Gazpacho for Nacho

by Tracey Kyle, Carolina Farías (Illustrator)

Overview

Nacho likes to eat only one thing—gazpacho! Gazpacho for breakfast, gazpacho for lunch, gazpacho for dinner, for snacks, and for brunch. Nacho won’t even try other dishes—until he discovers miles and piles of mouthwatering vegetables at the market. This lively rhyming story, sprinkled with Spanish, will delight little chefs. A recipe for Gazpacho and a Spanish glossary are included.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781477817278
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	01/14/2014
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	415,895
Product dimensions:	9.80(w) x 9.60(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD670L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Tracey Kyle grew up in New Jersey and discovered her love of languages at an early age. She once lived in Madrid, Spain, where she discovered that gazpacho is her favorite soup. Today she lives and works in northern Virginia, where she teaches Spanish to middle school students. Gazpacho for Nacho is her first children’s book.

Editorial Reviews

12/16/2013
Kyle debuts with the story of a boy named Nacho with a one-track mind when it comes to food: he's only interested in zesty, tomatoey, and lyrically convenient gazpacho. "He didn't like meat or the smell of pescado./ He didn't like chicken or ice-cold helado," writes Kyle as Farias (When Christmas Feels Like Home) paints a forlorn Nacho turning away from a feast of sausages, ham, a foul-looking fish soup, and piles of ice cream. Nacho's protestations take up the sluggish first half of the book; eventually, his fed-up mother—who has been busy cooking up one unsuccessful meal after another—hits on an idea: teaching Nacho to cook his beloved gazpacho. A trip to the market, which Farías whimsically paints as a mountain of giant veggies, leads to a messy afternoon of cooking and new perspective for Nacho. While Kyle's rhymes can get a tad convoluted, Nacho's enthusiasm and the warmth of Farias's paintings should leave readers with a good taste in their mouths. A recipe is included, naturally, as is a glossary for the scattering of Spanish words that appear. Ages 6–up. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly

Nacho’s enthusiasm and the warmth of Farias’s paintings should leave readers with a good taste in their mouths.” —Publishers Weekly

“Truly a celebration of deliciousness.” —School Library Journal

“[Y]oung readers will be drawn to the elegant green pimientos and lush red tomatoes and all the delicious possibilities they hold.” —Booklist

“The enchantment of this book lies in the beautifully warm and colorful illustrations.” —Library Media Connection

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