¿Ahora qué? - Now What? (Eric & Julieta Series)

by Isabel Munoz, Gustavo Mazali (Illustrator)

Overview

Mom is in the living room with a friend, and has asked Eric to watch over Julieta. The problem with Julieta is she can't keep her hands off her brother's toys! And somehow she manages to get dirty in a split second! What can an older brother do? Show her the bathroom and ask her to clean herself. But Julieta has a curious mind and she finds out that she can play with the soap and the toothpaste. Chaos ensues. "Eeeeriiiiiiic!"

Bilingual title: Ahora, que? / Now What?

Mama tiene visita y le pide a Eric que vigile a Julieta. El problema es que Julieta siempre quiere jugar con los juguetes de su hermano y ademas siempre se ensucia. Que puede hacer Eric? Ensenarle el bano y decirle que se lave. Claro que cuando Julieta descubre la pasta de dientes, se le ocurren muchas ideas. Eerrriiiiiiic!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780439783729
Publisher:	Scholastic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/09/2006
Series:	Eric & Julieta
Edition description:	Bilingual Edition: English & Spanish
Pages:	24
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 7.98(h) x 0.11(d)
Language:	Spanish
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Isabel Muñoz lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She taught literature to middle-school children and now works as a freelance writer and editor. She studied Language Arts at the University of Buenos Aires and has published more than one hundred books for children of all ages.

Gustavo Mazali lives in Buenos Aires, Argentina. A self-taught artist, he has illustrated many children’s books published in Europe and the United States. His children are his main source of inspiration.

Editorial Reviews

This book in the "Eric & Julieta" series sees Eric in charge of watching his younger sister Julieta while their mother entertains a friend. When Eric decides to play with his cars, he is forced to make concessions to his sister in order to stop her from crying. Eric allows her to play with his red car but balks when she tries to push it down his ramp. After several rounds of crying from Julieta, the friend of the children's mother leaves, although it is unclear if the behavior of the children causes this directly. What is clear from the final page of the book is that Eric feels his mother is unfair for getting angry with him and putting him to work on chores. The interaction between the siblings is realistic and readers will perhaps feel a sense of injustice as Eric is punished at the end of the story. Entertaining illustrations are set off from the text by a ribbon of toothpaste, which plays a role in the story as well. Considering its inexpensive price, this book would make good entertainment for children interested in reading a fictional story.

Children's Literature - Ramirose Attebury Wendt