A review by shayemiller
Flutter and Hum / Aleteo y Zumbido: Animal Poems / Poemas de Animales by Julie Paschkis

4.0

Julie Paschkis was both the author and illustrator of this book. And the art work, alone, makes this book delightful! Interestingly enough, she claims she's not a poet. Furthermore, even though English is her primary language, she wrote the first draft of each poem in Spanish. She says, "My English is more flexible, so it came second." The illustrations are done with Winsor & Newton gouache on Arches paper. She includes a number of English and Spanish words mixed and hidden within the art work. If I could, I would probably give this book a 4.5. I taught a number of elementary classrooms with a high percentage of Hispanic students and I would have loved to have this book back in the day. Very enjoyable!