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El Perro con Sombrero: A Bilingual Doggy Tale
Last updated Sunday, May 25, 2025
Author: Derek Taylor Kent
Illustrator: Jed Henry
Date of Publication: 2015
ISBN: 0805099891
Grade Level: Kindergarten (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)
Date(s) Used: Jun. 2025
Synopsis:
From School Library Journal:
Pepe is a lonely street dog without a home or a loving family. When a strong wind blows a sombrero onto his head, people begin to take notice of the pup, and soon he and his sombrero are making movies and receiving letters from fans every day. But although Pepe now has fame and fortune, he has no family to call his own. When the jealous cat with purple shoes (el gato en zapatos) hatches a plan to take away Pepe's hat - and the fame it brings - a chase through streets, weddings, and movie theaters ensues!
Written in both Spanish and English, the languages are in 2 different colors of text which makes it easy for readers to switch between the two or read only the language that they know.
| Discussion topics for before reading: |
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Do you have a pet? What kind do you have? If you don’t, would you like to have one?
Vocabulary
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director: person who tells people what to do and how to do it when making a movie or TV show.
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expensive: something that costs a lot of money.
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habanero pepper: a very spicy (hot to taste) pepper. Named for Havana, Cuba.
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mansion: a very large house.
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cinema: a movie theater.
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| Discussion topics for during/after reading: |
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Does it look like Pepe is having fun making movies? Is he happy in his new life as a
movie star? Would you like to be a movie star?
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El gato (the cat) steals Pepe’s hat and runs away with it? Could there have been a
better way to solve his problem? What would you have done?
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Do you like the way this story ended?
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| Craft ideas: |
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Draw a picture of your pet if you have one. You can put him in a costume if you like.
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If you have a pet, make a hat, shoes or something for it out of construction paper and supplies. Perro with a sombrero, gato with a zapato, etc.
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Draw a picture of your family.
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Father’s Day is Sunday, June 15, 2025. Make a greeting card for someone; father, grandfather, uncle,
etc.
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Draw a picture of something you are going to do this summer. Examples: Camping, go to the beach, take a
road trip.
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FINALLY, remember when there is a really hot day and you live in an apartment or house with no air
conditioning, the is a place you can go that does have AC … the LIBRARY and it's FREE.
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*Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions.
You can use them, but you don't have to use them.
You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.
Remember, though, that the focus of your time should
not be on the development and execution of a craft;
the focus should be on the read-aloud and the
enjoyment of the book!
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