The Great and Mighty Nikko!/ El gran y poderoso Nikko!: A Bilingual Counting Book

by Xavier Garza, Xavier Garza (Illustrator)

Overview

It's bedtime! Join Nikko in this joyous bilingual lucha libre counting adventure by wrestling aficionado Xavier Garza.

¡Es la hora de dormir! Únete a Nikko en esta alegre aventura bilingüe de conteo de lucha libre del aficionado a la lucha libre Xavier Garza.

Nikko loves bedtime. That's because his bed turns into a magical wrestling ring for the masked luchadores he loves. They bounce up and down like crazy. His mom just thinks Nikko is jumping on his bed. But that's not true at all. Here comes luchador number ONE with a silver mask and cape. Then number TWO shows up wearing a flaming orange mask. And on it goes until Nikko dons his red mask and cape and TEN luchadores end up wrestling on his bed. After defeating all the other wrestlers, and with victory under his belt, it's finally time for the Great and Mighty Nikko to catch some ZZZZZs.

Nikko ama la hora de acostarse. Eso es porque su cama se convierte en un ring mágico para los luchadores enmascarados que él ama. Saltan arriba y abajo como locos. Su mamá solo piensa que Nikko está saltando en su cama. Pero eso no es cierto en absoluto. Aquí viene el luchador número UNO con una máscara plateada y una capa. Luego, el número DOS aparece con una máscara naranja llameante. Y así continúa hasta que Nikko se pone su capa y máscara roja y DIEZ luchadores terminan luchando en su cama. Después de derrotar a todos los demás luchadores y con la victoria en su haber, finalmente es hora de que el Gran y Poderoso Nikko cambie su enfoque a contar ovejitas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935955832
Publisher:	Lee & Low Books
Publication date:	08/04/2015
Edition description:	Bilingual Edition
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 8.80(h) x 0.40(d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Xavier Garza is a prolific author, artist, and storyteller whose work is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona, and Washington state. He is also celebrated for his bilingual lucha libre picture books and chapter books, including the award-winning, four-book Max's Lucha Libre Adventures series. Garza lives with his family in San Antonio, Texas.

Xavier Garza is a prolific author, artist, and storyteller whose work is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona, and Washington state. He is also celebrated for his bilingual lucha libre picture books and chapter books, including the award-winning, four-book Max's Lucha Libre Adventures series. Garza lives with his family in San Antonio, Texas.

Editorial Reviews

"This fun, fully bilingual counting book is just the thing to settle down unruly luchadores everywhere. . . This rambunctious addition to the world of bedtime and early concept books stands out." — Kirkus Reviews

"Xavier Garza takes the traditional bedtime story and gives it a festive twist. . . What makes this work particularly distinctive is Garza's art, which is big and bold, with strong colors. The title's art style has a comic book feel, down to the Growls! and Roars! of the wrestlers. This is a book that celebrates not only Mexican culture, but the universal joys of imaginative play." — School Library Journal

"Drawing in an unabashedly florid cartoon style, Garza shows a boy named Nikko playing with costumed figurines on his bed. . . the bilingual text and high-octane action give this work bonus points." — Publishers Weekly

"Lucha libre fans who also have little ones to share books with: Rejoice! Garza brings the Mexican masked wrestlers into the home of a boy named Nikko with bursts of comics-style color and a muralist's larger-than-life energy." — The New York Times

From the Publisher

Lucha libre fans who also have little ones to share books with: Rejoice! Garza brings the Mexican masked wrestlers into the home of a boy named Nikko with bursts of comics-style color and a muralist's larger-than-life energy.

The New York Times Book Review - Maria Russo

2015-04-15
What's better than one wrestler jumping on the bed? Ten of them! Nikko's mom is not amused. But it's not his fault. Nine lucha libre wrestlers are just too much for one kid to handle. Or are they? Between Nikko's narrative dialogue bubbles and electric-starburst interjections from Mom, this fun, fully bilingual counting book is just the thing to settle down unruly luchadores everywhere. With wrestlers to the left and wrestlers to the right, Nikko is stuck in the middle—just in time for a bout of bedtime bedlam in a twin-sized ring, ropes and all. Garza's palette of roaring red, overwhelming orange, yelling yellow, Pepto pink, and gagging green is perfect for the black-outlined, vibrant illustrations that catapult across the comic-book-style frames. Appropriate Arabic numerals complement the mayhem in the corners of the spreads. The individual masks and costumes of the luchadores are wonderfully detailed, from the jaguar's spotted cape to Mighty Nikko's belted singlet. A glossary and pronunciation guide would have made this an exceptional book, but even without these aids to bridge the culture gap between young wrestling fans nationwide, this rambunctious addition to the world of bedtime and early concept books stands out. One, uno; two, dos; three, tres…¡LUCHA! (Bilingual picture book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews