In these bilingual editions, Dear Dragon goes on many adventures with his little boy. Together they learn how to play soccer, visit the library, spend the day at work with Dad, and play with some friends. The texts, though ably translated into Spanish, are distractingly choppy in both languages. The illustrations are simple with bright colors.

HILLERT, Margaret . Juega, juega, juega, querido drag&3;n/Play, Play, Play, Dear Dragon . ISBN 978-1-59953-363-6 . HILLERT, Margaret . Querido drag&3;n pasa el d&7;a con papa/Dear Dragon's Day with Father . ISBN 978-1-59953-360-5 . HILLERT, Margaret . Querido drag&3;n va a la biblioteca/Dear Dragon Goes to the Library . ISBN 978-1-59953-361-2 . ea vol: tr. by Eida Del Risco. illus. by David Schimmell. 29p. (Beginning-to-Read Series). Norwood House . 2010. PLB $19.93. LC number unavailable. K-Gr 2 Sportsmanship, friendships, and family are the underlying themes in these bilingual easy readers about a boy who has fun with his pet dragon. Full-bleed, entertaining cartoons provide essential sight clues. Hillert uses very simple language and repetitive phrases, adding to the books' worth as great educational tools. Although the Spanish translations are accurate, they include words that are not commonly used among Spanish speakers. For example, the sentence "go, go, go" is translated " avanza, avanza, avanza ," instead of " apurate, apurate, apurate ." Patricia Bashir, The Brentwood Library, TN