Bebé

Compiling iconographic-animated adaptations of the children's picture books Bebé Goes Shopping (2006) and Bebé Goes to the Beach (2008), written by Susan Middleton Elya (who also narrates) and illustrated by Steven Salerno, Bebé serves up delightful day-in-the-life rhyming stories featuring the titular tyke, seamlessly combining English with Spanish. In lines like “He tugs on a carton with muchos colores/in butterfly yellow with pink and white flores,” the Spanish words are introduced in context, backed with appropriate pictures. After each story, a glossary of all the Spanish words and phrases is presented with English translations. DVD extras include an interview with the author. Recommended. Aud: K, E, P. (E. Gieschen)