This story is about Senora Felice, a Latina school teacher from the US that lives in Mexico and decides to buy a backpack for her teaching supplies. While shopping for a “special” backpack, she finds a bright green backpack with the face of a smiley yellow tabby cat with sparkling green eyes. She buys it and soon discovers that the backpack has magical powers that change moods when things happen to Senora Felice. At first, Senora Felice is frightened by what the backpack can do but soon learns her Gatito backpack will have a positive impact on her life. This bilingual book is written especially for children learning to speak, read and write in English and/or Spanish, in grades 2-5. This colorfully illustrated book will keep children engaged in listening and reading to find out what will happen next to Senora Felice.
About the Author: Esther Reyes Jones
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Esther Reyes Jones is a first generation Mexican American. After 30 years in both teaching and administration, she retired from education, had a brief career as a financial consultant, before starting a new career as a children's book author. She is married and has two grown children from her previous marriage. She lives with her husband and daughter in South Orange County. Her son lives in Pasadena, California. Although Esther's educational experiences were with high school students, she delights in telling stories to engage, explore and open the creative minds of children. Fantasy and adventure are never far from the curious minds of young children learning English and/or Spanish. La Senora with the Blue Lipstick is her first book.
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La Senora with the Blue Lipstick is a bilingual book written in English and Spanish. This book can be read to beginning English Language Learners or Spanish Language Learners in either language. More proficient students of either language can read it aloud or silently themselves. ||| REVIEWS: Reviews from Amazon.com: "Very well written, appealing to young and mature alike." "Me gusta! Excellent!" "The kid loves it so a good buy in my opinion." "The story is quite charming and written in everyday easy to understand language. The Spanish and English correspond and are accurately translated. This is a terrific book for any person trying to learn either language." "My granddaughter and I loved the story about Senora Felice. We are looking forward to reading more about her adventures." "The author presented translations in a way that introduced Spanish paragraphs with English ones to allow readers to take the time to understand."
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Book Author
Esther Reyes Jones
Publisher
Language
Bilingual
ISBN
978-1523953882
Pages
28
Format
Paperback
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