¡Brum, brum, brum!

PreS-K—These titles present delightful rhymes that feature engaging vocabulary. Both board books are fun to read aloud and may be adapted to common song tunes for a richer early literacy engagement. ¡Naricitas y narizotas! features an interesting range of animals who revel in taking in the aromas of their favorite foods. For example, Hippopotamus takes a whiff of just-baked cake, and Panda enjoys smelling his feast of green bamboo stalks. The illustrations are in bold colors and are rendered in harmonizing hued palettes. They use accessible geometric shapes, including circles, rectangles, curves, and ovals, along with circle-shaped cutouts, to form each animal's nostrils. As readers turn the page, the cutouts form the shape of the next featured food item. These cutouts complement the thick board book pages, making this title even more accessible to tiny hands and readers. ¡Brum, brum, brum! also uses this cutout motif to good effect. "Brum brum" is a common onomatopoeia used in Spanish to represent the sound of vehicles. Trucks, tractors, school buses, and motorbikes all make appearances. Nencini's delightful rhymes offer fun alliterations for readers to share aloud with little ones. She assigns each of her animal characters—from bears to kangaroos to badgers—charming names, including Amadeo, Valentín, Romeo, and Jacinto. Seeing unique Spanish-language names in books for children is a definite plus.