Salsa Lullaby
Published on 15. October 2019
Book
Hardback
32 pages
978-0-525-57973-1 (ISBN)
Description
How to get baby to sleep? Mami and Papi will try anything in this bouncy, loving, bilingual lullaby that gently says good night in both Spanish and English.
Mami starts a salsa song.
Papi keeps the beat.
Baby loves this lullaby,
moves those dancing feet.
Baila, baby, baila!
Dance, dance, dance.
When nighttime falls, it's time for baby to go to sleep. In this household, that means it's also time for mama, papa, and baby to baila/dance, canta/sing, salta/jump, and more all the way to bedtime!
This bouncy bilingual text and gorgeous, inviting illustrations gently wind down to make this a bedtime favorite no matter what language families say "good night" in!
Mami starts a salsa song.
Papi keeps the beat.
Baby loves this lullaby,
moves those dancing feet.
Baila, baby, baila!
Dance, dance, dance.
When nighttime falls, it's time for baby to go to sleep. In this household, that means it's also time for mama, papa, and baby to baila/dance, canta/sing, salta/jump, and more all the way to bedtime!
This bouncy bilingual text and gorgeous, inviting illustrations gently wind down to make this a bedtime favorite no matter what language families say "good night" in!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Preschool to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 3 to 7 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 234 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
318 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-525-57973-1 (9780525579731)
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Jen Arena has written two recent books that combine Spanish and English in a playful, educational fashion. The board book Besos for Baby was named to the Texas Library Association 2x2 list and included in the ABC Best Books catalog. Marta! Big & Small was an SLJ Top 10 Latinx Book for 2016, a CCBC Choices pick, and a Huffington Post Best Books of 2016 Honorable Mention for Best on Perspective. She is also the author of Lady Liberty's Holiday and Sleep Tight, Snow White. When she's not writing or editing, you can find Jen in her garden, on a volleyball court, traveling to faraway places like Cuba and Argentina, or curled up with a good book. Learn more about Jen at JenArenaBooks.com or on Twitter at @hallojen.
Erika Meza creates utopias and detailed dreams strongly influenced by her enthusiasm for color, her fascination for animation, and the nostalgia of children's books. Her themes are born out of the exploration of her migrant essence, her bittersweet relationship with change, and her attachment to innocence and curiosity. After living in Paris for four years, she is now in the U.K. having fun as a drawing lecturer at NTU in decorative arts. Learn more about Erika at ErikaMeza.com or on Twitter at @ErikaDraws.
Erika Meza creates utopias and detailed dreams strongly influenced by her enthusiasm for color, her fascination for animation, and the nostalgia of children's books. Her themes are born out of the exploration of her migrant essence, her bittersweet relationship with change, and her attachment to innocence and curiosity. After living in Paris for four years, she is now in the U.K. having fun as a drawing lecturer at NTU in decorative arts. Learn more about Erika at ErikaMeza.com or on Twitter at @ErikaDraws.