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Arrorr�, mi ni�o - 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.

Arrorr�, mi ni�o , 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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Publishers Weekly Review

Lulu Delacre collects and illustrates comforting lullabies, in Spanish and English, in Arrorro, Mi Nino: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games. The rhythmic poems-presented side by side in both languages-also offer a line of simple instructions for how to play games with each. The end of the book provides sheet music (with arrangements by Cecilia Esquivel and Diana Saez) so youngsters can sing along with the rhymes. Full-bleed spreads and panel illustrations convey many tender moments, such as toddlers sleeping on luminous clouds set against a rich blue sky in "Lindo Angelitos" ("Lovely Little Angels"). (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

School Library Journal Review

PreS-Gr 1-Intended to be used by adults as they sing young children to sleep, this book presents 15 lullabies and fingerplays collected from 14 different countries. Fingerplay instructions, where applicable, are printed underneath the rhymes in italics. 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. Music for the melodies is given for 11 of the offerings, scored for the original Spanish versions, but with English translations given in the wide left margin. While this is a sound enough offering, it suffers in comparison to Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy's aP'o Peep! (HarperCollins, 2003), which is more engagingly illustrated and boasts inspired English translations that use truly poetic approximations to retain the sense of the original. More often than not, Delacre is completely literal in her translations, which results in an English version that seems stiff and unappealing; the lyrics have the flatness of bald statement rather than the rhythm of a lullaby. Still, there is room for this title in most collections that serve Latino populations. It could be added to such venerable standards as Jose-Luis Orozco's Diez deditos (Dutton, 1997) or Margot C. Griego's Tortillitas para Mama and Other Nursery Rhymes (Holt, 1981) to offer parents an intriguing set of rhymes for rocking their toddlers to sleep. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Booklist Review

PreS. The bright, beautiful oil-wash illustrations for these 15 lullabies, nursery rhymes, and finger-play games reflect the diversity of the Latino experience. The settings vary-- from city streets to picking fields; from cozy bedroom to library, school, art gallery, and grocery store--and the caregivers who soothe the children in the pictures include mother, father, sibling, and grandparent. The bilingual text appears first in Spanish, with the English translation beneath or by its side, and most selections are accompanied by instructions for a finger-play. Musical notation and comments about the melodies are at the back. A native of Puerto Rico, editor Delacre lives in Maryland, and she draws the songs from 14 different countries to show and tell about children who grow up learning and loving two cultures and two languages. Some of the verses don't rhyme in translation, but in the best of them, the rhythm and poetry travel with music and fun. --Hazel Rochman Copyright 2004 Booklist

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Lulu Delacre is the illustrator of many award-winning children's books, several of which she also wrote or compiled, and a nonfiction novel for teens. A native of Puerto Rico, Delacre lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband and their daughter. For more information about Lulu Delacre visit luludelacre.com.