Review: Illustrations Rocked! Content Good.
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 15, 2013
Here is a book that provided introduction to few simple Spanish words translated to English.  As a picture book, it was geared to be read to young children to learn particular words through a theme ...What do you hear? (see excerpt below).  Having such a theme made this book move smoothly.  Also, the illustrations were exceptionally appealing and easy on the eyes (kudos to illustrator, Dina Ashraf Hemi!).I did have a couple of qualms.  One was the answer to what was making the "Vrrr! Vrrr!" sound ..not quite accurate!  And two, there seems to be an assumption that the reader can pronounce the Spanish words correctly.  Thus, a pronunciation key would have been great to include in the book.Overall, a darling bilingual picture book.EXCERPT (provided in blog tour):Buzz. Buzz. Qué oyes? (What do you hear?)Las abejas (The bees) circling the flowers.Woosh. Woosh. What do you hear?El viento (The wind) is whistling by.Shh. Shh. Qué oyes? (What do you hear?)Las hojas (The leaves) are dancing on the trees.**Ebook copy provided by author in exchange for my honest review.**