cover image My Clothes =: Mi Ropa

My Clothes =: Mi Ropa

Neil Ricklen. Aladdin Paperbacks, $3.95 (1pp) ISBN 978-0-689-71773-4

An English and Spanish text, complete with a phonetic pronunciation guide, accompanies cheerful photographs in this set of concept board books. Clothes/Ropa features an attractive, multiracial gang of toddlers who model various articles of clothing, including los zapatos (shoes) and a pair of sombreros (hats). In Family/Familia , perky youngsters share the pages with la abuela (grandma), el tio (uncle) and even los animales domesticos (the family pets). The language lesson continues in the counting book Numbers/Numeros and color primer Colors/Colores . Muy agradable (very nice). Ages 2-5. (Feb.)