El sombrero del tío Nacho / Uncle Nacho's Hat

by Harriet Rohmer

Book Overview

Reading Rainbow Selection - PBS KidsBilingual English/Spanish. A classic Nicaraguan folktale: when Ambrosia gives her Uncle Nacho a new hat, he tries to get rid of his old one, but to no avail.When... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 089239112X
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Children's Book Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 0.3" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Hat as an old friend and as a metaphor for change

Uncle Nacho's old hat is no longer serving him very well. His neice, Ambrosia, presents him with a new hat, but ridding himself of his old hat is not so easy. The story is simple and profound at the same time. Written in both English and Spanish (the story is adapted from a Nicaraguan folktale), the book is not only very enjoyable in its own right, but contributes to the learning of a second language if you speak either Spanish or English.

A Gem of a Book

I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in quality latino literature. The other two books I read and highly recommend are DRUM, CHAVI, DRUM! (by Cuban author Mayra L. Dole) and TRINOS CHOICE (by chicana author Diane Bertrand).

uncle nachos hat

The book I am doing is called Uncle Nacho's Hat by Harriet Rohmer. It is really funny. Hear is how it goes.The book is about this man named Uncle Nacho. That has a cat, dog, parrot and a monkey. But he has a hat that is very old and full of holes. And one day his niece Ambrosia stopped by for a visit before she went to school. She got Uncle Nacho a new hat. But uncle nacho did not know what to do with his old one. He tried to put it in the street. He put it by the super market. But people kept on returning the old hat. So he threw it in the trash can and he went outside to show the people and everyone said he look very handsome in his new hat.The message of this book is to buy a new hat when your old one is full of holes. My opinion is that uncle Nacho can talk Spanish and English. So can his niece Ambrosia. I like this book. At the end all kinds of people like uncle Nacho's new hat. I would like to recommend this book because it was funny and cool.

Grateful This Book Exist!

I am grateful that bilingual children's books are being written. Uncle Nacho's Hat introduces children to beautiful magical folklore and exposes them to talented artist, Simon Silva. I have started a small collection of books published by Children's Book Press for my nephew and son. These books are a tool for me to preserve our language and culture.

Uncle Nacho's Hat

Delightful parable about change. When given a gift of a new hat, Uncle Nacho discards his old one. Everyone seeing the old onw recognizes it as Uncle Nacho's and returns it to him. The story appears in both English and delightful Spanish.