Review by School Library Journal Review
PreS-Gr 2-This Spanish language version of Marc Simont's Caldecott Honor Book (HarperCollins, 2003) is delightfully presented with a mixture of narrative, sound effects, and music. A family finds a stray dog in a park and quickly becomes attached to him. They return the following weekend just in time to save him from the dog catcher and take him home. Subtle but appropriate sound effects, such as the dog barking and traffic going by, complement the illustrations and story line along with occasional music. The transitions from page to page give time to study and absorb the charming illustrations that tell so much of the story. This is especially effective on the pages with no text. David Cromett clearly and expressively narrates with slightly different voices for each character. Other actors join in the dialogue when characters speak together. The first track on the CD one side one of the cassette include page-turn signals. This is a quality addition to school and public library Spanish language collections for children.-Teresa Wittmann, Westgate Elementary School, Edmonds, WA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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