Paco y la Planta de Chile Gigante (Hardcover)

from ZephyrsPawn

Just loved this book! A lovely twist on a classic fairy tale. I live in Los Angeles, so the clever way Spanish and English are mixed together was very fun for me, and also for my niece, who is much more fluent in Spanish than I am. Also loved the illustrations. Think the book is very well done. A...

from ajpohren

What a delightful and charming book. Paco and the Giant Chile Plant bases itself on the children's classic Jack and the Beanstalk, but with a wonderful twist that makes it all it's own. Paco trades the family cow for a bag of Chile seeds. Once he plants them, he waits and waits until finally the ...

from crashingwaves38

I absolutely love this book. Love love love. It did a great job of incorporating enough basic Spanish into the English and repeating it often enough for retention without incorporating so much that the child is overwhelmed or the parent has trouble pronouncing. I enjoyed the twist on the Jack and...

from dougcornelius

The Son like this re-telling of the Jack and The Beanstalk. I was concerned that he might be confused by the intermingling of English and Spanish. But he jumped right on board with the idea.

from TheBooknerd

First off, I love the concept of bilingual books like this so that's where much of my appreciation comes from. The story itself was cute and fun, but what I really enjoyed was the quality of the artwork. The illustrations are absolutely fantastic.