[.ca] Hola Jalapeno (ISBN 1582460728)

Wonderful poetics, not-so-wonderful illustrations:
When I heard about this book, I had to have it. A book about Mexican food for kids...how great (especially for where we live). And it is a great book. My daughters love the descriptions of Mexican food & I love the mixture of Spanish & English. These are words used frequently in our house & words I know my children will need to know. Even for those who don't have a firm grasp on the correct Spanish pronunciation for all the Mexican delights, never fear -- there is a glossary on the back cover with pronunciation guides. The artwork, however, leaves a lot of be desired. It's beautiful for adults, but my daughters really aren't interested in it. They like to hear the words, but will turn away from the pictures (unlike with other books where they are constantly pointing at the illustrations & taking great notice in the details).

The best of the bunch:
My kids have all four Amy Wilson Sanger books. This is their favorite. They love the rhythm, and it's my favorite because I actually can pronounce all the Spanish words. The illustrations are fun, and this one does include a pronunciation guide on the back for those who are unfamiliar with the Spanish words. All of her books are just so much fun, but this one tops them out for us.

Entertaining for both of my boys!!:
My 6 month old ADORES this book. The smiles and giggles start on the first page. We have read this enough times that my 3 1/2 year old "reads" it to his brother. He gets some of the spanish confused(arroz is egg rolls)but that justs adds to the enjoyment. Personally this one is more entertaining than the Book of Sushi. This book is definately worth its weight in gold!!

Delightful book, vibrant pictures:
The colorful pictures, and clever rhymes in this book seem to catch the attention of our 10 month old twin boys...they love it. Very very cute book, well worth the small investment.

A Fun & Entertaining Book:
We bought this for our daughter after loving Sanger's First Book of Sushi. We were not disappointed in this book either. Living in Texas, we get lots of exposure to Mexican (well, Tex-Mex) food and this is a fun way to introduce that same food to our daughter. "Senorita Quesadilla" makes us both laugh which in turn makes our little one smile. While we loved "Sushi" more, this is an awesome addition to our daughter's library and entertained us as well.