Pio Peep! Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes

Christian Century, Dec 13, 2003

By Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, Alice Schertle and Vivi Escriva. HarperCollins, 64 pp., $14.99

Twenty-nine Spanish-language nursery rhymes and songs, from the playful to the soothing, are paired with English translations. The verses come from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba and various parts of Central America. The short poems are illustrated by Spanish artist Vivi Escriva's bright watercolors in a pleasing volume that deserves to become a classic. (Up to age 7)