The Horn Book Guide

PICTURE BOOKS

Weill, Cynthia , Basseches, K. B.

ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish

32 pp. | Cinco | December, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-1-933693-13-2 $14.95

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Moisés Jiménez & Armando Jiménez. From armadillo to zedonk, this book leads readers through an alphabetic list of animals in English and Spanish (including Spanish-only letters such as ñ and rr). Information about some of the more exotic animals (e.g., vicuña) would have been helpful, but the colorful book is really a showcase for photos of traditional wood sculptures by folk artists from Oaxaca, Mexico.

Reviewer: Tim Wadham