The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Ramos, Jorge

I'm Just like My Dad / I'm Just like My Mom: Me parezco tanto a mi papá / Me parezco tanto a mi mamá

32 pp. | HarperCollins/Rayo | August, 2008 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-123968-7 $16.99

(3) K-3 Illustrated by Akemi Gutiérrez. This bilingual tale transcends its "Flip This Book!" gimmick to provide a sweet, but not overly sappy, take on family resemblances from both father/son and mother/daughter perspectives. The simply composed illustrations depict joyful scenes of everyday life; readers will find affirmations here about their place in a family: "Mom...says that she can see our whole family on my face."

Reviewer: Tim Wadham