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Say Hello! Hardcover – Picture Book, April 15, 2010

by Rachel Isadora (Author, Illustrator)
4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 361 ratings
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Carmelita loves to greet everyone in her colorful neighborhood. There are people from so many different cultures! They all like to say hello too, so now Carmelita can say hello in Spanish, English, French, Japanese, and many other languages. And her dog, Manny? Well, he seems to understand everyone, and gives a happy "Woof!" wherever he goes.

Caldecott Honor winner Rachel Isadora's eyecatching collages are full of kid-friendly details like colorful storefronts, pigeons and an ice cream truck, making Carmelita's neighborhood fun to explore. Emphasizing the rich diversity of America's neighborhoods, this simple portrait of a child's day provides a great introduction to the joy of language.

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    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    10.38 x 0.34 x 10.31 inches
  6. Publisher
    G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
  7. Publication date
    April 15, 2010
  8. ISBN-10
    0399252304
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0399252303
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PreSchool-Grade 1—Carmelita and her mother set out to visit Abuela Rosa. As they pass each family or store, they call out the appropriate greeting. Whether it be friends just returning from Africa ("Jambo!") or the woman in the bakery ("Bonjour!"), Carmelita's dog is ready with a friendly "Woof!" When Carmelita reaches her grandmother ("Hola!"), the two share a smile as the pup seems to understand yet another greeting. Carmelita's busy, diverse neighborhood is a place that children will enjoy, and Isadora's oil-and-collage illustrations are richly detailed. From Carmelita's huevos con tocino (eggs and bacon) to the Japanese restaurant's lanterns, textured paint and printed patterns invite readers to linger on each page. Text and illustrations work together to provide clues for readers who may be learning these greetings for the first time. Pronunciation is not included, so adults will want to prepare before reading the book aloud. This accessible story could be used to discuss not only languages, but clothing and manners as well.—Lisa Glasscock, Columbine Public Library, Littleton, CO
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One morning Carmelita, her mother, and their dog Manny go to visit Abuela Rose. Walking through their neighborhood, they run into friends and shopkeepers and stop to greet them in different languages: “Buenos días” to Señor Enrico at the bodega, “Shalom” to Mrs. Rosen and her children, “Konichiwa” to the Japanese restaurant staff, “Jambo,” to Joseph and his parents, “Al salaam a’alaykum” to the butcher and his family, and so on. In contrast, Manny greets everyone with “woof.” There’s no real drama; the text is pared down to essentials and the striking collage-style illustrations are colorful and dynamic. Richly patterned with oil paints as well as printed patterns, the cut-paper shapes show up vividly against the white backgrounds. Pair this upbeat book with Manya Stojic’s Hello World! (2002) and Lila’s Prap’s Animals Speak (2006) for opening discussions of different languages and cultures. Preschool-Grade 1. --Carolyn Phelan

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers; Illustrated edition (April 15, 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0399252304
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399252303
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 4 years, from customers
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ AD470L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.38 x 0.34 x 10.31 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the illustrations beautiful and the book a wonderful introduction to foreign languages. They also say the story is cute and the characters are diverse.

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11 customers mention "Visuals"11 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the beautiful illustrations in the book.

"...The art is cute, too! When reading aloud, I do slightly alter the dialogue in the park scene with her friends because it feels a bit forced/dated...." Read more

"...I love it. The character is sweet, the art is inspiring to my LOs development creativity, and I love the learning aspect of it all...." Read more

"Love the illustrations and easy way to build a sense of belonging!" Read more

"...The illustrations are beautiful, colorful, and animated and I appreciate all the languages/religious backgrounds that are mentioned in this lovely..." Read more

10 customers mention "Literary aspects"10 positive0 negative

Customers find the literary aspects of the book wonderful. They also say it offers a wonderful introduction to foreign languages and diversity.

"...It's a brilliant book to get started with...." Read more

"...It's a quick fun read with a great page on how to pronounce everything. Def recommend and keep it forever and pass it on! Ciao!" Read more

"...It introduces little ones to diverse characters and multiple languages. My two year old loves this book and reaches for it often." Read more

"Great classroom book! This book offers a wonderful introduction to the diversity of languages and greetings that abound in the neighborhood in which..." Read more

4 customers mention "Plot"4 positive0 negative

Customers find the plot cute.

