El Perro con Sombrero: A Bilingual Doggy Tale

by Derek Taylor Kent, Jed Henry (Illustrator)

Overview

Derek Taylor Kent's El Perro con Sombrero is a funny, bilingual tale of a dog finding a family.

¡Perro!

¡Sombrero!

¡El perro con sombrero!

Meet Pepe! Before he got a sombrero, he was a lonely dog living in the streets. Now he is a movie star, loved by everyone! Well, everyone except…

¡El Gato en Zapatos!

El Gato is one sneaky, jealous kitty. Watch out, Pepe!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780805099898
Publisher:	Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication date:	08/18/2015
Edition description:	Bilingual edition
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	10.30(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.50(d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Derek Taylor Kent is a screenwriter and the author of the award-winning middle grade series Scary School. He lives in Los Angeles with his greyhound puppy, Zander, whose nose for mischief was the real-life inspiration for El Perro con Sombrero.

Jed Henry has illustrated many wonderful books for children, including his own Cheer Up, Mouse and I Speak Dinosaur. He lives in Provo, Utah with his wife and daughter.

Editorial Reviews

Kent's snappy story moves right along in alternating passages of English and Spanish translation, making its easy multiculturalism seem all the more natural. With Henry's buoyant…cartoonish illustrations, it's a rollicking demonstration of how the two languages can live side by side as comfortably as many a family's pet dog and cat.

The New York Times Book Review - Maria Russo

Move over, Puss in Boots and Cat in the Hat; now there's el Perro con Sombrero and el Gato con Zapatos....A nifty bilingual treat.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Bright illustrations, quick action scenes, and warm humor are sure to draw the attention of young readers....its positive message about what is important in life will resonate with the picture book crowd.” —School Library Journal

“This bilingual offering depicts a humorous and ultimately feel-good story where everyone, including Gato, finds a place to belong.” —Booklist

“It's a sweet and swiftly moving story filled with physical humor.” —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

“Move over, Puss in Boots and Cat in the Hat; now there's el Perro con Sombrero and el Gato con Zapatos....A nifty bilingual treat.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Bright illustrations, quick action scenes, and warm humor are sure to draw the attention of young readers....its positive message about what is important in life will resonate with the picture book crowd.” —School Library Journal

“This bilingual offering depicts a humorous and ultimately feel-good story where everyone, including Gato, finds a place to belong.” —Booklist

“It's a sweet and swiftly moving story filled with physical humor.” —Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher - SPANISH COMMENTARY

2015-02-16
Move over, Puss in Boots and Cat in the Hat; now there's el Perro con Sombrero and el Gato con Zapatos.Pepe is a homeless, hungry, and very sad dog until a fancy sombrero lands on his head. Almost immediately, a grocer spots him and is so impressed by this handsome canine that he gives Pepe a bone. A movie director in a flashy sports car then demands that Pepe star in his movies. From Westerns to comedies, Pepe's a box office hit. But despite the monetary windfall and fancy digs, he still yearns for a family and a real home. Enter el gato—the jealous movie star Pepe has displaced. Wearing fabulous, zoot suit-ready purple shoes, the cat steals the sombrero. The chase is on! Apples tumble down supermarket aisles, popcorn rains over movie theater seats, a wedding cake meets its doom, and finally, the line is drawn in a park sandbox. Claws and fangs at 20 paces. Henry's retro-style mixed-media illustrations—pencil, watercolor, and digitalized watercolor—neatly suit Kent's spunky, lighthearted, fully bilingual story. Lugo's translation appears in red type beneath Kent's English text, paragraph by paragraph.A nifty bilingual treat. (Picture book. 5-10)

Kirkus Reviews