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The Great and Mighty Nikko! / ¡El gran y poderoso Nikko!

A Bilingual Counting Book

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It's bedtime! Join Nikko in this joyous bilingual lucha libre counting adventure by wrestling aficionado Xavier Garza.

¡Es la hora de dormir! Únete a Nikko en esta alegre aventura bilingüe de conteo de lucha libre del aficionado a la lucha libre Xavier Garza.

Nikko loves bedtime. That's because his bed turns into a magical wrestling ring for the masked luchadores he loves. They bounce up and down like crazy. His mom just thinks Nikko is jumping on his bed. But that's not true at all. Here comes luchador number ONE with a silver mask and cape. Then number TWO shows up wearing a flaming orange mask. And on it goes until Nikko dons his red mask and cape and TEN luchadores end up wrestling on his bed. After defeating all the other wrestlers, and with victory under his belt, it's finally time for the Great and Mighty Nikko to catch some ZZZZZs.

Nikko ama la hora de acostarse. Eso es porque su cama se convierte en un ring mágico para los luchadores enmascarados que él ama. Saltan arriba y abajo como locos. Su mamá solo piensa que Nikko está saltando en su cama. Pero eso no es cierto en absoluto. Aquí viene el luchador número UNO con una máscara plateada y una capa. Luego, el número DOS aparece con una máscara naranja llameante. Y así continúa hasta que Nikko se pone su capa y máscara roja y DIEZ luchadores terminan luchando en su cama. Después de derrotar a todos los demás luchadores y con la victoria en su haber, finalmente es hora de que el Gran y Poderoso Nikko cambie su enfoque a contar ovejitas.

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 11, 2015
      Garza (Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel) once again draws on the culture of Mexico’s lucha libre wrestling in this bilingual counting book. Drawing in an unabashedly florid cartoon style, Garza shows a boy named Nikko playing with costumed figurines on his bed. “Those are just toys, silly,” his mother says dismissively. “But it’s true!” Nikko counters. “They’ve turned my bed into a lucha libre ring.” The caped, batlike first wrestler climbs into the ring: “Mom, there’s a luchador wrestling on my bed. One!” Another wrestler with a mask like that of an Aztec god holds out his arms to challenge the first: “Mom, now there are two luchadores wrestling on my bed.” Nikko offers similar exclamations as additional wrestlers join the fray, reacting to each other with marvelously exaggerated snarls. Of course Nikko, dressed in his own luchador costume, defeats them all: “Now there are ten luchadores wrestling on my bed!” While the counting format hobbles the story’s energy rather than driving it, the bilingual text and high-octane action give this work bonus points. Ages 3–7.

    • School Library Journal

      June 1, 2015

      BLPreS-Gr 2-Nikko is an adventure-loving boy who tries to convince his mother that he is not responsible for a ruckus in his room, but rather it's the nine luchadores who show up one by one to wrestle on his bed. Nikko is supposed to be winding down, but what ensues is a wrestling match (Mighty Nikko becomes number 10) that finally tuckers him out. The writing is quite bland as each spread introduces another luchador for Nikko to deal with. While the story line is not particularly strong, the boldly colored cartoonlike illustrations are the highlight here. Children will enjoy the variations in luchadores, from their colorful masks to their unique costumes. VERDICT Garza's vibrant colors will keep readers coming back, even if the bilingual narrative does not.-Martha Rico, El Paso ISD, TX

      Copyright 2015 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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Languages

  • English
  • Spanish; Castilian

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