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I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby / Quisiera tener pecas como Abby
(Bilingual edition)

by Kathryn Heling and Deborah Hembrook
Illustrated by Bonnie Adamson
Translated by Eida de la Vega



      Abby and Rosa are best friends, and best friends always want to be like each other, but how far will Rosa go to have freckles like Abby? She thinks Abby's freckles are beautiful, so she tries in innovative ways to make some freckles of her own. She tries her sister's makeup and has to clean all day to get rid of the mess. She tries chocolate pudding, which makes delicious freckles. Nothing works very well. Then Rosa gets chicken pox, and she does have freckles of her own....red, itchy ones.

This delightful story that captures the essence of the common childhood desire to be just like your best friend is brought to animated life in the soft watercolor illustrations by Bonnie Adamson. The book is a full-text English / Spanish translation; English at the top of the page, and Spanish on the bottom half, separated by a cute flower illustration. A bilingual vocabulary page in English and Spanish is included to help readers learn keywords in either language. It’s a good choice for home-school or early learning bilingual classes, and a fun introduction to either language. Don't miss the companion bilingual book, I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa by the same authors, also reviewed on Myshelf.

The Book

Raven Tree Press
February 22, 2007
Paperback
0972497382 / 978-0972497381
Children's Fiction ages 4-8
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The Reviewer

Beverly J. Rowe
Reviewed 2007
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