BOOK DESCRIPTION/REVIEW
I am always looking for high quality Spanish books. When I was presented with the opportunity to review Mi monstruo Burrufú, written by Alberto Corral and illustrated by Alessandra Sorrentino, I jumped with excitement (really!). As an adult, I can easily recall great Spanish Literature targeted to higher grades; however, when it comes to the lower grades I can name tons of picture books yet few NEW Spanish chapter books.
Mi monstruo Burrufú is a wonderful story about a sweet girl named Olivia and her relationship with Burrufú (the monster). The story begins when Olivia and her dad move to a new house. Here, Olivia accidentally meets Burrufú – a solitaire monster who loves to write and cannot resist the temptation for cookies. These 2 characters slowly develop a strong friendship thanks to Olivia’s persistence and loving personality.
This book is filled with eye-catching illustrations, descriptive language (ideal for those who are learning Spanish), and wonderful author’s craft (dialogue, leads, and much more). A must for any home and/or classroom.
BOOK DETAILS
Title: Mi mounstruo Burrufú
Author: Alberto Corral
Illustrator: Alessandra Sorrentino
Language: Spanish
Publisher/Year: Petite Grande Idée (June 12, 2013)
Ages: 8+
ISBN: 978-0615802503
Paperback: 108 pages
Price: $8.45
Where to Buy: amazon.com
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Honestly, I would want it for myself. Someday for my daughter but she’s way too young now, even for listening.
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I’ll share this book with all my students!
I would read this to my daughter, who is not old enough to read this on her own, but likes to listen to me read for hours. We like chapter books…otherwise we would go through 10 picture books a day!
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I would love to share this with my daughters. I am an email subscriber.
I would read it to my son we read every night before bedtime.
I would love it. Always looking for new books to read to my chicos come libros…
I would love to see have my daughter read this to her little cousin Olivia.
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I would love to share this with my 3 month old!
Hi! Gracias por compartir este cuento!!! Sería la historia perfecta para usar en mi clase de ingles aqui en North Carolina!! Especialmente en nuestro Fall party! Thanks for sharing!!!
This is the perfect story to share in our coming soon fall party. Also to share it in my spanish tutoring class! Thanks!
Hi Lisa,
The best of luck. Honestly, you and your students would LOVE the book. Olivia is so adorable. Great book for teaching character development too.
Kels
Quise decir en nuestra clase de español!!! Gracias
I would share this with the low income bilingual families that I work with at the non-profit agency I work at. I would also love to start a collection of Spanish books for when I have kids that I can read to them in both Spanish and English.
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Dear Natalie,
Such a great idea….it is never to late to start a Spanish book collection.
Kelly
Finalmente mis hijos de 10 y 8 anos estan aprendiendo el bellisimo espanol. Tienen clases todos los jueves despues de la escuela, y estoy tratando de inspirar en ellos las ganas de aprender mucho mas. Me parece que este libro me ayudara en esto, algo nuevo que podriamos compartir juntos! Saludos y gracias por la oportunidad.
I would love to share this book with my daughter!
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I would share this book with my daughter’s 4th grade class
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I would love to share this book not only with my son (5) and my daughter (2), but, also with all my kindergarten and first grade students. I am sure they would ALL love this book!! I get so many ideas of what I can teach with it just by reading your post!!
Evelyn,
Even though your k-1 graders may be too small to read this book on their own – LOVE how you can make this book accessible to all by reading it out loud.
I would love to share this book with my children by reading it out loud when they are still little and then, hopefully, they would read it independently when they’re older
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I teach bilingual 4th grade and am always looking for authentic Spanish literature for my students. We use them in writing as mentor texts and in reading to study author’s craft. My students are always excited for new books!
Jasmina,
This book would be ideal. You and your kiddos will LOVE it.
Kels
I would love to share this with my sister and sister-in-law, both who are also raising their kids bilingually.
I want it for my son!
I want to share this book with my 9yo son, Ian. And eventually, with my cousins’ kids.
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I would love to share this book with my students and sons
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This looks like such a sweet book. Me encanta mucho el libro, “Donde Viven Los Monstruos”.
I’d share with my son!
I would love to read this book with my four year old son. We have been working our way through all of the quality children’s books that I have been able to find in both English and Spanish (there aren’t as many as you might think) and I think that this one would be a wonderful addition to our collection- even if we had to create an English translation ourselves. Come to think of it, that may not be a bad idea…
I would read it to my bilingual class, and then keep it in the class library so the students could read and reread it.
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I would love to share this book with my students. I teach levels 1-4 Spanish but, mostly I would love to share it with my 3 yr old princesa.
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I’d love to share this with my kids!
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