El Ratoncito, La Fresa Roja Y Madura Y El Gran Oso Hambriento: Spanish/English The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry, and the Big Hungry Bear, written by Audrey Wood and Don Wood, reviewed by Amanda Davies

Summary:  This board book is about a mouse who has picked a beautiful strawberry and is now trying to hide it from a bear. The narrator keeps emphasizing how the bear is going to steal the strawberry from the mouse and convinces the mouse to share half of the strawberry with them.

Straight Talk for Librarians:  This is a lovely board book for two important reasons. It could easily be used in an early Spanish classroom so students can use the English translation to help them comprehend the Spanish. It could also be used in a higher level Spanish classroom where students could evaluate the accuracy of the English translation. In addition to its use in a Spanish classroom, it's a great example of a tricky first-person narrator who is unseen in the story but plays and important role in the plot. English and ELA classes could use it as a mentor text for surprising and creative ways to play with the point of view of a children's story.