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Title: Chato's Kitchen by Gary Soto, Susan Guevara, Willie Colon ISBN: 1-59112-206-6 Publisher: Live Oak Media Pub. Date: April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.82 (11 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Sleek and sophisticated
Comment: A remarkably original book. The illustrations are well wrought, and the story contains some of the most evocative I've heard in a picture book. Describing Novio Boy's collar, the book says it was, 'a leather one with real gems that sparkled at night when cars passed in the street'. The cats themselves are a twinge odd. Drawn with cat bodies but human eyes, teeth, and moustaches, they are just disturbing enough to keep the pictures interesting. It's a colorful book as well, full of beautiful swirling scenes and bold shapes. The use of Spanish throughout the text is seamless as well, never striking the reader as out of place or jarring. This book would read well with other stories that incorporate more than one language in their text. Or, kids could read it with other picture books that take place in Hispanic communities. Or, it could be paired with other stories where hungry preying animals fail to get a meal. A beautiful book to read aloud to groups.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another Gary Soto hit!!!
Comment: Any controversy surrounding this book is misplaced. It is a well-written story that entices children to want to to read it and other books. Rarely is there such a fine blending between the words of the author and the pictures of the illustrator. My students love this book and read it again and again.
Rating: 4
Summary: Nice children's book
Comment: The book "Chato's Kitchen" is designed for the age group 4-8. It's the story of a cat, Chato, who has some culinary plans involving the harmless mouse family next door. There are quite a number of Spanish words--and this, I think, adds a rather exotic touch to the book. However, some of the English words are beyond the vocabulary of an average 8 year-old, and this may inhibit readability. The characters and the plot allow for a great deal of acting out if one reads the book aloud.
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Title: Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto, Susan Guevara ISBN: 0399231595 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Juv Pub. Date: August, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.99 |
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Title: Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto, Ed Martinez ISBN: 0698114124 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: August, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Old Man & His Door by Gary Soto, Joe Cepeda ISBN: 0698116542 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: In My Family/En Mi Familia by Carmen Lomas Garza ISBN: 0892391634 Publisher: Children's Book Press Pub. Date: April, 2000 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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Title: Hairs/Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros ISBN: 0679890076 Publisher: Random House Pub. Date: 25 November, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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