Author: Gracia Iglesias
Illustrator: Guridi
Publisher: Lata de Sal, 2015
Age: 3-7
Themes: cats, whiskers, vanity
Opening: Ser gato y ser curioso son dos cosas casi inseperables.
Summary: (from my library catalog) Here’s what they had in Spanish: Ser gato y ser curioso son dos cosas casi inseparables. Moustache era un gato elegante, refinado y guapo, un gato con buenos modales y muy coqueto. Pero un día sus preciados bigotes se quemaron con tanta curiosidad. ¡Horror! ¿Qué hará Moustache? Quizás unos bigotes postizos sean la solución… O quizás la solución esté en la mano de un niño igual de curioso.”– Provided by publisher. And with the help of Google translate, I will give you summary: Being an elegant and refined cat and at the same time a curious cat can be dangerous. After Moustache gets too close to a flame and loses his prized whiskers but he does not lose heart. He sets out to replace them and finds a thoughtful friend along the way.
Why I like this book: I don’t know enough Spanish to read a picture book like this, but, lured by the marvelous artwork of Guridi, I made an effort with Google translate to learn more and was not disappointed.
Resources/Activities: learn Spanish (that note is for me!); at the very least, check out the foreign language section at your local library for books, some of which that might not even look like what you are used to; try to surmise what is going on based on the artwork; ask a member of the community to come and read a favorite book from their language/heritage to read a picture book to your class and explain the text.
For more Perfect Picture Book picks with teacher/parent resources, check out the list on Susanna Hill’s blog HERE.
julie rowan-zoch 
Loving this book already! Going to have to get my hands on it!
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Nice one to pair with Ben Clanton’s “Mo’s Mustache”!
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I was thinking the same thing. So cute!
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A collection of mustache books sounds delightful. Going to need an adjustment in my schedule to fit in “learning Spanish,” kind of a lifetime endeavor.
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I was able to get most of the summary thanks to 9 months of Duolingo. I HIGHLY recommend that handy little app. It’s very visual. One of my goals this year was to work through the program, though I’m a little behind. Thanks for the review. Wish I could find this. It’s a riot.
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Such a humorous story! You are right, the illustrations are wonderful and cute.
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I’m curious if this book is available in English, too. (?) I’m also curious if, without knowing how to read Spanish, the illustrations tell the story on their own. I’m quite intrigued and am looking forward to looking at it.
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I couldn’t find an Engl. version.
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Looks like a book some US publisher should try to pick up at the Bologna Fair!
And it would be a great pair with Mustache Baby
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Haha, a curious whiskerless cat! I want to read this.
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I need to learn some more Spanish for our daughter’s wedding next summer. Hadn’t thought to use picture books. Thanks for the suggestion & review of this fun book!
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I learned German with the help of PBs!
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What a crazy book. It looks hilarious. Chronicle and Kane Miller do a ton of foreign translations a year. Takes 1 to 2 years to show up in US. Neither of these had this book but I hope someone picks it up.
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Awesome! 😀
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