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[rivka]

I'm shopping for children's picture books for my niece Jessica, who is being raised bilingual and speaks only Spanish at home. I just found a Spanish-language version of one of my personal favorites, Bread and Jam for Frances by Russell Hoban. (If you haven't read it: Small girl badger decides she only wants to eat bread and jam; it doesn't work out so well for her when her parents go along and only serve her bread and jam for every meal and snack.)

So there's a Spanish-language version, Pan y Mermelada Para Francisca. Excellent! I scroll down the Amazon page to see if there are any comments about the adequacy of the translation. Nope.

But I do come to a section Amazon has helpfully entitled, "Books on Related Topics." And what's listed there? La Revolucion Diabetica del Dr. Atkins.

Bread... jam... and a counter-suggestion of the Atkins Diet. I suppose that does make a twisted sort of sense.

Comments

[hobbitbabe.livejournal.com]

I adore Bread and Jam; it is my favourite Frances book. I like to make everything come out even, like -- what is her friend's name? Arnold?

[sistercoyote.livejournal.com]

I don't know if there is a Spanish version or not, but I like "Maxie", "I Wonder What's Under", and "Donkey, Donkey" if you can find them. Also, "Never Tease a Weasel"

[okoshun.livejournal.com]

I personally love La mariquita malhumorada (http://www.amazon.com/mariquita-malhumorada-Eric-Carle/dp/0064434494/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228958314&sr=8-1). I don't know how good the translation is, though.

[(Anonymous)]

There are good Spanish translations of the Frog and Toad books.