Bold and bright cut-paper illustrations introduce preschoolers to shapes, colors, opposites, and numbers in Spanish and English. Each double-page spread effectively combines the featured concept and a familiar object. Count nine ladybugs (nueve mariquitas), see a diamond-shaped kite (el rombo, el papalote), or identify the color green (verde) of a frog (la rana) in these visually stimulating bilingual vocabulary primers.

PreS-This attractive set of Spanish-English books will help to fill a gap in board-book collections. The books feature one or two words per language per page along with a cut-paper collage in bright colors. The simplified pictures with sharply contrasting colors are ideal for infant and toddler audiences. The quality of the reproductions is excellent, making the layers of different color paper visible and adding to the collages' texture and depth. Fine choices for the youngest patrons.-Denise E. Agosto, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.