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  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 3; suggested age 3.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Familiar supermarket saga told in bilingual verse.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 3 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Not an issue.

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Not an issue.
  • Sexy stuff:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

This review of Bebe Goes Shopping was written by Patricia Tauzer

Parents need to know that they will relate to this familiar story, which is enriched by rhyming verse, Spanish vocabulary, and vibrant illustrations that kids will love.

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  • Families can talk about shopping (o, ir de compras). Nearly all kids who have tagged along on weekly shopping trips with their parents will have tales to tell. As well as talking about their own adventures to the supermarket, families who read Bebe's story can learn the Spanish words on each page. The glossary at the end will help with pronunciation and definition.
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Book Summary

Is It Any Good?

Told in any language, the story of a mother and child's trip to the supermarket is usually an adventure. This one is no exception. When Bebe gets restless, Mama has to come up with inventive ways to manage him and still get the shopping done. Bebe's story is light, the rhymes are loose and playful, Spanish words are intermixed with English, and the illustrations are vibrantly colorful. All in all, it's a simple but engaging book.

Though the story is one that has been told before and the rhymes are sometimes questionable, BEBE GOES SHOPPING will make the reader smile, and that is particularly due to the energetic illustrations. In gouache, watercolor, colored ink, and pencil, Steven Salerno masterfully creates the whirlwind world of shopping in the supermercado. Mama's swinging ponytail, the curving lines of bending, reaching figures; falling, floating apples; balloons; crackers; boxes and jars make the pages jump with sound and energy. Nothing is calm or fixed here, yet Mama keeps her cool. When the shopping is done, Mama is still smiling as she sighs, termine!. And, amazingly, Bebe's day too has been fantastico!

Publisher’s Details

Publisher: Voyager Books, Harcourt, Inc., Publication date: 04/01/2008
Number of pages: 36, Price: $6.00 (paperback)
Read Aloud: 3, Read Alone: 6

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