Crumbs on the Stairs - Migas en las escaleras

A Mystery (In English and Spanish)

Children - Preschool
26 Pages
Reviewed on 09/04/2011
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Reviewed by Author Anna del C. Dye for Readers' Favorite

This is a bilingual book with English writing translated to Spanish on the same page. In a country were many people speak Spanish, this book could help teach the English language to both the Spanish speaker’s children and to their parents. It could also help teach non-Spanish speakers a foreign language.

The story in this book goes from one room to another, or from one person to another, as the readers are shown trails of crumbs leading everywhere. Meanwhile, the narrator asks where the crumbs come from in Spanish and English so the readers can associate the words with their translation. The purpose of the book is to explore the mystery of not only who or what left the crumbs in all these places, but also why.

The English version of this story is written in well-done rhymes. It even moves flawlessly through the pages. I am a native Spanish speaker and some of the translation didn't work for me. But overall this is a great bilingual book for young readers.