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Gazpacho for Nacho
Nacho likes to eat only one thing?gazpacho! Gazpacho for breakfast, gazpacho for lunch, gazpacho for dinner, for snacks, and for brunch. Nacho won't even try other dishes?until he discovers miles and piles of mouthwatering vegetables at the market. This lively rhyming story, sprinkled with Spanish, will delight little chefs. A recipe for Gazpacho and a Spanish glossary are included.
32 pages, Hardcover
First published January 14, 2014
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June 10, 2019
Gazpacho for Nacho is a rhyming picture book about a little boy who only wants to eat gazpacho. Talk about a picky eater! Finally, his mother gets fed up and drags him to the market to pick out his own veggies. If he's going to obsessively eat gazpacho, he's going to learn to make it himself! But the trip to the market opens Nacho's eyes a little to all the other wonderful things he could be making... and with a successful gazpacho under his belt, he's inspired to try making other dishes.
I really like the way this is written. Spanish words are used throughout, often to help with the rhyme, but the way they're incorporated makes it fairly easy to tell what they mean. (The illustrations and the glossary at the back help with this, too.) The pictures are pretty cute. There's also a gazpacho recipe for kids who are curious about this cold veggie soup.
The inclusion of the glossary is really helpful, especially since it also gives the pronunciation for all the Spanish words in the book. Parents unfamiliar with Spanish who are going to be reading this one to their kids might want to familiarize themselves with those words first so the reading can go smoothly.
Overall, this is a strong picture book that taught me a few Spanish words... and made me kind of hungry!
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I really like the way this is written. Spanish words are used throughout, often to help with the rhyme, but the way they're incorporated makes it fairly easy to tell what they mean. (The illustrations and the glossary at the back help with this, too.) The pictures are pretty cute. There's also a gazpacho recipe for kids who are curious about this cold veggie soup.
The inclusion of the glossary is really helpful, especially since it also gives the pronunciation for all the Spanish words in the book. Parents unfamiliar with Spanish who are going to be reading this one to their kids might want to familiarize themselves with those words first so the reading can go smoothly.
Overall, this is a strong picture book that taught me a few Spanish words... and made me kind of hungry!
Quotable moment:
September 7, 2018
Nacho only likes gazpacho for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack. One day Nacho's mother takes him to the market. They are going to purchase the ingredients for his favorite dish and Nacho is going to cook it. When they arrive home, he helps his mother prepare the gazpacho. When it is done they enjoy bowls and bowls of it. Now Nacho wants to try to cook other meals and desserts.
This bilingual story introduces children to Spanish. Its rhyming text keep minds busy thinking about a little boy who is a picky eater. The illustrations are larger than life, colorful and vivid. The rhyming text intersperses Spanish words in the English sentences. In the back of the book is a recipe for gazpacho and a Spanish glossary with phonetic pronunciations.
This bilingual story introduces children to Spanish. Its rhyming text keep minds busy thinking about a little boy who is a picky eater. The illustrations are larger than life, colorful and vivid. The rhyming text intersperses Spanish words in the English sentences. In the back of the book is a recipe for gazpacho and a Spanish glossary with phonetic pronunciations.
April 12, 2015
This is a very cute book with lots of Spanish vocabulary interspersed in it. While I liked it, my preschooler did not. I think he had trouble trying to understand the book while going back and forth between English and Spanish. Nacho is a little boy who loves nothing but gazpacho. His mother teaches him how to make it (recipe included in back of book) and then he decides he might be more open to cooking, and eating, other foods as well. The illustrations in this book are very dynamic and helped us interpret the words in Spanish that we did not already know. Glossary is also included in back of the book.
August 30, 2017
Fun, fun, fun, fun – the rhymes that roll off the tongue, the impish illustrations, the lively characters, the interspersed Spanish words. And a premise involving a child who refuses most every food is one that parents will surely find amusing, even though it may not be humorous at their own dinner table….Pizza for Nitza, Grilled Cheese for Louise, Spaghetti for Freddy. We’ve all been there, right?
I love that Nacho becomes a full participant in making his favorite food. After reading this rollicking story, kids will surely want to try gazpacho, too. What a great way for “adventurous” eating to begin!
I love that Nacho becomes a full participant in making his favorite food. After reading this rollicking story, kids will surely want to try gazpacho, too. What a great way for “adventurous” eating to begin!
March 28, 2018
I always love a good rhyming story and this one did not disappoint. The story and characters were super fun and the blended bilingual words were a hit with the little one. Finally, who doesn't appreciate a yummy recipe that kids can help with.
April 17, 2014
Very entertaining
this book was entertaining and amusing, my son and I both enjoyed not only the words but the pictures as well.
this book was entertaining and amusing, my son and I both enjoyed not only the words but the pictures as well.
July 20, 2021
5 stars for those learning Spanish! A great blend of primarily English with Spanish words sprinkled on every page and a glossary at the end.
June 2, 2023
I'm learning Spanish so I thought kids books could help. This one is very nice for a beginner because there are enough english clues to help guess by context and I find the guessing first and then seeing if I'm right helps me remember a bit better than just having no clue and looking something up. The drawings were well done. The story was very cute. I might try the recipe.
