Conejito: A Folktale from Panama

by Margaret Read MacDonald

Book Overview

An all-star author-illustrator team delivers a timeless story about finding love and acceptance.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0874837790
• ISBN13: 9780874837797
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: August House Publishers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 11.4" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A fun, rolicking book!

My girls (ages 4 and 6) love this book, and have loved it since the youngest was 2. Not too wordy, lots of fun with a repeating song throughout, and a natural transition from Spanish to English that introduces some foreign language without seeming "instructional."

I think I have just met my LUNCH!

My (mainly Spanish-speaking) kindergarteners love this story, and enjoy helping their hopelessly monolingual teacher pronounce the Spanish words. The repetition is great for this age, the song is catchy, and the humor makes the story fun for the teacher too. We also took the time to examine Panama (where the story originated) on the map. This is one of the handful of books I pull out when we've got that extra 5-10 minutes, or when they're wild and I need to get them focused again.