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¡Vamos! Let’s Go…

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¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat!  by Raúl the Third
Format : Book, eBook, Digital audiobook, digital movie, DVD
Who it’s for: Kids,  Adults

Hope you’re hungry!


Little Lobo and his dog Bernabé are back, taking their food delivery service to their friend El Toro’s big wrestling match.  The story is laid out in a fantastic format that is part graphic novel and part Richard Scarry storybook. With detailed illustrations that make your mouth water, this bilingual tale of food, friendship and fun is one you can read and reread, finding something new every time!  This is a spot on selection for any detail oriented picture book reader!

 

Don’t forget to check out the super delicious Spanish/English food glossary in the back, a great resource to expand vocabulary.   Another engaging learning extension to hear the proper Spanish pronunciations within the story is available on Hoopla in a super cool animated digital read-along format! 

 

Find this title in the catalog and on Hoopla as an eBook, digital audiobook and movie.

 

¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market by Raúl the Third

Format : Book, eBook, Digital audiobook, digital movie, DVD

Who it’s for: Kids, Adults

 

If you enjoyed ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat  also check out Little Lobo and Bernarbé’s other adventure in food! Available in the catalog as both a book and an eBook.  And on Hoopla as a digital audiobook, movie and read-along!

Surprise by Mies Van Hout

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Another international children’s treasure, Surprise was originally published in New Zealand in Dutch by Mies Van Hout. The complex and emotional world of planning, parenting and raising children are depicted by colorful bird representations. Surprise (following Happy and Friends) provides another wonderous chalklike, kaleidoscope printed canvas by Van Hout. Children and adults alike will enjoy following the journey of yearning to letting go.

Find Surprise in the catalog here.

My Heart is Laughing ~ A New Zealand Treasure

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My Heart is Laughing by Rose Lagercrants, Translated by Julia Marshall and illustrated by Eva Eriksson is another treasure from New Zealand.

Dani and Ella are together again joined by their classmates – some are nice like Cushion and others not so nice like Mickey and Vickey. The two best friends, Dani and Ella along with pet hamsters, Snow and Flake are off on new adventures. Ella has recently moved to a new town and Dani is struggling with the loss of her closest friend. When Cushion chooses Dani over Mickey and Vickey they bully Dani by pinching her repeatedly until she is so upset she acts totally our of character. When Dani’s Dad goes to school to address the harm she has suffered Ella appears and helps Dani remember all the great things to be happy about.

Find My Heart is Laughing here.

The Invention of Hugo Cabret By Brian Selznick

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The Invention of Hugo Cabret is an enticing and atmospheric work of children’s literature with a cast of characters cloaked with mystery and charm. This hybrid work, a mix of prose and full-page graphics, engulfs the reader in the wonder and magic of 1930s Paris. Orphaned Hugo Cabret has skills beyond his years as he keeps the train station’s clocks operating and attempts to rebuild a peculiar invention left by his father in hopes of uncovering a secret message.

Find The Invention of Hugo Cabret here. If this artistic hybrid novel/graphic novel format appeals to you, check out Brian Selznick’s other books, Wonderstruck and The Marvels.

Norman, Speak! By Caroline Adderson

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This heartwarming international children’s picture book has a surprising twist. A boy and his family visit an animal shelter and select the dog that has been in the shelter the longest, a special dog named Norman. Norman is friendly and funny but, does not respond to the usual dog commands. His new family loves him anyway! On an outing in the park Norman’s family learns something about him that changes everything! It turns out that Norman is super smart and has many things to teach and share with his new family.

 

Awards: 2015 United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY) and 2015 Outstanding International Book (OIB).

Find it in the catalog here.

In this Corner of the World

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In this Corner of the World
Format: DVD, Digital Movie
Who’s it for: Adults and Teens

In this Corner of the World takes place against the backdrop of Japan during the late 1930s and early 1940s, following the life of young woman growing up in World War II era Japan. The film’s style is lovely and light, almost like a watercolor, which is in stark contrast to the brutal reality of life during the war depicted in the film. The main character, Suzu Urano, is a sweet, hard working girl who loves art. As the movie progresses, so to do the years and the war. At 18 she is asked to marry a man she does not know, and after the marriage Suzu moves from Hiroshima to the small town of Kure where her husband’s family lives.

As the war continues, and the families struggle to survive, Suzu longs to return to her hometown of Hiroshima, one of the only areas that has not been damaged by air raids. The film is a lovely and heartbreaking look at wartime Japan from the point of view of an ordinary family. Focusing not on soldiers or politics, the film shows the viewer the daily life of ordinary people as their world falls down around them.

Fair warning: This movie will break your heart. As you watch the dates come and go on screen, your tension will only grow. The atomic bomb will drop – but of course that characters have no way of knowing that.

Find it in the catalog here.