Amor Is to Love You: A Bilingual Lift-the-Flap Book

by Susie Jaramillo, Susie Jaramillo (Illustrator)

Overview

From the Emmy-nominated, award-winning bilingual preschool series Canticos, comes Amor is to Love You, a special lift-the-flap book dedicated to the universal emotion that is love! With adorably sweet art, the endearing rhyming and bilingual text will charm the youngest of readers.

What is love?

Amor is to love you, amor is to care.

Amor in Spanish, love en inglés.

Amor in any language always means the same.

Sing and learn about what it means to love, in both English and Spanish. With bright and cheerful art featuring favorite Canticos characters, but great even among those without knowledge of the show. This board book is a great way to make learning and singing with your little ones special and unique in not one, but two languages.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781945635724
Publisher:	Roaring Brook Press
Publication date:	11/08/2022
Pages:	24
Sales rank:	291,214
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 6 Years

About the Author

Susie Jaramillo is the Emmy-nominated creator of Canticos. She has written over 25 Canticos books and songs which have been brought to life on screen for children around the world. She is also the Author & Illustrator of Skeletina and the In-between World and the author and co-creator of the Tiny Travelers book series. She can be found in her studio in Brooklyn where she lives with her husband and two little chickies.

Editorial Reviews

"An expanded explanation of love in both English and Spanish...A testament to the universality of love." - Kirkus

From the Publisher

2022-09-28
An expanded explanation of love in both English and Spanish.

Several animal personalities pose the question, “What is love?” and in a series of lift-the-flap responses present various emotional scenarios. Little Elephant asks Spider, “Is it the joy of having you around?” Spider asks, “Is it the way you lift me when I’m down?” Each page corresponds to a flap that reveals one of a multitude of feelings love can evoke in either an English or Spanish rhyme, which are not direct translations of each other. An interspersed refrain notes, “Amor for the Spanish, / and love en inglés. / Love in any language / always means the same.” A palette of pastels and purple and pink hues dominate as hearts abound on each page, surrounding the characters, who are adorable though on the overly sweet side. The characters are from the bilingual preschool series Canticos, though it will work even among those without knowledge of the show. Children more fluent in Spanish will be better able to appreciate this, and those familiar with the show will recognize the signature characters, including “Los Pollitos” (Little Chickies). (This book was reviewed digitally.)

A testament to the universality of love. (Board book. 3-6)

Kirkus Reviews