Review: Los Gatos Black on Halloween
Title: Los
Gatos Black on Halloween
Author: Marisa
Montes
Illustrator: Yuyi
Morales
Publisher: Henry Holt
and Company
Year: 2006
Hardcover: 32 pages
Ages: 4 – 8
IBSN:
978-1250079459
Summary
It is Halloween night. La luna is full and bright.
Los monstrous throw a ball in the
Haunted Hall. Los gatos black slink
and creep on Halloween. Las brujas
fly on escobas. Los esqueletos rattle bones. Los
fantasmas drag their chains. Los
perros howl. Las
tumbas open. Once the party starts, some unseen dedos play music. Las brujas boggie. Los
esqueletos do the hop. Los monstrous
are having a good time when tres loud
raps come from the door. La puerta
opens wide. Human niƱos are at the
door. Ironically, los monstrous get
scared!
Comments
Yuyi Morales' illustrations are a creepy delight
and reflect her Mexican heritage. Children's imaginations are going to run wild
after looking at these Halloween pictures. Marisa Montes is an award-winning
Puerto Rican writer. Montes does a great job introducing young children to
scary Spanish Halloween words in this spooky poem. Los Gatos Black on Halloween is a must-read book for bilingual kids
during Halloween. The book includes a glossary of vocabulary words and phonetic
pronunciations in Spanish and English.
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