Fairy Trails
Kindergarten-Grade 2–This engaging story is told in English with numerous Spanish words sprinkled throughout. Maria and Miguel go on a walk through the forest to visit theirtía. On their way, they encounter various fairy-tale and nursery-rhyme characters, including thebrujitafrom Hansel and Gretel, thelobofrom Little Red Riding Hood, and HumptyHuevo. Children will enjoy identifying the familiar personages and trying to guess who will appear next. Done in pastels, the warm and colorful illustrations have an appealing folk-art quality. The picture of the candy house, with its bubble-gum pink walls and ice-cream-cone textured roof, is luscious enough to make readers' mouths water. A glossary of the Spanish words is included, but the rhyming text provides ample context clues so that the story is accessible to non-Spanish speakers. Overall,Fairy Trailswould be a great storytime choice for both bilingual and English-only audiences.–Melissa Christy Buron, Epps Island Elementary, Houston, TXCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.