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Rubia and the Three Osos
A Tale That Blends English and Spanish
Description
A unique and humorous retelling of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears” that includes Spanish words woven throughout and a fabuloso ending, illustrated by a Caldecott Honor-winning artist.
The Oso family is going out for a stroll, and Rubia has her eye on their empty casita. A nice bowl of sopa, a comfortable chair, a perfecta little bed. Who wouldn’t want to open la puerta and come in? Just right for bilingual families, new Spanish speakers, and anyone who likes a bueno twist on a classic.
This funny fairy-tale retelling includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the book.
The Oso family is going out for a stroll, and Rubia has her eye on their empty casita. A nice bowl of sopa, a comfortable chair, a perfecta little bed. Who wouldn’t want to open la puerta and come in? Just right for bilingual families, new Spanish speakers, and anyone who likes a bueno twist on a classic.
This funny fairy-tale retelling includes a glossary of Spanish words used in the book.
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Praise
*"Elya's verse doesn't miss a beat as she delivers a playful...Spanish-inflected retelling of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.... Sweet's mixed-media artwork amplifies the characters' delight, anger, and guilt, and Elya's pitch-perfect verse will have readers clamoring for seconds."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"It's hard to imagine that there could be a fresh take on the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but here it is.... Sweet's imaginative, colorful illustrations...add a great deal to the book's charm and sparkle, and place it on par with other good retellings..."
—Booklist
"This "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" retelling includes a revamped happy ending.... The jolly text...includes a smattering of Spanish words [and] Sweet's watercolor and mixed-media illustrations showing the Bears' comfy home are amusing."
—Horn Book
"The perennially popular "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" assumes a Spanish accent in this contemporary retelling. Framed in clever rhyming text, the familiar classic introduces Spanish words to change the flavor of the tale and humorously teach young readers basic Spanish vocabulary. All pedagogy should be this palatable."
—Kirkus