one-on-one reading. Melissa Christy Buron, Epps Island Elementary, Houston, TX
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* K-Gr. 2. Introducing a young child to Spanish has never been as attractive as in this shopping romp. Mama is headed to the grocery store (the supermercado), but bebe has to come along. That slows things down, but heightens the fun. Every child (and parent) will identify with what comes next, as Mama tries to grab what she needs while bebe follows his own agenda. The text carefully incorporates Spanish words into the rhyming text: "Bebe in the shopping cart, high in the seat, / looks around for a dulce--a sweet." Almost all the words can be understood from the context or from the pictures--and oh, what pictures! Using gouache, watercolors, colored inks, and pencils, Salerno evokes the hip, retro style of 1950s cartoon-style advertisements to introduce an attractive young mother, hair swinging in a ponytail, and her adorable baby. Placed against the white background of the grocery store, the shoppers and products blossom in fruity pinks, red, yellows, and greens. Salerno is also a master at getting motion into his pictures, and his spreads rumble and tumble. A glossary completes the delightful package, but most kids will find the Spanish easy to comprehend. Fantastico! Ilene Cooper
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Review

*"[Elya's] rhyming bilingual text demonstrates a skilled storyteller who is clearly comfortable with both languages...Salerno packs the supermercado with such fiesta-bright hues, cartons and canned goods, it's no wonder Bebe can hardly keep his hands to himself...This delightful tale turns an everyday chore into a lively adventure, brimming with entertainment and enjoyment for all." -Publishers Weekly (February 20, 2006, starred review)


* (starred review)  "Introducing a young child to Spanish has never been as attractive as in this shopping romp... The text carefully incorporates Spanish words into the rhyming text...  Salerno is a master at getting motion into his pictures, and his spreads rumble and tumble, especially when the baby's animal crackers grow large and alive."  --Booklist (February 15, 2006)