Goodnight, Papito Dios/Buenos Noches, Papito Dios (Spanish and English Edition) - Hardcover

Victor Villaseñor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558854673 ISBN 13: 9781558854673

Publisher: Pinata Books, 2007

Synopsis

"Papá, I don't want to go to sleep. I'm scared."

Everyone knows that the trick to putting children to bed is creating a bedtime routine, and in this new children's story from Victor Villaseñor, he recreates his own family's bedtime tradition.

Papá tells his son that every night when he was a boy, his mother would sing him to sleep with the turtledove song. "Coo-coo-roo-coo-coooo," he sings, and tells the little boy about his very own Guardian Angel who will take him through the night sky to be reunited with God, or Papito Dios. "Then in the morning, you'll come back refreshed, rested, and powerful as the wind."

As Papá sings the turtledove song to his son, he reminds the child that Mamá loves him, the dog and the cat love him, and his brothers and sisters love him too. Even the trees and grass and the flowers that dance in the wind love him. Gradually, the boy drifts off to sleep, feeling safe and warm in God's love and dreaming of the day when he will sing the turtledove song to his own children.

About this title

About the Author:

VICTOR VILLASEà OR is the author of The Stranger and the Red Rooster / El forastero y el gallo rojo (Piñata Books, 2006), The Frog and His Friends Save Humanity /La rana y sus amigos salvan a la humanidad (Piñata Books, 2005), Little Crow to the Rescue / El Cuervito al rescate (Piñata Books, 2005), and Mother Fox and Mr. Coyote / Mamá Zorra y Don Coyote (Piñata Books, 2004). He is also the author of numerous acclaimed titles for adults and young adults, including Burro Genius: A Memoir (Rayo, 2004); Macho! (Arte Público Press, 2003), which was chosen by The New York Public Library for its distinguished list of Books for the Teen Age; Walking Stars (Piñata Books, 2003); and Rain of Gold (Arte Público Press, 1991).

JOSà RAMà REZ, a native of Los Angeles where he continues to live and work, is the illustrator of the award-winning books The Frog and His Friends Saved Humanity / La rana y sus amigos salvan a la humanidad (Piñata Books, 2005) and Quinito's Neighborhood / El vecindario de Quinito (Children's Book Press, 2005).

Review:

"The author's love letter to his mother, a gentle, repetition of the words of a Latino lullaby [is] accompanied by strong illustrations of family bonds [with] eye-catching folkloric quality." --Kirkus Reviews

"The father-child relationship and invocation of family tradition is quite lovely. Dreamy, swirly illustrations with folk-art influences nicely parallel the book's meditative quality." --MultiCultural Review

"This is a wonderful read-aloud with many repetitious passages that children will enjoy." --Catholic Library World

"The father-child relationship and invocation of family tradition is quite lovely. Dreamy, swirly illustrations with folk-art influences nicely parallel the book's meditative quality." --MultiCultural Review

"This is a wonderful read-aloud with many repetitious passages that children will enjoy." --Catholic Library World

About this edition

• Publisher: Pinata Books
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1558854673
• ISBN 13: 9781558854673
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Jose Ramirez