A Visit with Cooper

by Debbie Gonzalez, Kate Fallahee (Illustrator)

Overview

Cooper the dog loves to spend time with his abuela! In this bilingual story from Debbie Gonzalez, Cooper and Abuela enjoy a short visit together filled with dancing, tasty comida, and a paseo to the park.

Cooper's escapades continue in this newest adventura with the added bonus of Abuela's love and affection. Grandparents can relate to their own adventures with their grandkids. The vibrant illustrations of this picture book tenderly bring this sweet tribute to Abuela to life. Delight in shared snuggles, daydream of viejos tiempos, and learn a bit of Spanish.

Children will build their Spanish vocabulary as they read about Cooper's fun adventures with Mommy, Daddy, and especially Abuela.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781733613071
Publisher:	Mindful Spark
Publication date:	09/09/2022
Series:	Cooper Book , #3
Pages:	34
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.09(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Debbie Gonzalez is Eric Hoffer Book Award Children's Category Honorable Mention winning author, Grand Prize Shortlist, and First Horizon Award Finalist for A Walk with Cooper, her debut book. She is a social worker and leadership coach. The daughter of Puerto Rican parents, she grew up in Lower East Side, NYC and now lives with hubby and fur baby in New Jersey.

Kate Fallahee is a freelance graphic designer and children's book illustrator, having worked on multiple books including A Walk with Cooper. She has a strong passion for drawing. She loves bringing her illustrations to life through use of color, expression, and movement. Kate now owns her own business, Kate's Illustrations.

Editorial Reviews

"Children are going to love and learn from this touching story of a grandmother and a dog. The bond between the two is endearing and so are the illustrations...The writing flows nicely and even includes Spanish, which will surely help children pick up a few new words. I know I did." - Amy Louise Hill for Readers' Favorite, 5 Stars

"The text works many Spanish phrases into the predominantly English-language story in a way that's easy to understand..." - Kirkus Reviews

"... a cute slice of life that's certain to please dog-loving readers of all ages." - Kirkus Reviews

From the Publisher

2023-03-14
A little dog and his human “Grandma” spend time together in Gonzalez’s latest series picture book.

Cooper is an affectionate canine who lives with two humans, Mommy and Daddy. When Mommy brings Grandma (whom he also calls Abuela) to visit, Cooper is elated. As they dance together, Abuela imagines they’re in the Puerto Rican town square of her youth, and as they play hide-and-seek, Cooper pretends the bedroom is a playground and Abuela, his playmate. Later, they eat breakfast together, and Abuela shares a bit of her tortilla y torcino (omelet and bacon) with Cooper. The family takes a walk around a nearby lake; Cooper and Daddy search for squirrels while Abuela and Mommy chat. As their visit ends, they have one last snuggle in an armchair. The text works many Spanish phrases into the predominantly English-language story in a way that’s easy to understand without breaking the flow: “Cooper thinks visits with Abuela are los mejores, the best.” However, not every Spanish phrase is translated, which may be frustrating for young readers. Fallahee’s illustrations are enjoyable, if perhaps overly reminiscent of PBS’s Wild Kratts cartoon. There’s not much of a story here nor any overarching lesson. However, it’s a cute slice of life that’s certain to please dog-loving readers of all ages.

An affable bilingual read, although a bit thin on plot.

Kirkus Reviews