My Way / A Mi Manera

A Margaret and Margarita Story / Un Cuento de Margarita y Margaret

by Lynn Reiser

This inviting bilingual picture book tells the story of two girls who can remain true to themselves and still be the very best of friends. Full color.

Genres: Picture Books, Spanish Literature, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

[Caitlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

VERY useful to learn Spanish. It has English then the Spanish direct translation. It also has a nice message for kiddos about being flexible and appreciating others' ways to do things.

[Taneka · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think that this book does a great job of showing, side by side, how kids lead similar lives. Both Margaret and Margarita arise in the mornings with similar rituals (brushing teeth, putting on clothes and combing hair), but they do it in their own way. Although their ritual is different, their dialog is the same...with the exception of the language used. One is English and one is Spanish.

Great tool to teach kids, or beginner adults, the Spanish language.

[Danie P. · Rating 5 out of 5]

English/Spanish with short sentences about how two different girls do things. Would be good for preschool storytime.

[Cil]

This is a good bilingual book for school age children. Teaches individuality.

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for preschoolers. Made for bilingual reading, so it was great for storytime. Wish there were more books set up like this (one character speaks English, one speaks Spanish).

[Uni Godina · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this book with my partner, and we had a really fun time! The book was special because it had two characters who talked in both English and Spanish. I read the English parts, and my partner read the Spanish parts. We took turns reading out loud to each other. This book is great, especially for friends from different cultures who can enjoy reading together in their own languages!

[Jo Oehrlein · Rating 3 out of 5]

A story of two friends who each like to do things their way, but enjoy being together.
Margaret's story is in English and Margarita says the same thing in Spanish (while doing things completely differently).

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantástico! Plus now I know how to say my favorite Frank Sinatra in Spanish!

[Katie Scherrer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This sweet book that celebrates the language and customs of Anglo-American and Latino cultures would make a great bilingual creative dramatic or puppet show about friendship. This would also be a good choice for a bilingual storytime being presented in tandem with an English-speaker and a Spanish-speaker.

[Destiny Dawn Long · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was one of the better bilingual books I've found for my daughter. I like that it encourages kids to have their own identity, but also to be open to trying to do things differently, too. I also like that it encourages friendships across language barriers.

[Aileen · Rating 3 out of 5]

For the 2016 Book Riot Read Harder Challenge, Task 4- Read a book out loud to someone else (5/24)

[Marie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Simple book to use for Spanish/English storytime. Nice illustrations.

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frank Sinatra se gusta hacer las cosas a su manera.