The Little Mouse, the Red Ripe Strawberry & the Big Hungry Bear El ratoncito, la fresa roja y madura y el gran oso hambriento, written by by Audrey Wood and Don Wood, reviewed by Klaudia Janek

Summary:  This is an English and Spanish bilingual book.  The English text is in black font below the Spanish text which is in red font.  This is a board book that follows a mouse as he finds a huge, red strawberry.  The narrator is warning the mouse that the bear will come to steal the strawberry.  Mouse tries to hid it and disguise it.  Finally, he splits it with the narrator.  The illustrations have beautiful muted forest colors and the expressions on the mouse’s face will have young readers laughing.

Straight Talk for Librarians:  The language development with a familiar story will be beneficial for students learning either Spanish or English.  Perfect for any bilingual elementary library or classroom.  Schools with mostly English speakers will benefit from this book if they offer Spanish classes.  I am putting this book in my high school library because we have a lot of new Spanish language learners.  This is perfect for first-year students learning Spanish.  They might already be familiar with these characters and will appreciate both languages on the page.  Students will learn new vocabulary and practice their reading comprehension.