14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent translation of a beloved board book, September 25, 2004
This review is from: Muu. Beee. ¡Así fue! / Moo, Baa, La La La, Spanish Edition (Board book)
The English _Moo, Baa, La-la-la_ was the first Sandra Boynton book I ever saw, and I instantly fell in love. I bought it long before I had anyone to whom to read it, and quickly developed the ability to recite it from memory (to sell people on a new favorite author).
When my little nephew was born, I began reading to him from every book I had that he might appreciate. This is what I do with all tiny children, but in his case EVERY child-related thing in his home was electronic, and I was concerned for his development. I began by reading to him the lone Spanish-language board book I had at the time, _Recién Nacido_ (which I also highly recommend).
The first time I read this book to him, in English, he was seated on my lap and facing the book, but ... the moment I let out a good loud "MOO," he nearly gave himself whiplash trying to see where that strange noise had come from! The animal noises fascinated him to the point that this became the one book he wouldn't explore alone; he just turned it over and over, apparently seeking the button to push for the sound effects. Despite the puzzlement, this quickly became one of a group of favorites he would pull out of the basket during every visit.
When I found the Spanish translation, our nephew was out of the country, with an indefinite return date. I bought it anyway, waiting for the chance to show him. When he returned, age 2 1/2, after nearly a year away, he scarcely recognized us and was very upset. I went home, got the Spanish and English of this book, and went over to see if we could get re-acquainted this way. He immediately sat down to look and giggled now at the animals themselves, which he recognized after a year on the farm. "¡Vaca!" "¡Caballo!" Both versions became great favorites, and often he chose to pick up the one right after the other.
Other translations of charming books, especially the rhyming ones, too often fall short. _Muú, Beee, Así fue_ does not disappoint. Fear not to stock up on copies of this one in *both* languages, to share as often as possible with other families and spread the joy around.
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Lost in Translation, May 3, 2006
This review is from: Muu. Beee. ¡Así fue! / Moo, Baa, La La La, Spanish Edition (Board book)
I bought this book for my 8-month old daughter, as I had seen the English version of this book and really enjoyed the rhymes. Spanish is my first language and I intend to raise my daughter bilingual, so I though this was a fun book to start introducing some words and animal sounds. Well, I must say that the Spanish version of this book is not nearly as entertaining as the English version. This book just doesn't rhyme at all! Why would three singing pigs say something so meaningless as "Asi fue"?? Then you get three pigs saying "oink" day and night and a "Ya est?" phrase that was obvioulsy added to keep some rhyme, even though it doesn't make any sense at all. I'm dissapointed with this book and wish more time had been spent on properly translating it.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
My Daughter Loves it!, May 26, 2007
This review is from: Muu. Beee. ¡Así fue! / Moo, Baa, La La La, Spanish Edition (Board book)
I got this book for my baby girl when she was about 9 months old. She loved it immediately. Both my husband and I are bilingual and would like our daughter to develop a familiarity with her native language early. This is a great translation. My little girl loved it. She would bring it to her father or I so that we'd read it to her. On a family trip, whenever she would get fussy, I would just recite the book from memory and she would laugh. I highly recommend it. It's hard to find good spanish books, but this is a good find!
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