I Kick the Ball / Pateo El Balon
Written by Gwendolyn Zepeda. Illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla.
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
(May 31, 2011)
ISBN-10: 1558856889
ISBN-13: 978-1558856882
Product Description
"I kick the ball. BAM! BOOM! POW!" Young Tonito dreams constantly about playing soccer. He imagines himself hitting the ball with his knee, his foot, his head.
In his mind's eye, Tonito can run as fast as a race car. He can leap into the air like a fish jumping out of the ocean. He sees his name on the back of his red jersey. He hears the roar of the crowd as he scores a goal. They chant his name: "Tonito! Tonito! Tonito!
But then his mother yells louder than the crowd in his head, and she reminds him about homework, dinner and family time. When he goes to bed, he knows that tomorrow he'll have to go to school and do his homework. But he also knows he ll play soccer again. "I'll dream what I do. I'll do what I dream. I'll kick the ball tomorrow. Bam! Boom! Pow!"
Crowd-pleasing author Gwendolyn Zepeda writes a dynamic story about a young soccer player that is sure to spark readers' enthusiasm for both reading and dreaming big. The lively text is complemented by Pablo Torrecilla's vibrant and spirited illustrations of Tonito buzzing around a field, hitting soccer balls with every part of his body. Children ages 4-8 will be inspired to go outside and play the world's most popular sport.
GWENDOLYN ZEPEDA is the author of two bilingual picture books for children: Growing Up with Tamales / Los tamales de Ana (Pinata Books, 2008), a 2009 Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended Title, and Sunflowers / Girasoles (Pinata Books, 2009), winner of the Texas Institute of Letters' Austin Public Library Friends Foundation Award for Best Children's Book. She lives and works in Houston, Texas.PABLO TORRECILLA, a native of Madrid, Spain, has illustrated numerous children's books, including Estrellita en la ciudad grande / Estrellita in the Big City (Pinata Books, 2008) and The Bakery Lady / La senora de la panaderia (Pinata Books, 2001). He lives in Italy.The Land of Lost Things / El Pais De Las Cosas Perdidas
Written and illustrated by Dina Bursztyn.
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Hardcover: 32 pages
(May 31, 2011)
ISBN-10: 1558856900
ISBN-13: 978-1558856905
Product Description
"I was going to draw, but my blue pencil was missing. It was lost! Where do all the lost things go?" A young boy's search for his misplaced pencil leads him to wonder where a
Today I'm posting from St. Louis, where I'm visiting family for the week of Thanksgiving. Hope you are all gearing up for a great holiday!
Just a note to say today between 12:00 and 1:00 pm I will be interviewed on Public Thinktank Radio during their Lets Talk About Education show. It will be a live call-in show where I talk about recent projects and my new books. The station broadcasts in the Brooklyn College area, but if you feel like tuning in you can also listen online (there is a link at their web site) or check the archives in a few days.
More soon!
I was recently interviewed by Geraldine Jensen, editor of Families Online Magazine.com.
We talked about my favorite topics - kids and books! Here is the link if you would like to check it out.
http://blogtalkradio.com/families/blog/2007/07/27/beyond-harry-potter-with-barbara-bietz
Happy Listening!
I just posted my recent radio interview on Portland, Maine's WMPG radio show CHICKENS R PEOPLE 2 to my web site! Click here if you want to sneak a listen.
I hope it doesn't take too long to load!
Cheryl, you’re so good on radio and TV! I’m jealous! Great interview -very moving.
Thank you, Josh! I’m glad to hear that. And I’m sure you’ll be wonderful, too!