We Laugh Alike (Juntos nos reimos) Carmen T. Bernier-Grand. Illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez. 2021. [April] 32 pages. [Source: Review copy]
First sentence: Today we are not alone in the park. Three other kids just showed up. Hoy no estamos solos en el parque. Hay ostros tres ninos jugando.
Premise/plot: We Laugh Alike is the story of six kids playing in the park. Three kids speak English. Three kids speak Spanish. Both are curious about the other...but it takes a little while before these two groups of kids join together and play together. Fun is the universal language.
My thoughts: There's something so joyous about this one. It is written in two languages. But it isn't your typical bilingual book where everything said is in both English and Spanish. The two languages blend together as the groups merge and join. There is a glossary in the back of the book.
Quote: We sing the same song a million times until they learn the words and sing with us.
© 2021 Becky Laney of Young Readers
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