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Pura Belpre Books, Del Sol BooksAuthor : Marisa Montes, Illustrator : Joe Cepeda
Preschool - 2nd Grade

Juan Bobo busca trabajo
Juan Bobo Goes to Work

Del Sol Books, Get The Complete SetJuan Bobo busca trabajo, Softcover, Spanish, Book, Marisa Montes, Joe Cepeda, Preschool - 2nd Grade, 9780061136818, $6.99
Juan Bobo Goes to Work, Hardcover, English, Book, Marisa Montes, Joe Cepeda, Preschool - 2nd Grade, 9780688162337, $17.99

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Juan Bobo busca trabajo, Juan Bobo Goes to Work, Del Sol BooksPura Belpre Award Honor Book in 2002 for Illustration

What can you do with a boy who tries to do things right but only leaves disaster in his wake?  Laugh--that's what! Readers everywhere will love to laugh at the hilarious antics of the ever-blundering Juan Bobo, Puerto Rico's most celebrated fold character.  In this rollicking Juan Bobo tale, our hero sets out to find work at the farm and the grocery. Although the tasks are simple and the directions couldn't be clearer, he always find a way to bungle things up as only a character whose name means "Simple John" could!

School Library Journal : Kindergarten-Grade 3-Juan Bobo, the Puerto Rican equivalent of Foolish Jack, can't seem to get anything right. Sent off by his mother to find work, he causes one disaster after another, and manages to lose or destroy his payment in a variety of amusing ways. As luck would have it, one of the boy's misadventures brings laughter to the rich man's daughter, and Juan at last receives compensation that he can hold on to. Montes tells her story well, but Cepeda's illustrations steal the show. Using his distinctive, vibrantly colored acrylics, the artist creates a character whose innocence, confusion, and contrition are endearing. The text is heavily peppered with Spanish phrases, but a glossary and an author's note are included. Another lively addition to folktale shelves.

Booklist : Ages 3-8. In this Puerto Rican parallel to Lazy Jack, Juan Bobo has the same problems with coins, milk, cheese, and other payments as his English counterpart. When Juan makes the rich girl laugh, however, her father repays him with a ham every Sunday. This altered ending fits the setting but occurs abruptly. Otherwise, the funny, well-paced retelling smoothly incorporates Spanish words and phrases. Most are easily understood in context, but an appended glossary provides pronunciations as well as definitions. An author's note adds cultural background about Juan Bobo Juan Bobo busca trabajo, Juan Bobo Goes to Work, Del Sol Books but cites no specific source for the story. Using bold, bright Caribbean colors, Cepeda's oil paintings amplify Juan's silliness and charm. Brush strokes add texture, and background details establish the Puerto Rican setting. An obvious candidate for multicultural units, this will be popular wherever children love to laugh.

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