La Madre Goose: Nursery Rhymes for los Nios [Hardcover]

Classic favorites get a modern Latino twist

The itsy arañita
climbed up the water spout.
Down camela lluvia
and washedla arañaout.
 
Classic Mother Goose rhymes get a Latino twist in this cozy collection. From young Juan Ramón sitting inel rincónto three littlegatitoswho lost theirmitoncitos, readers will be delighted to see familiar characters in vibrant, luminous scenes brimming with fanciful details.
 
La Madre Goosewill make a playful multicultural addition to every modern bookshelf.


A Chicago Public Library Best Book of 2016 Elya even gives old rhymes new, culturally relevant makeovers. . . . Martinez-Neal’s softly textured illustrations combine acrylics and colored pencils to beautiful effect. Scenes spill across single- and double-page spreads, sweetly bringing the rhymes to life. Martinez-Neal’s talent is perhaps best represented in the diverse faces of the children she draws, whose genuine emotions pair perfectly with the rhymes they accompany. A lovely multicultural addition to the nursery rhyme shelf. --Booklist


Susan Middleton Elya instigates linguistic playfulness . . . by plaiting English nursery rhymes with bold-faced words in Spanish. . . . Soft-edged, softly colored illustrations by Juana Martinez-Neal give this picture book a cozy feel. --Wall Street Journal


Elya reinterprets 18 classic nursery rhymes, incorporating Spanish vocabulary into offerings like 'Three Little Gatitos' (who have lost their mitoncitos) and 'Little Miss Amarilla,' who 'sat in her silla,/ eating her beans and arroz.' Debut illustrator Martinez-Neal contributes ultra-cozy mixed-media scenes featuring multiethnic children and anlÛ