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Bertrand, Diane Gonzales

A Bean and Cheese Taco Birthday / Un cumpleaños con tacos de frijoles con queso

32 pp. | Piñata | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-1-55885-812-1 $17.95

(4) K-3 Translated by Gabriela Baeza Ventura. Illustrated by Robert Trujillo. Darío is certain his little brother's birthday will be the worst: all Ariel wants is to eat tacos in the park with their parents. But Darío is pleasantly surprised to find that a low-key party has its own benefits. Despite its overt message, the story, in both English and Spanish, is satisfying. The awkwardly rendered illustrations give the book an amateurish look.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn