"...rife with opportunities for I-spy reading and language acquisition... A fine addition to the word-book shelf" ― Kirkus Reviews With this bilingual edition of My Big Barefoot Book of Wonderful Words, readers of all Spanish and English-language levels will love following a friendly family from dawn 'til dusk. Each colorful scene teems with over 700 people, places and things that are labeled in both Spanish and English to introduce new words and reinforce familiar ones. By building bilingual vocabulary, the kids in your life will boost their communication, problem-solving and analytical skills - and expand their world! PreS-Gr 2-With a slight one-sentence-per-page narrative to guide readers, this bilingual word book chronicles the daily activities of the Familia Palabra and the laudably diverse residents in their community. This story is virtually identical to Fatus's My Barefoot Book of Wonderful Words (Barefoot Bks., 2014) with the exception of some minor changes and the addition of Spanish vocabulary. In this incarnation, Zanzibar the cat becomes Paco and Crunchy the croc morphs into Fresco. The bright, whimsical illustrations are the same, though a few of the individual characters have been repurposed. For example, the paperboy from Wonderful Words becomes the bike messenger in this title. In addition, items identified in the previous edition are unlabeled here-the book in braille and the origami projects depicted in the library scene. Some of the Spanish terms are not as common in Latin America as in the case of cesta de picnic being used instead of the more familiar canasta de picnic. But what makes this, and other similar word-building books, less than ideal is the fact that phonetic spellings are not included to facilitate the acquisition of a bilingual vocabulary. A monolingual English-speaking child will see the word alcantarilla (defined as "manhole" in the text, but is actually a storm drain) and probably anglicize it-al-can-ta-ril-la-instead of using the correct pronunciation: ahl-cahn-tah-REE-yah. A monolingual Spanish-speaking child would conversely see manhole and try pronouncing it mahn-hoh-leh. VERDICT When employed in conjunction with competent bilingual teachers, this book can enrich language lessons and help promote multicultural diversity awareness.-Mary Margaret Mercado, Pima County Public Library, Tucson, AZα(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. "...rife with opportunities for I-spy reading and language acquisition... A fine addition to the word-book shelf" — Kirkus Reviews "An engaging story about the ways readers can learn from their everday surroundings... Readers will find Sam and Maya friendly guides in understanding the world in more than one language" — Booklist Sophie Fatus is a full-time artist who is known for her exuberant illustrations. She was born in Paris into a family of artists and now lives in Florence with her partner and two cats.