Praise for Con Pollo:
A New York Times Bestseller
A Publishers Weekly Bestseller
"Simple, bold, colorful illustrations, reminiscent in style of Peep and the Big Wide World, are perfectly suited to grab and hold the attention of the intended audience. ... A fun way to introduce Spanish vocabulary to young readers, with a character and formula that are worthy of additional titles. An excellent purchase for bilingual and general picture book collections." —School Library Journal, starred review
"A balance of pedagogy and pure visual fun, smartly gauged for budding curiosities and short attention spans." —Publishers Weekly
"Talk-show host Fallon and movie and pop star Lopez partner up to serve an introductory slice of whimsical Spanish learning. ... Colorful visual simplicity here aims to capture younger readers’ attention, with great success ... A fluffy, uber-adorable, bite-sized introducción al español." —Kirkus Reviews
"A hilarious read that also serves as an introduction to Spanish vocabulary." —People
"Your kids' book collection is about to get a whole lot funnier." —Mom.com
"Adorable and educational ... will surely become one of your kids' favorites." —SheKnows
Praise for 5 More Sleeps 'til Christmas:
#1 New York Times bestseller!
An American Booksellers Association Indies Bestseller!
A Publishers Weekly Bestseller!
"The vivid colors and expressive illustrations in this book place the reader inside the pages of the story, empathizing with the boy’s impatience as the story progresses. ... The short, rhyming text is enjoyable for both children and adults; balanced, four-line rhymes are used throughout the book, making the story ideally suited to be read aloud." —School Library Journal
Praise for This Is Baby:
#1 New York Times bestseller!
"The team behind Everything Is Mama returns with another simple, colorful picture book likely to delight toddlers." —Publishers Weekly
Praise for Everything Is Mama:
#1 New York Times bestseller!
Praise for Your Baby's First Word Will Be DADA:
#1 New York Times bestseller!
"A punchy and deceptively simple story that will make for some fun readalouds."—Publishers Weekly
"Children of all ages can glean knowledge and enjoyment from this book."—Children's Literature
★ 11/01/2022
PreS-K—Pollo is a small white chicken who just likes to play. And play, and play, and play—all day! The reader is invited to come along "con (with) Pollo," in both English and Spanish. Unlike many bilingual titles, which offer word-for-word translation of the English text in Spanish, Fallon and Lopez take a more creative approach. A series of questions are asked in English and reiterated in Spanglish. "Do you want to go to the beach? OR Go to la playa con pollo? Do you want to go skateboarding? OR Patinar con Pollo?" It's a busy day for Pollo, going to school, to the library, the toy store, building, flying, and looking at the stars. Young readers will want to engage. Simple, bold, colorful illustrations, reminiscent in style of Peep and the Big Wide World, are perfectly suited to grab and hold the attention of the intended audience. An illustrated glossary of translated words in the back matter serves as extra scaffolding for the language learning in the story and will assist non-Spanish-speaking adults with pronunciation. VERDICT A fun way to introduce Spanish vocabulary to young readers, with a character and formula that are worthy of additional titles. An excellent purchase for bilingual and general picture book collections.—Jennifer Noonan
2022-10-19
Talk-show host Fallon and movie and pop star Lopez partner up to serve an introductory slice of whimsical Spanish learning.
“This is Pollo. She wants to play.” In the middle of the page, a cute white blob of a chicken—with dots for eyes with blush spots beneath them, stubby wings and legs, an unkempt comb on top—chirps a bright “¡Hola!” Leveraging full-color backgrounds with a distinct absence of any distracting details, Campos keeps the artwork centered solely on Pollo and whatever item she needs to play, play, play. Colorful visual simplicity here aims to capture younger readers’ attention, with great success. So, how does Pollo play? Pollo goes to la playa, plays a rousing game of fútbol, visits la biblioteca, and gets toys from la tienda. In one amusing scene, Pollo even hops on a plane to volar. Each scenario sets the scene with an English sentence before guiding readers toward a Spanglish translation. Fallon and Lopez establish this rhythm and pace early on and keep it intact throughout the book with little variation. The highlighted Spanish translations don’t quite follow a logical progression—sometimes, just the noun is presented in Spanish (“Go to la playa con Pollo?”); sometimes it’s a verb (“Bailar con Pollo?”). Still, they help bring to life Pollo’s delightful play sessions, and that in itself proves enough.
A fluffy, uber-adorable, bite-sized introducción al español. (glossary) (Picture book. 2-6)
