(4) PS Illustrated by Maribel Suárez. Lullabies, games, nursery rhymes, songs, and riddles, presented in both English and Spanish, make up this bilingual collection, which is enhanced by cheery illustrations. Two problems limit the book's usefulness: the introductory material is presented in English only (which doesn't help Spanish-speakers) and the English translations are sometimes extremely loose (which doesn't help someone wishing to better understand either language). Ind.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham

(3) PS Illustrated by Maribel Suárez. A mother describes her infant's growth, regularly returning to a refrain beginning "I love you once. I love you twice. / I love you more than beans and rice." The snippet of Spanish and the Mexican motifs (mariachi players, a birthday piñata) elevate the book above the usual ode to Baby, and Suárez's watercolors have a cartoonlike rather than sentimental quality.

Reviewer: Nell Beram