Si llevas un ratón al cine

Ages 3-6. Like its Spanish predecessors, Si le das un panecillo a un alce (1995), Si le das una galletita a un raton (1995), and Si le das un panqueque a una cerdita (1999), this bouncy Spanish rendition, with witty illustrations, is irresistible. In this new cause-and-effect frolic, a boy takes a mouse to the movies and discovers his guest wants popcorn, which he strings together and wants to hang on the Christmas tree. This leads to more requests that lead back to movies.

PreS-Gr 2-Although they still have great appeal to many (especially Bond's adorable illustrations), the very predictability and formulaic nature of Numeroff's mouse books spoil their enjoyment. Taking the creature to a movie precipitates a series of events and takes him and his willing companion through a number of winter- and/ or Christmas-related activities, such as building snowmen and snow forts, buying a tree, and making ornaments. For brand-new readers and those otherwise new to the mouse canon, this book could be great fun. The Christmas theme is fairly shallow, presenting only the outer trappings of the holiday and no particular message. The Spanish translation is done competently. Appropriate for larger collections. M.O.B. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

This Spanish translation of [cf2]If You Take a Mouse to the Movies[cf1] perfectly captures the simple rhythms and cadences of NumeroffÆs original text. From HORN BOOK Spring 2002, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.