I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abb

I bought this book for my daughter, Abby. Her sister has a few books where a character has the same name as her, but I find it hard to find books with the name "Abby". This is a great book, because all kids envy each other at times. This story hits the nail on the head in a way that a child can understand. Great book!

This is an absolutely delightful story that captures the essence of the common childhood desire to be just like your best friend. In this book the main character, Rosa, not only wishes she had freckles like her friend Abby but tries to make them herself but it never quite works out the way she expects. The book is written in both English and Spanish and is a fun way to introduce children to another language. I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby is highly recommended and wonderfully illustrated. Be sure not to miss the companion book, I Wish I Had Glasses Like Rosa.

Elementary school psychologist Kathryn Heling and kindergarten teacher Deborah Hembrook present I Wish I Had Freckles Like Abby, a bilingual English/Spanish picturebook a young Hispanic girl, Rosa, who wishes she had freckles like her friend Abby. How is Rosa to get freckles of her own? Chocolate pudding, maybe? "When I got chickenpox, I really did have freckles! They were red and itchy. I never want freckles like that again! I still wish I had freckles like Abby! But Abby wishes she had glasses like me!" Gentle color illustrations and an English/Spanish vocabulary on the final page rounds out this warmhearted "grass-is-greener on the other side of the fence" tale.

The delightful, quirky illustrations make this a fun choice for the young reader.