May 10, 2015
Nacho refuses to eat anything but gazpacho. He turns down fish, bread, sausages, and even ice cream and flan. His mom is sick of cooking so much gazpacho, so she decides that she is going to teach Nacho how to cook his beloved gazpacho. At the market they find all of the vegetables they need, and then they come home and begin cooking. Nacho is very excited that he has learned how to make his gazpacho, and decides that he wants to learn how to make other dishes too, thus ending his desire for gazpacho for every meal.
This book takes a common topic, picky eaters, and mixes it up by using rhyming text and incorporating Spanish words. Each of the fifty Spanish words (often relating to food) are included in a glossary at the end of the book (along with a gazpacho recipe), but the illustrations can also help readers translate the words on their own. The illustrations are bright and colorful, using light and shadows well, and mimicking the look of frescos. However, when at the grocery store, the vegetables are shown as larger than Nacho and his mother, an odd quirk that will likely amuse young readers. This book is well-suited for storytime and reading aloud, but unless children are bilingual or learning Spanish, this could be tough to read on their own. School Library Journal also states that it, “lend[s] itself to interesting discussions about food, food avoidances, and trying new things.”
This book takes a common topic, picky eaters, and mixes it up by using rhyming text and incorporating Spanish words. Each of the fifty Spanish words (often relating to food) are included in a glossary at the end of the book (along with a gazpacho recipe), but the illustrations can also help readers translate the words on their own. The illustrations are bright and colorful, using light and shadows well, and mimicking the look of frescos. However, when at the grocery store, the vegetables are shown as larger than Nacho and his mother, an odd quirk that will likely amuse young readers. This book is well-suited for storytime and reading aloud, but unless children are bilingual or learning Spanish, this could be tough to read on their own. School Library Journal also states that it, “lend[s] itself to interesting discussions about food, food avoidances, and trying new things.”
January 25, 2018
what a delightful story of what a mother finally decides to do....
That was kind of neat how the mother finally came to the conclusion to have her son go with her shopping and then to also...? Great storyline and illustrations too. So, for these reasons I would like to recommend this for five stars and for those ages 5-9 and or in grades 1st- 4th grades. I received this for free using KU and in return, here is my honest review.
Great work Tracey C.! By Sunny.
That was kind of neat how the mother finally came to the conclusion to have her son go with her shopping and then to also...? Great storyline and illustrations too. So, for these reasons I would like to recommend this for five stars and for those ages 5-9 and or in grades 1st- 4th grades. I received this for free using KU and in return, here is my honest review.
Great work Tracey C.! By Sunny.
April 3, 2018
Nacho lives eating Gazpacho and doesn't eat anything else. One day is mom takes him shipping and then teaches him how to make his favorite dish. Once he discovers his life for cooking he decides he'll eat different types of foods so that he can have the chance to cook them.
Learned a lot of Spanish words and I think the story would be great to gift to a picky eater.
Learned a lot of Spanish words and I think the story would be great to gift to a picky eater.
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July 31, 2017
Fantastic! Loved the mix of Spanish and English. The glossary and gazpacho recipe at the end of the book were great additions. Gazpacho for Nacho has a sweet rhyming storyline that tackles picky eating in a special way. My 4yo. enjoys this book.
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May 6, 2024Nacho lived in a simple white house. The only type of food he liked to eat was gazpacho. He ate it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. His mother became frustrated with this. She took him to the market. He bought many types of vegetables to make various forms of it (Kyle, T., & Farias, C. (2014). Gazpacho for Nacho. Two Lions).
In my classroom, I would utilize this book for first grade to fourth grade. It has a lexile score of AD670L. The many pictures of food makes the book interesting.
I would utilize this book in my classroom to cover the concept of variety. It would be utilized to show how variety can make things interesting instead of going through the same routine on a daily basis.
In my classroom, I would utilize this book for first grade to fourth grade. It has a lexile score of AD670L. The many pictures of food makes the book interesting.
I would utilize this book in my classroom to cover the concept of variety. It would be utilized to show how variety can make things interesting instead of going through the same routine on a daily basis.
April 23, 2019
The story of Nacho, who would only eat gazpacho for his every meal. Soon his mother tired of cooking meals for him that he wouldn't eat, so she took him to the market to gather the ingredients to teach him how to cook his beloved gazpacho. Once at the market, and he saw all the different foods, he wanted to try and cook. There is a recipe for gazpacho, and a glossary in the back of this enjoyable read.
October 16, 2020
Great book
This is a great little rhyming book with lovely supporting illustrations. I like his mums clever thinking of how to encourage Nacho to eat other foods. The little Spanish words used are a great thing to have included in the book. I also like how there is a glossary and a recipe for making gazpacho!
This would be a great book for the classroom.
You could use this to encourage cooking and encouraging healthy eating!
This is a great little rhyming book with lovely supporting illustrations. I like his mums clever thinking of how to encourage Nacho to eat other foods. The little Spanish words used are a great thing to have included in the book. I also like how there is a glossary and a recipe for making gazpacho!
This would be a great book for the classroom.
