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Muu. Beee. ˇAsí fue! / Moo, Baa, La La La, Spanish Edition

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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.

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.

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!

I read this book to my kids who really have enjoyed learning and recognizing the animals. They have fun making the animal sounds as we read.

Because the book has few words, even a non-Spanish speaker can get through it with the kids.

I think in an attempt to rhyme, the translators have put a little silliness into the book. At times the animals say things that don't really make sense. But to me, it's a minor issue.

All in all, my children have really enjoyed the animal sounds and cute illustrations.

This is one of my toddler's favorite books! I'm very happy we got it!

(I am a native spanish speaker, BTW)

A mi ninita le encanta este libro! Estoy muy feliz que lo compramos!

My daughter has lots of fun with this book. The book talks about a rhino and the sound is kind of weird and not entertaining to kids. but other than, she loves it.

Many Spanish books teach how to say the NAME for the animal in Spanish - this one is so sweet, funny, and enjoyable, and adds to their vocabulary the SOUNDS the animals make. Again, another great board book to go along with Flip Flop Spanish. I'm tickled to have found this line, and will be using all of Boynton's Spanish Board books in my Preschool Spanish Classes.

Sra. Gose

Author of Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 1 & Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 2

I've never seen a book without a story...until I got this one. I could have grab a pet smart magazine and show them to my kids and told them muuu beee meow instead...my oldest (3) liked the pictures though.