Little Red Hen with Latinx flair. The kids can pick up on some Spanish words if it interests them, or it is just a fun story on its own.

Independent Reading Level: 1-4
Awards: Notable Children's Recordings 2010 ( )

Genre
Picture books for children
Storytime standouts
Tone
Amusing
Illustration
Cartoony
Subject
Behavior
Cooperation
Desert animals
Determination
Friendship
Iguanas
Laziness
Parties
Persistence
Personal conduct
Self-reliance
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This book introduces children to learning some Spanish vocabulary for the days of the week and for some common animals found in the American Southwest or in parts of Mexico. This book also introduces readers to the Mexican culture and the Spanish terms that can build a child's Spanish vocabulary. It is an excellent book that presents the Mexican culture in a positive way and exhibits how children can work together as well. ( )

Iguana is planning a fiesta, but her lazy trio of friends loses out in this clever update of the story of the Little Red Hen, with a Mexican twist. A glossary of Spanish words is included.

I liked the book Manana Iguana by Ann Whitford Paul for three main reasons. The first reason that I enjoyed this book is because of the inclusion of Spanish words. This book is about four friends who are planning a party. However, Iguana ends up doing all of the work for the party while the other three friends do nothing. Throughout the book, there is an inclusion of Spanish words through the names of the characters, the days of the week, and some other simple words and phrases. For example, the characters names are Conejo, Tortuga, and Culebra, which translates to Rabbit, Turtle, and Snake in English. The author did a wonderful job of incorporating Spanish words so that it is easy for the reader to understand what the words mean. I even learned a few words and phrases while reading this book!

The second reason that I liked this book was because of the glossary at the end of the book. In case children do not pick up on all of the Spanish words included in the text, the author provided a glossary of Spanish words that they can refer to. For example, on one of the pages the author states, “And then it was Sábado.” When I was reading the book, I did not know the word Sábado meant. Therefore, I flipped to the back of the book and looked in the glossary to find out what it meant – Saturday. Further, all of the Spanish words that are in the glossary are written in italics throughout the book, which is very helpful. ( )

Great fun to read! Lots of words in Spanish to teach to my little one! Great message about helping a friend too! ( )

This is twist on the Little Red Hen. Iguana, Culebra, Tortuga and Conejo decide to throw a party, but Iguana gets stuck doing all the prep work herself. There is some spanish vocabulary mixed in and it has a happy ending. ( )

This is twist on the Little Red Hen. Iguana, Culebra, Tortuga and Conejo decide to throw a party, but Iguana gets stuck doing all the prep work herself. There is some spanish vocabulary mixed in and it has a happy ending. ( )

This is twist on the Little Red Hen. Iguana, Culebra, Tortuga and Conejo decide to throw a party, but Iguana gets stuck doing all the prep work herself. There is some spanish vocabulary mixed in and it has a happy ending. ( )

This is twist on the Little Red Hen. Iguana, Culebra, Tortuga and Conejo decide to throw a party, but Iguana gets stuck doing all the prep work herself. There is some spanish vocabulary mixed in and it has a happy ending. ( )

Mañana, Iguana is about an Iguana who decides to plan a party for her friends. Iguana's friends make excuses and will not help her with the various stages of planning the party. Once the party arrives, Iguana does not allow her friends to attend because they did not help and has fun with the other guests. I liked this story because it had a good message for children. Through Iguana's friend's actions, children can learn it is important to help others and take responsibility. Also, I liked how the author incorporated basic Spanish words into the text. ( )

Mañana, Iguana is a cute story for the whole family to enjoy. Iguana and her friends want to throw a party, but none of the friends are willing to help with the preparations for the party. They realized that being lazy was not right and decide to help Iguana without her knowing after the party. Great story that teaches you how to say the days of the week in Spanish. It includes a small glossary with the days of the week and a few other Spanish words used in the story. ( )

This is a tale of an iguana who is throwing a fiesta. While getting ready for the fiesta she asks her friends for help, but they never help her. By the time the fiesta came, Iguana did everything by herself. Once the fiesta was over, the friends realized that Iguana did everything that they decided to clean up after while Igauna slept. In the end, the friends realized they were selfish and decided to help. This book can teach students to be caring, and to always help a friend in need. This book is great to teach students different Spanish words too. ( )

Good story to use with ELL's because is has words in both english and spanish along with a glossary to help students understand meaning. I would use this to identify problem because Iguana has trouble throughout the entire story.

Students like the book because they are preparing for a party! ( )

This book is about some animals who want to make a party together but everyone is too lazy for helping organizing everything. So Iguana has to prepare everything on his own. After the party he is really tired because he had to do so much. That is when the others notice that they were unfair and that they should have helped him. So they clean everything up and in the end they come together and eat all the leftovers from the party. I loved the story and the colourful pictures. I also liked that a part of the words were written in spanish. So I think this would be a perfect book for children who have spanish as their second mothertongue. ( )

I thought Mañana, Iguana was a very well written and lesson teaching book. The Iguana wants to throw a party and asks the rabbit, the turtle, and the snake to help her out. She asks them to help her do different things on every day of the week but they never wanted to help. They kept giving her different excuses as to why they couldn't help her set up for the party. When the day of the party arrived, the snake, the turtle, and the rabbit were all ready to have the party but the iguana stopped them and told them they couldn't come because they didn't help with the party. In the end they help her clean up while she is sleeping and in morning they have leftover food from the party and are friends once again. A very good book for teaching the lesson of helping others. I think thats a lesson that cannot be taught enough, so we as teachers should always be promoting it. ( )

I enjoyed reading this book! It is about an iguana that wants to throw a fiesta with her friends. She is trying to get help from her friends, but they continue to make excuses throughout the story. After the iguana does all of the work for the fiesta and is ready to start the party, all her friends that didn't help her come. She tells them that since they didn't help they can't come. The iguana's friend's realize that they were being selfish and decided to clean up for their friend to make up for not helping. This book is about friendship and spanish words are incorporated throughout that would be fun to teach to kids. ( )

This is a super cute version of "The Little Red Hen." The story is funny and so are the illustrations. I thought the ending was perfect! As a bonus it teaches you the days of the week in Spanish. I think it's a perfect book for any child.

This lively tale starring an industrious iguana and her fun-loving but lazy friends does the "Little Red Hen" with a Latin beat and a positive spin. On Monday, Iguana announces her plans for a Saturday party. Her pals--a rabbit, a turtle, and a snake--greet each invitation to work with excuses. A running joke throughout is the snake's promise to help if he grows arms by manana. The annoyed iguana does all the work herself, writing and delivering invitations, cooking, and filling a pinata. When Fiesta comes, Iguana won't let her lazy friends attend, and then works out a clever way to redeem themselves. The hot-colored gouache artwork vividly conveys the southwestern desert, and comical touches, such as Iguana's chef's hat, keep the tale cheery. Spanish words sprinkled through the text (a glossary precedes the story) help give things an authentic feel. Category: Books for the Young--Fiction. 2004, Holiday, $16.95. PreS-Gr. 3.

Iguana, Conejo, Tortuga, and Culebra are excited about having a spring party, but only Iguana is willing to do any of the work. Includes a glossary of Spanish words used.