Sweet Dreams/Dulces Suenos (My Family/ Mi Familia)
PreSchool-K—As Abuelita tucks her three bouncy grandchildren into bed, she calms them by reminding them of the many small animals that also sleep when darkness falls: "Shh, shh, the squirrels are sleeping." Spreads containing unremarkable watercolor illustrations and a choppy text jump back and forth between the progressively drowsy youngsters and various snoozing creatures. Kids may relate to the portrayal of familiar critters and perhaps be lulled to sleep by Abuelita's steady "Shh," but overall, the book's comforting elements cannot compensate for their haphazard presentation. For better bilingual stories with a bedtime theme, try Sandra Cisneros'sHairs/Pelitos(Random, 1997), Nancy Elizabeth Wallace'sRabbit's Bedtime(Houghton, 1999), or Ginger Foglesong Guy'sSiesta(HarperCollins, 2005).—Madeline Walton-Hadlock, San Jose Public Library, CACopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.