Carlos And the Skunk / Carlos y el zorrillo

by Jan Romero Stevens, Jeanne Arnold (Illustrator), Patricia Hinton Davison (Translator)

Carlos tries to impress a girl and gets sprayed by a skunk (bilingual)

Genres: Latinx, Childrens

36 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Chenoa Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

-A relating book about a boy and a girl
-Carlos has been good friends with Gloria since they can remember
-He tries to impress her by picking up a skunk, but ends up smelling like the skunk's stink odor!
-Must read story to see how it ends!!!!
Good read for those who can relate to being embarrassed about something they have done to impress their friends.
Good read for 1st grade to 4th grade

[Alana Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is based on a true story, and is told in a very comfortable tone. I like that this book reads like the author is talking to the reader. This book also has an interesting setting.