Say Hello!

Carmelita learns of all the ways you can say hello.
Ages 3-5
Source - Half Priced Book Store

All about greetings, vocabulary and social modeling. The vocabulary is diverse and easy to follow.

Say Hello! is a great book for teaching children about diversity. Carmelita and her mother are on their way to visit Abuela Rosa. On their way, they encounter many different culture and saying hello to each one in their native language. The illustrations depict each culture well. The illustrations looks like painted pieces of paper cut out into shapes to form the people, places, and things. Some of the pieces look like printed paper as well. It was interesting to look at as an older reader but I do remember not enjoying this type of illustrations as a child. Also, in the back of the book features all the different ways to say Hello in the different language. It has the word broken down so that children can learn them. I think that is a fantastic aspect for children book. I would definitely recommend this book for a diversity week. ( )

This book is about Carmelita who loves to great everyone in her neighborhood, and everyone in her neighborhood is of a different ethnicity or back ground. She can speak in Spanish, English, French, Japanese, and many other languages. ( )

Carmelita and her mother go around her neighborhood saying hello to all her neighbors. Although these people live and work together in the same place, they are all from different cultures. Carmelita and her mother learn to say hello to them in their native language. This is a great read aloud book to teach children about different cultures and diversity. ( )