You could use this to encourage cooking and encouraging healthy eating!
October 17, 2021
Am I the only one who didn't like this book? Apparently so. I found the rhyming to be clunky, and the Spanish words included almost felt like cheating rather than being more creative. See Maya Papaya and Her Amigos Play Dress-Up for a great example of including Spanish words in an English rhyme.
February 16, 2023
A colorful picture book about a picky eater who will only eat his favorite food, gazpacho. His mother takes hime to the market and then teaches him to make the soup. While the story was primarily in English, it included a couple of Spanish words on each page (mainly referring to types of food). My daughter who is currently learning Spanish, enjoyed the book (and was very excited when she knew the Spanish words). A fun bilingual read.
April 12, 2019
A fun book that is told in rhyme, with Spanish words throughout. A young boy, named Nacho, wants to eat nothing but gazpacho. No matter what delicacies his mother prepares, all he wants is gazpacho. Beautiful full-page illustrations of Nacho, his mother, and lots of food. Finishes with both a gazpacho recipe and a glossary of the Spanish words used.
May 16, 2020
My godson and I read this book and when we are finally able to see each other again we are going to make the gazpacho for our meal and read more books.
This book is so fun because it has a lot of the ingredients and words in Spanish and it is a really smart way to pick up the words and culture very quickly. We loved it- the pictures are fun as well!
This book is so fun because it has a lot of the ingredients and words in Spanish and it is a really smart way to pick up the words and culture very quickly. We loved it- the pictures are fun as well!
September 20, 2021
Bonus: Recipe for gazpacho and a glossary in the back.
Cute story told in rhyming text in English and Spanish about a boy named Nacho who LOVES gazpacho so much, that he decides to learn how to make it. A great book to read with a parent and perhaps then cook the simple recipe found in the book together. The illustrations are colorful and simple, yet compliment the story so well.
October 9, 2024
This book is such a delight to read aloud! Perfect for Storytime. A fun rhyming story about a boy whose mother gets him to help her shop for & then cook a variety of vegetables for the soup. Spanish words are peppered throughout, but the context & illustrations help decode for children what the author means.
April 2, 2020
Introduction to mexican cuisine :)
Its a picture books for kids but i think its also good for adults who doesnt have clue on mexican cuisine :)
Aside from its cute illustrations, children will learn about mexican dishes, and spanish words.
Its a picture books for kids but i think its also good for adults who doesnt have clue on mexican cuisine :)
Aside from its cute illustrations, children will learn about mexican dishes, and spanish words.
April 11, 2020
Tasty
A beautifully illustrated book that uses poetry but also a Spanish flare to the words. A great way to learn a little Spanish and also get a tasty recipe whilst reading an interesting story. Nacho has a way with words and an interesting personality.
A beautifully illustrated book that uses poetry but also a Spanish flare to the words. A great way to learn a little Spanish and also get a tasty recipe whilst reading an interesting story. Nacho has a way with words and an interesting personality.
April 18, 2020
Loved the Spanglish poem
I loved the Spanish thrown in to the lovely tale of a young boy who would only eat one kind of food. He learns from his Mami how to make it and decides to become a chef.
I loved the Spanish thrown in to the lovely tale of a young boy who would only eat one kind of food. He learns from his Mami how to make it and decides to become a chef.
April 29, 2020
Great book
My 5 and 6 year old thoroughly enjoyed this book. The rhyming words and Spanish words sprinkled throughout was great. The illustrations are beautiful and thanks for the recipe. We plan to make it soon!
My 5 and 6 year old thoroughly enjoyed this book. The rhyming words and Spanish words sprinkled throughout was great. The illustrations are beautiful and thanks for the recipe. We plan to make it soon!
May 11, 2020
a cold soup? i am not sure i would like it or not? but i love the recipe, and i am curious as to will i like it, love it?? i love new recipes, and it seems easy enough. great illustrations. so fun. simple items in there??! i wonder??!
July 5, 2020
Adorable story
What a cute story about a little boy who loved gazpacho. His mother was a creative woman who finally had an idea to get him to eat something other than gazpacho. There is a recipe at the end of the book for the soup.
What a cute story about a little boy who loved gazpacho. His mother was a creative woman who finally had an idea to get him to eat something other than gazpacho. There is a recipe at the end of the book for the soup.
July 24, 2020
This was an adorable book that I read to students ranging from pre-K to 3rd grade, to teach Spanish food word vocabulary, and it was incredibly and well written, with a handy gazpacho recipe in the back and a full glossary of the Spanish words used.
July 26, 2020
So cute! A little boy Nacho loves Gazpacho soup and refuses to eat anything else. A fun storyline and beautiful illustrations. The end of the book includes a recipe and glossary for Spanish words used in the text.
February 9, 2021
Excelente
Great poetry and outstanding illustrations. As a read aloud, it’s catchy and easy to find a good rhythm and “accent” to read the book with a laughter and a smile! The recipe at the end is awesome too.
Great poetry and outstanding illustrations. As a read aloud, it’s catchy and easy to find a good rhythm and “accent” to read the book with a laughter and a smile! The recipe at the end is awesome too.
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