Author : Diane de Anda,
Illustrator : Daniel Lechon
Preschool - 2nd Grade
Quiquiriqui - Kikiriki
Quiquiriqui - Kikiriki, Hardcover, Bilingual, Book, Diane de Anda, Daniel Lechon, Preschool - 2nd Grade, 9781558853829, $16.95
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A bustling bilingual picture book about the clash between generations.
Marta and Celia have never seen Sunday dinner strut in their backyard, so when Abuela brings home a wily rooster, they are shocked at the rooster's ugly fate. When the girls accidentally overhear Abuela telling their parents about dinner plans that involve Kiki, they know that they have to save their new friend.
They hide him in the closet in their room, but when his joyful cries wake the family at dawn, they know that they've been caught. They soon discover that Kiki has a few tricks of his own up his wing, and with a wink, he manages to save the day.
In this raucous tale about a resourceful little rooster and the girls who love him, popular children's author Diane de Anda ponders the conflict of urban and rural traditions in the modern family.
Listen to Vienna Rose read Kikiriki to you. A marvelous example of the magical encounter between a child and books that we wish for all children.
Praise for the work
of Diane de Anda:
". . . Hispanic American children find strength in their loving extended
families . . . children will enjoy the warm celebration of cultures."
-Booklist on The Ice Dove and Other Stories
"Younger children in this age group will enjoy these fast-paced tales brimming with positive values." -MultiCultural Review on The Immortal Rooster and Other Stories
". . .Diane de Anda is a talented storyteller whose stories will surely capture a child's imagination." -Journal of Ethnic & Cultural Diversity in Social Work on The Immortal Rooster and Other Stories
School Library Journal : Grade 1-3–When Abuela brings home a rooster for Sunday dinner, her granddaughters want to keep him as a pet. They name him Kiki and hide him in their closet. Their parents and grandmother assume that the bird is lost, the girls sneak him food throughout the evening, and all is well until the sun comes up and the rooster does what roosters do. Faced with their children's sad faces, the adults relent and take Kiki to a friend's ranch where he at first appears dead, but then revives to run off into the corn. The plodding, lengthy story and the literal Spanish translation are as lacking in pizzazz as the English original. The realistic pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are detailed and bright, but have a textbook quality. This book is unlikely to hold the attention of listeners and is not compelling enough to grab beginning readers.
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