Hola Noche/Hello Night.
By staff -- Críticas, 11/15/2007
Costales, Amy.illus. by Mercedes McDonald. U.S.: Luna Rising. 2007. 22p. ISBN 978-0-87358-927-7. $14.95.
PreS-K–This lovely and soothing book begins when the sun sets and the night emerges. Mom and son go for a walk and say hello to everything who passes the stroller on their way. They greet the night, the owl, the cricket, the stars, and many other things. Their walk ends when they arrive home and greet the bed and the boy’s duckie pajamas, as he gets ready for sleep. He happily welcomes the night and enjoys his slumber. In the vein of Goodnight Moon, this is a perfect bilingual book to rock a child to sleep. Its soft, dreamlike acrylic illustrations are inviting, and the brief rhyming sentences flow across the artwork. Even the most stubborn child is sure to welcome bedtime after listening to this story. Recommended for libraries and bookstores.—Mirthala Barragan, Austin ISD, TX
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