ALA Booklist (Wed Jul 06 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

The dynamic team that brought readers the popular De Colores (1994) is back with lively finger rhymes and more exuberant songs from Latin America. This new collection will be as treasured as the first book and just as well used. Adults working with children will find many instructional possibilities and curricular connections, and there are ample opportunities to get kids clapping, giggling, wiggling, tickling, and much more. The 34 selections are developmentally appropriate for younger children, but some can also be used with older students. Kleven's rich and vibrant collage illustrations are again wonderfully engaging. This time, she has added visual prompts to cue children to the appropriate body movements for accompanying the songs and rhymes. There are no source notes, but explanatory notes precede each selection, and there's a useful subject index. English translations have been made keeping rhythm and rhyme more in mind than the literal meaning in Spanish. (Reviewed January 1 & 15, 1998)

Horn Book (Wed Jul 06 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

Every entry in this collection includes well-translated bilingual lyrics, a music score for piano and guitar, easy-to-follow pictographs, and a brief text--only in English--explaining the movements and, in some cases, the origins of the song. The illustrations bubble over with vivid detail and root the verses in the wide Latin-American community. The songs are available on a separate CD or cassette. Ind.

Kirkus Reviews (Wed Jul 06 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

A nifty compilation of Latin American songs and finger rhymes, some of them original, some recalled from Orozco's Mexican childhood, and some collected during tours in Latin America and Spain. The pieces are presented with musical notations, background notes, Spanish/English lyrics, and small pictographs guiding young performers through the fun and simple actions required. Kleven's bright, cheerful, child-pleasing illustrations are full of frolicsome details for individual readers to pore over, but the activities work in small family circles or large groups. A subject index displays a wide range of topics: Here are participation pieces from greetings to farewells; learn-through-play concepts about body parts, the world of work, Spanish vowel sounds, and more; and pieces that promote self-esteem and friendship. The book is a sprightly, upbeat celebration. (Anthology. 2-6)"