Susie Jaramillo: Susie Jaramillo is a mom, an artist and a creative director raising two bilingual children. She worked for many years in advertising having co-founded the vox collective, a NY-based boutique multicultural agency where she served as Chief Creative Officer until 2012. She attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn where she majored in painting and illustration.
Susie Grew up between Venezuela and the United States, always
going back and forth fluently between cultures. As a child, she was
exposed to songs and traditions from both the United States and
Latin America. To bring to life all the things she loved about her
Latino culture she created Canticos and now kids of all ages can
enjoy these nursery rhymes and songs! She lives in
Brooklyn.
A thoroughly engaging, ingeniously designed Latino celebration.
--STARRED review, Kirkus "Delightful....should draw smiles." --
STARRED review, Publishers Weekly "A fully immersive and
interactive reading experience...Little ones and their grown-ups
will love singing and reading this book together. A perfect choice
for bilingual story times." -- STARRED review, Lucia AcostaSchool
Library Journal "Belong[s] on every early reader's
bookshelf....Sing your heart out while teaching your little one
some Spanish with this adorable, bilingual book!...whether your
family speaks more than one language already, or you want your kid
to get a jumpstart on their Spanish skills, story time will be fun
for both of you." --Heather Newman, Babble.com "Truly worthy and
recommended for the shelves of every public and school library....
With every page turn, there are flaps to open and wheels to spin,
for a fully immersive, interactive reading experience." --Lucia
Acosta, School Library Journal, Spring 2016 Titles For And About
Latinos "So beautifully designed and such fun." --Mary Alice
Garber, Politics and Prose Bookstore "Sure to engage young children
everywhere... insanely adorable novelty board book [with] plenty of
lift the flap and turn the wheel opportunities to encourage
entertaining interaction and the illustrations are simply precious
and truly heartwarming....fun filled app...these activities are all
designed to assist young developing minds in becoming bilingual. --
Obviously MARvelous Jamarillo has done a wonderful job in the
adorable book telling the story of the chicks whose mom takes care
of them. Her lyrics are simpler than the translation above and flow
better....The illustrations are bright, simple, and cheerful and it
has flaps to open, which makes it even more fun for kids. The
rhyming text is catchy and it would be a perfect book to read
aloud." -- Carol's Notebook "Delightful...I have no hesitation in
recommending to parents, carers and teachers for them to share with
young children and initiate a love of rhymes and languages in a fun
and enjoyable way." -- Splashes Into Books
"Adorable....Preschoolers will find all the interactive
lift-the-flaps and spin-wheel features hard to resist...." -- Good
Reads With Ronna "A wonderful, little book which not only lets kids
get a taste for another language but helps them learn a treasure
from the culture which sticks in the head for years to come--a
rhyme. I can only recommend it and think little listeners will
adore it." -- Bookworm for Kids I love the Canticos books because
they are so beautiful. The production values are much higher than
we usually see from a small press. Bi-lingual books are always a
challenge to come by, so Encantos seems to have found a gap in the
market with LITTLE CHICKIES/LOS POLLITOS and the others coming this
year. Plus digital content is always appreciated. I don't see books
like this every day. It's easy to get excited about them." --Clare
Doornbos from DIESEL, A Bookstore in Larkspur "A fantastic way to
introduce the Spanish language to young children....Even better?
There's a super cute app that goes along with it. With adorable
illustrations and flaps to lift open, Ellie was drawn in
immediately. The rhythmic, rhyming nature of the story...completely
sealed the deal....The app is really cute too. Ellie loves it and I
love that she's learning a little something through play." --
Glamamom "Your children will love singing along and playing with
the 3 three little chickies. Even better still, they'll enjoy
reading the book and using the app in conjunction with each other
so they'll be able to experience hours of nonstop fun and
learning!" -- Divinelifestyle.com "Offers interactive fun....Not
only a great [book] to have in the home, but also a great teaching
tool.... the app [is] a must have as well when you want to have
tools that can help the learning of a new language for your kids
fun!" -- Mommy Katie blog "I love the board book design with
flaps...We find that our children that come in love flaps and
moveable parts and that also works well when we are doing story
time to get children involved with a story.... a great addition to
our Story Hour collection." --Arin Burton, Youth Services, Lima OH
Public Library "Grab your book and app and get your kids falling in
love with an engaging and fun way to learn a new language."-
Crunchmommy.com "Too cute! I love the idea of introducing a second
language to children, especially at a young age." --The Review
Wire.com "Engaging and eye catching with wonderful
illustrations....Together [the book and app] are amazing and will
help encourage young children to learn another language as well as
show them all mothers love their children. -- Cumin Logic "A
must-have for every young child's library." -- A Typical Familia "A
book chock full of good stuff to work your kids' little
brains....book's universal simplicity that helped my kids to learn
new Spanish words....the app is fantastic [and] provided endless
engagement for my kids to explore their creativity and tap into
several forms of intelligence.If you are scrambling for summer
activities like I am, check out Little Chickies / Los Pollitos and
the app that goes with it. You won't be disappointed." -- The 21st
Century Sahm "I love that my kids are able to practice a new
language by singing, listening, touching and watching the app or
flipping through the book. " -- Fav Haute Mama "The colorful,
expressive illustrations could universally communicate the story of
three demanding chickies hatching from eggs supervised by their
resourceful, loving mama hen. My daughter enjoyed lifting the flaps
and telling the story in her own words based on the pictures. After
reading in Spanish...my daughter enjoyed interacting with the book
all over again....would make for an impressive and thoughtful
gift." --Bicultural Mama "I love that [the author] has created
these for Latino children. They can be a great tool for non-Latino
children as well, to help introduce them to Latino culture and
Spanish....a fun way to plant the seed...a really cute story." --
Emily Reviews What a sweet little book and a clever way to promote
bilingual reading experiences to small children.
The book is based on a song....Singing is great for helping
children break down words into their smaller sounds--an important
early literacy skill!" - Librarian in Periwinkle Families and
teachers looking for bilingual books (English/Spanish), have a new
resource in Canticos from Susie Jaramillo. Their unique
presentation sets them apart from others in that genre. The text
and illustrations form a recipe for fun and educational books for
young readers." -- The Fairview Review
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