"...But no one notices and the story keeps flowing." Read more

"...We love learning some other languages and greetings and the story is cute. We like the dog also interacting with everyone." Read more

"Nice story and pictures, couple of pages that didn't have text on it at all" Read more

"The illustrations in this book are so rich and bright; they bring the simple story to life. A lovely multicultural tale." Read more

3 customers mention "Characters"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the characters in the book diverse and interesting. They also appreciate the multiple languages.

"...I love it. The character is sweet, the art is inspiring to my LOs development creativity, and I love the learning aspect of it all...." Read more

"Love this book! It introduces little ones to diverse characters and multiple languages. My two year old loves this book and reaches for it often." Read more

"...I love it!! I love the artwork, I love that the characters are multicultural, I love the book! Excellent for preschool and up." Read more

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I received this book to read to my toddler daughter and found this particular page highly inappropriate. Along with a few other racial profiling issues. No thank you. We immediately decided to make the return.
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Jason Woodland
5.0 out of 5 stars Really fun for story time
Reviewed in the United States on September 3, 2020
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I read this fairly regularly at my First Five Years story times at the urban library I work for. It's a brilliant book to get started with. I normally sing my hello song and dive right into this book, because the main character walks down a busy NYC street and greets her diverse neighbors in their native language. The caregivers always enjoy shouting their responses and encourage the kids to echo the greetings.

The art is cute, too! When reading aloud, I do slightly alter the dialogue in the park scene with her friends because it feels a bit forced/dated. But no one notices and the story keeps flowing.
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Julie A. De Haro
5.0 out of 5 stars " and "I Love You" in other languages
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2018
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Hola!- I've always wanted to learn to say "Hello," "Good-bye," and "I Love You" in other languages. My LO was born 12-3-17 and I knew reading to her would be a priority. I read about this book on a Popsugar article about diverse children's books and quickly ordered on Amazon. I love it. The character is sweet, the art is inspiring to my LOs development creativity, and I love the learning aspect of it all. It's a quick fun read with a great page on how to pronounce everything. Def recommend and keep it forever and pass it on! Ciao!
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Sarah
5.0 out of 5 stars Favorite Book
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2023
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This has been an incredibly well loved book in our house for years. I buy it for all our friends. There’s nothing cuter than your two year old saying “hello” in multiple languages because of this book. Cannot recommend enough.
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Rachelle Lay Hughes
5.0 out of 5 stars Great pictures, better premise!
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2022
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Love the illustrations and easy way to build a sense of belonging!
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Angela Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars So fun to read!
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2023
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What a cute book! We love learning some other languages and greetings and the story is cute. We like the dog also interacting with everyone.
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Kmerikson
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful illustrations, inclusion of many languages
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018
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I love this book and so glad I got it for my baby. The illustrations are beautiful, colorful, and animated and I appreciate all the languages/religious backgrounds that are mentioned in this lovely little book. Great for toddlers and younger preschoolers and even babies.
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Amy Dangelico
4.0 out of 5 stars Am I saying these correctly?
Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2021
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This book is super sweet. I just wish the pronunciations were on the pages themselves instead of in the back of the book.
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stephanie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, two year old loves it!
Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2021
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Love this book! It introduces little ones to diverse characters and multiple languages. My two year old loves this book and reaches for it often.
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Sophia Ortiz
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant quality
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2020
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Beautifully illustrated & a lovely read
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Pepsi
5.0 out of 5 stars Great entry level for introduction to new languages.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 15, 2018
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A great investment as it will grow with your child.
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De88ie
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, love the illustrations
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2015
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Good book, love the illustrations, and at the end explaining how to say HELLO in the different languages and how to say it.
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MrsPandMini
4.0 out of 5 stars Well illustrated but heavy on stereotypes
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2020
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This book certainly heavily stereotypes people from around the world by dress, diet, occupation, number of children - that being said, I enjoyed this book and that it teaches so many ways to say hello, and represents several cultures from around the world living together in one neighbourhood side-by-side, and all saying hello. So the stereotyping seems appropriate to tell this story. The illustration is beautiful and I will read it to my toddler, but certainly with a little ambivalence. If you’re comfortable with that, I would recommend it too.
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A L
4.0 out of 5 stars The idea is nice
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2019
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This book was recommended as part of a list of diverse books for children which is how I came to purchase it.

The idea is nice, but the characters are illustrated in a very stereotyped way which was a bit disappointing.

There is a page at the back to help with pronunciation which is handy.

Not sure that I would necessarily recommend this book to my friends.
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