C.M. Harris

This is a cute book and I enjoyed reading it. I read it because 1) I am an intermediate Spanish speaker who is out of practice and wants to improve her language skills (and have resources to help children develop language skills as well) and 2) I believe teaching children how to handle money is important and am looking for ways to make that natural. In regards to reason 1, the language was easy for me to understand and was fast enough I didn't lose interest. However, I am an adult and am not the target audience; a child would probably lose interest due to the lack of a real plot or humor. I am also not a native Spanish speaker and cannot speak to the quality of the writing. In regards to reason 2, the book could be a helpful tool to start that discussion with a kid. (Although there are some things I did not agree with; for example, at the end the child helps a less-fortunate person and the mother rewards the child by buying him ice cream. Is the lesson that we should help others to receive rewards? Not that it's wrong to buy ice cream, it just seemed an odd way to end the book.)… (mais)