Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor - American Library Association (ALA)
Bilingual English/Spanish. A book of Latino lullabies and games, inspired by the author's own childhood in Puerto Rico.
Arrorró, mi niño -- Hush-a-bye, my child
It's time to go to bed, and what better way to lull your child to sleep than with a tender song or gentle game? In this beautiful collection of classic Latino lullabies and games, mothers and children happily embrace and treasure their traditions while sharing the universal joy of the special bond between parent and child.
Arrorró, mi niño, Lulu Delacre's loving tribute to Latinos from all walks of American life, is sure to become a favorite with everyone who has a precious little child to love, cuddle, and sing to. Both the Spanish and English versions can easily be sung with the melodies at the back of the book.
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Lulu Delacre is a bilingual author and New York Times Bestselling illustrator of children's books. Winner of several Pura Belpré Award Honors and an Orbis Pictus Honor, Delacre was a juror for the 2003 National Book Awards. A native of Puerto Rico, Delacre lives with her husband in Silver Spring, Maryland. For more information, visit luludelacre.com.
In a gift to mothers everywhere, Delacre includes all of the best known lullabies from the Latino culturea veritable Latina Mother Goose. . . .The literal translations will make this book useful for bilingual literacy and for young English speakers trying to learn Spanish. -- Children's Reviewer "The Horn Book"
The short rhythmic compositions are accompanied by large watercolor illustrations showing Hispanic mothers and children. Warm colors and nurturing situations work well with the rhythms of the lullabies to produce a reassuring whole. -- Children's Reviewer "School Library Journal"
