I loved this book when I was a kid, and I was in a Spanish immersion program in school. I found the book again at work today, and was surprised that once I started reading it, there were some parts that I remembered really clearly.

Me gusta mucho este libro! ( )

This is a touching book of a young child recounting the time he spends with his big brother. Through the text you can really feel the love the younger brother has for his older brother and how much he looks up to him. This book is written in both English and Spanish which I believe would be great for Hispanic ESL students. I do not particularly care for the illustration style but it is not completely distracting from the story. ( )

I loved this book when I was a kid, and I was in a Spanish immersion program in school. I found the book again at work today, and was surprised that once I started reading it, there were some parts that I remembered really clearly.

Me gusta mucho este libro!

A little boy admires his big brother and aspires to be like him when he is older.

I thought this book was very well done and could be a great tool for learning in a classroom learning both languages. This book would also be a helpful tool for Spanish ELL students. The story is told from the point of view of the younger brother, who looks up to and admires his brother. The younger brother describes all of the things his older brother does, like delivering newspapers and playing baseball, and the things they do together, like wrestling and playing catch. As the story goes on, the younger brother tells how he becomes big enough to start doing things like his older brother. This story could be used in an LEA lesson by first allowing students (3rd or 4th grade) to retell the story in their own words and then by talking about how the older brother is a role model and what that means. This would transition to an assignment on a role model and writing, in both English and Spanish to the best of their abilities, a short story of things that their role does that the student admires and what things, if any, that they do as well. ( )