(4) K-3 Translated by Gabriela Baeza Ventura. Illustrated by Thelma Muraida. "This is the field where you play with your team, / and parents cheer and your friends scream..." This book takes readers on a tour of a brother and sister's friendly town. The English text's irregular rhymes and rhythms are ignored by the Spanish translation; there are occasionally stilted moments in both languages. Muraida's illustrations are stiff but warm.

Reviewer: Siena Leslie

(4) K-3 Translated by Gabriela Baeza Ventura. Illustrated by Thelma Muraida. "Cecelia and Miguel are best friends." So begins every page of this sweet tale of lifelong friendship told in simple English and Spanish text. The kids grow up together and eventually marry and have twins. The amateurish illustrations are made to look like photos pasted in a scrapbook, lending the book a nostalgic feel that will appeal most to adult couples.

Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Thelma Muraida. Their parents are already at work, so Pablito's sister, Anita, wakes him and gets him ready for school; she's waiting for him when it's time to go home. She puts him to bed, and he's asleep when their parents finally come home. The bilingual text, accompanied by muddy illustrations, is unremarkable, but the affection between brother and sister comes through.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham