Mi Perro Es El Mejor - (¡me Gusta Leer!) by David Catrow (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This easy-to-read book about funny dogs and the kids who love them, by the creator of a New York Times Best Illustrated Book, is now available in Spanish!

The dogs in this story are small, tall, fast, and funny. They can hide, hug, sing, and surprise. Which dog is best? The one that belongs to YOU!

Colorful, energetic illustrations featuring a diverse cast of kids and their goofy canine companions will make you laugh out loud!

With simple Spanish-language text, both native Spanish speakers working on their reading skills and beginner students of Spanish can read this story on their own.

¡Me gusta leer!(R) provides emerging Spanish language readers with translations of popular I Like to Read(R) books. The award-winning I Like to Read(R) series focuses on books for kindergarten through first grade. Acclaimed author-illustrators--including winners of Caldecott, Theodor Seuss Geisel, and Coretta Scott King honors--create original, high quality illustrations that support comprehension of simple text and are fun for kids to read with parents, teachers, or on their own!

About the Author

David Catrow has illustrated many bestselling books including When God Made You by Matthew Paul Turner, I Like Myself! by Karen Beaumont, and Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs by Alan Katz. He received a New York Times Best Illustrated Award for She's Wearing a Dead Bird on Her Head by Kathryn Lasky and a Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award for The Fly Flew In, an I Like to Read Book both written and illustrated by David Catrow and published by Holiday House. Other books for Holiday House are I Want an Apple (written by David L. Harrison), and Fun In the Sun. Mr. Catrow also worked on the visual development for the animated feature Horton Hears a Who! He lives in Ohio. Learn more at catrow.com.