(2) K-3 Illustrated by Susan Guevara. The battle between brains and brawn is entertainingly pitched here between the architect Socrates Rivera and the builder Hercules Hernandez when their village needs a new bridge. The Spanish dialogue is simple and punctuates the story-hour-ready text with verve. Guevara's tropically accented pastoral oil paintings provide contrast to the often slapstick goings-on but also do their share of the storytelling.

Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: July, 2007