In Winter / En Invierno

by Susana Madinabeitia Manso, Emily Hanako Momohara (Illustrator)

Overview

"In winter… I am going to build a snowman! What are you going to build? En invierno… ¡Voy a hacer un muñeco de nieve! ¿Qué vas a hacer tú?" In winter, there are so many things to do: build a snowman, drink cocoa, catch snowflakes on your tongue. What are you going to do in winter? With vibrant photographs and text in both English and Spanish, In Winter / En Invierno will soon become a story time favorite!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781936669660
Publisher:	blue manatee press
Publication date:	09/01/2018
Series:	Seasons/Estaciones
Pages:	14
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 5.60(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Susana Madinabeitia Manso is a Spanish teacher and translator, who received her Masters of Arts at West Virginia University and now teaches at Miami University. Emily Hanako Momohara received her Masters of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas and teaches at the Art Academy of Cincinnati. Her mixed-race background and belief in education leads her to a variety of projects about multiculturalism.

Editorial Reviews

2018-08-14

A bilingual Spanish-English board book about winter.

Having already introduced the other seasons, this book about winter concludes the series (In Summer / En Verano, 2018, etc.). Photographs show a brown child with a cute tuft of curly hair and a colorful knit sweater demonstrating the things the preschooler will do when winter comes. As the child poses against a light-green knit-textured background, the accompanying text follows a repeating pattern: "In winter…I am going to keep warm with my scarf and mittens!" or "I am going to catch snowflakes with my tongue!" followed by a question addressed to readers: "How are you going to keep warm?" or "How many are you going to catch?" The Spanish text follows the same format: "En invierno…¡Voy a abrigarme con bufanda y manoplas!" and "¡Voy atrapar copos de nieve con la lengua!" (Spanish-speaking readers will notice the grammar mistake—it should be "¡Voy a atrapar copos de nieve con la lengua!") These statements are followed by the questions in the Spanish equivalent. In the end readers are encouraged to reflect on what they like about winter.

A sweet book that does the job. (Board book. 2-4)

Kirkus Reviews