El Gallo De Bodas

by Lucia M. Gonzalez

Book Overview

Erase una vez un gallito mandon que iba muy limpiecito a la boda de su tio Perico... Hasta que se ensucio y quiso que todos lo ayudaran a volver a estar limpiecito. Un libro muy divertido en ingles y... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Unknown Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439120039
• ISBN13: 9780439120036
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
• Length: 28 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.

Customer Reviews

11-07-07 - Miami Lakes Public Library Story Telling Experience

Last night, the author was at the Miami Lakes Library reviewing her work and sharing her stories with the people of this wonderful city, among which there were children enjoying, laughing and engaging in the wonderful stories shared by the author. As a resident of Miami Lakes, I was taken by the enthusiasm and style of the author. Her work centers around the stories told by her Abuelita Nena [grandmother] and her discovery of these stories no longer available to the new generations. She observed that we MUST transfer these wonderful tales to children today, that we should sometimes turn the TV off and all other communications means of today and simply talk, allowing for the imagination of child to take hold of the development to ensure citizens capable of the self assurance provided by knowing how to enjoy the simple things in life. The author's work is published in two languages, English and Spanish, so parents are able to talk children through the work and yet maintain the heritage alive, if the customer is of Spanish background. The illustrations are done by an artist from Puerto Rico and the creatures represent the birds native to the Caribbean, carefully detailing traditional customs. During the presentation, the author delighted children with string stories, told in both languages, and it was remarkable to see how... young and old... were captivated by her style and passion to keep folklore alive! Will acquire these and make wonderful Christmas presents for the children in our family to support the effort to keep our heritage... ALIVE!!!

The Bossy Gallito/El Gallo de Bodas

This is a wonderful children's book. It is a classic Latin American folktale. It was fun to travel with the Bossy Gallito to his uncle's wedding. Along the way, of course, he runs into some trouble and, well, you just have to read the rest! Although this classic cummulative story was familiar to my students, its illustrations captivated my second-grader's attention. We absolutely enjoyed this book! Another plus is that the book is bilingual. What more could you ask for? (For a comparison, try the same title written by Alma Flor Ada.)

A must-read for children who are bilingual or want to be.

A beautifully illustrated folktale in English and Spanish, delightfully retold by Ms. Gonzalez. Great for children who are studying either language or are already bilingual. Also a great read-aloud story for teachers, storytellers and librarians.