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Don't Say a Word, Mamá / No digas nada, Mamá

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An amusing tale, about sisterly affection and motherly appreciation. You can never have too much love for your family, but you can have too many hot chiles!

Un cuento divertido, sobre el cariño entre hermanas y el aprecio maternal. ¡Nunca puedes tener demasiado amor por tu familia, pero puedes tener demasiados chiles picantes!

Author Joe Hayes and artist Esau Andrade team up to deliver an affectionate tale about siblings and familial love. Two sisters try to outdo each other with generous gifts. Each new offering from one sister to the other is a secret to everyone except their mother who is tasked with keeping quiet. This fun read aloud will have readers crying out, "Don't say a word, Mama!" Until, of course, she does.

El autor Joe Hayes y el artista Esau Andrade se unen para ofrecer una historia afectuosa sobre los hermanos y el amor familiar. Dos hermanas intentan superarse entre sí con generosos regalos. Cada nueva ofrenda de una hermana a la otra es un secreto para todos, excepto para su madre, que tiene la tarea de guardar silencio. Esta divertida lectura en voz alta hará que los lectores griten: "¡No digas una palabra, mamá!" Hasta que, por supuesto, lo hace.

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    • School Library Journal

      October 1, 2013

      Gr 2-4-Rosa and Blanca are loving sisters who grow up and live separately-one by herself and the other with a family-in close proximity to their mother's home. Both have bountiful gardens and decide to share their harvests, in secret, with one another. While Rosa, worried that her sister has so many mouths to feed, sneaks half of her tomatoes into Blanca's kitchen, Blanca, concerned that her sister has no one to help support her, is adding half of her crop to Rosa's stash, and both are amazed to discover that they have a surplus. Only Mama knows of her daughters' generosity, and she is the recipient of the extra tomatoes and corn. The chile peppers are the last straw, and, finally, Mama spills the beans about what has been going on. Children will enjoy the back and forth and will laugh at Mama's predicament. The writing is good and the Spanish text is fluid and accessible. The colorful paintings are realistic for the most part, with a little magic when depicting the personified veggies. The text is placed nicely alongside the paintings. Culturally relevant in its depiction of Latina characters, the book makes an excellent read-aloud to a broad audience. Hayes's many fans will enjoy this story as will those looking for tales about families and goodwill among siblings.-Maricela Leon-Barrera, San Francisco Public Library

      Copyright 2013 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    • The Horn Book

      January 1, 2014
      Sisters Rosa and Blanca want to share vegetables from their gardens with each other, but miscommunication leads to a humorous mix-up that only Mama can fix. Told with engaging, comfortably repetitive prose in side-by-side English and Spanish (containing minor punctuation errors), this story about familial love is warmhearted. Valencia's colorful illustrations convey homey environments, though characters' expressions are sometimes stiff.

      (Copyright 2014 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

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  • OverDrive Read

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish; Castilian

Levels

  • ATOS Level:2.5
  • Lexile® Measure:550
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:0-1

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