How Are You?/¿Cómo Estás? - by Angela Dominguez

About the Book

Two baby giraffes meet a baby ostrich and try to guess how their potential new friend is feeling.

Book Synopsis

A conversational, bilingual story about two talkative giraffes who befriend a baby ostrich, now available in board book for our youngest Spanish speakers and kids eager to learn a new language!

When two giraffe friends find a baby ostrich, they have some questions: Is baby ostrich hungry? Shy? Tired?
Ostrich says no! So how does she feel?

Friendship awaits in this bilingual book about feelings, How Are You? / ¿Cómo estás? by Angela Dominguez--expressed both in English and in Spanish.

Review Quotes

"First introduced to this friendly pair of giraffes--one Spanish-speaking, the other Anglophone--in How Do You Say? / ¿Cómo se dice?, readers now find them greeting an ostrich . . . . Here's hoping these endearing giraffes will continue making plenty of amigos." --Kirkus Reviews

How Do You Say? / ¿Cómo se dice?:

"Young children will delight in the antics of two endearing giraffes in this bilingual picture book." --School Library Journal

"This charming story is as light as air yet carries heft." --Kirkus Reviews

"As appealing to look at as it is to listen to, this book . . . provides opportunities to bring together those learning English, learning Spanish, or just learning how to make new friends and amigos." --The Horn Book

"Dominguez's bold, playful pictures . . . [demonstrate] something that many children know intuitively: Speaking different languages is a minor detail when it comes to making new friends." --Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Angela Dominguez was born in Mexico City, grew up in Texas, and now resides on the east coast. She has written and illustrated several books for children, including How Are You? / ¿Cómo estás?, How Do You Say? / ¿Cómo se dice?, Maria Had a Little Llama (a Pura Belpré Honor book), Sing, Don't Cry, and the Stella Diaz series.