Kikirikí / Quiquiriquí [Hardcover]

Diane de Anda (Author), Daniel Lechon (Author), Karina Hernandez (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2004 | Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Marta and Celia have never seen Sunday dinner strut in their backyard, so when Abuela brings home a wily rooster, they are shocked at the rooster’s ugly fate. When the girls accidentally overhear Abuela telling their parents about dinner plans that involve Kiki, they know that they have to save their new friend.

They hide him in the closet in their room, but when his joyful cries wake the family at dawn, they know that they’ve been caught. They soon discover that Kiki has a few tricks of his own up his wing, and with a wink, he manages to save the day.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 1-3–When Abuela brings home a rooster for Sunday dinner, her granddaughters want to keep him as a pet. They name him Kiki and hide him in their closet. Their parents and grandmother assume that the bird is lost, the girls sneak him food throughout the evening, and all is well until the sun comes up and the rooster does what roosters do. Faced with their children's sad faces, the adults relent and take Kiki to a friend's ranch where he at first appears dead, but then revives to run off into the corn. The plodding, lengthy story and the literal Spanish translation are as lacking in pizzazz as the English original. The realistic pen-and-ink and watercolor illustrations are detailed and bright, but have a textbook quality. This book is unlikely to hold the attention of listeners and is not compelling enough to grab beginning readers. Alma Flor Ada's The Rooster Who Went to His Uncle's Wedding (PaperStar, 1998) is an infinitely more interesting tale about an engaging rooster.
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Language Notes

Text: English, Spanish (translation)
Original Language: English

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 26 pages
• Publisher: Pinata Books; Bilingual edition (May 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1558853820
• ISBN-13: 978-1558853829
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 10.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,563,772 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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