Goodnight Moon (Spanish edition): Buenas noches, Luna
by Margaret Wise Brown
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Author: Margaret Wise BrownIllustrator: Clement Hurd
Edition: Paperback
Audio: Spanish (Original Language); Spanish (Unknown); Spanish (Published)
Published: 1995-09-30
ISBN: 0064434168
Number of pages: 32
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Publisher: Rayo
Book Reviews of Goodnight Moon (Spanish edition): Buenas noches, Luna
Book Review: Does not lend itself to Spanish
Summary: 2 Stars
I was so excited to find Goodnight Moon in Spanish, as the English version was a favorite of my siblings 20 years ago, and my 15 month old son today. We have dozens of Spanish translations of English books, some of which work better than others. I had hoped this one would at least be okay, but for me, it seems very awkward and loses the charm of the original; and my son will not listen to even a page read in Spanish.
Others have commented that the book keeps the rhythm of the Spanish language, but I couldn't disagree more. I am hesitant to simply blame the translator--with such simple images, I think there is only so much a translator can do to preserve the feeling of the original, and perhaps this book just didn't lend itself. All the charming rhymes seem to be lost, without being replaced, and so the repetition that is so soothing, even to babies, just isn't there. In addition, the lines themselves feel so much longer in Spanish, as well, and my son, who adores the English, gets very impatient for the page to be turned.
Let me just provide a couple examples. From the first page to the second:
English: In the great green ROOM, there was a telephone, a red balLOON, and a picture of...the cow jumping over the MOON.
Okay, maybe "room" is a stretch there, but there is a rhythm to that rhyme.
Spanish: En la gran habitacion verde, hay un telefono, un globo rojo y un cuadro...de una vaquita que salta sobre la Luna.
Some other pages are slightly better:
English: 2 little kittens and a pair of mittens
Spanish: Dos gatitos juguetones, dos caletines y dos mitones
But followed by:
English: ...comb and a BRUSH and a bowl full of MUSH, and a quiet old lady who was whispering HUSH
Spanish: ...cepillo y un gran peine y papilla en un tazon, y una amable viejecita que teje muy calladita.
So is there some rhythm in the Spanish translation? Sure. But does it even approximate the English? No, I don't think so. Of course translations are not going to be perfect, but we own many Spanish texts [translated from English] that are virtually as good as (or even occasionally better than) the original. The awkwardness of this translation seems to present a bad example of the beauty and flow of Spanish, and unless reading the English version is not a possibility, I really don't recommend this book in Spanish--especially not with a baby or toddler. An older, school age child who wants to learn the Spanish vocabulary would, I think, be much more likely to enjoy this book (thus the 2 stars instead of 1).
Note for reference: Some board books we have enjoyed in Spanish include "Donde esta el ombliguito" by Karen Katz, and all the "Este no es mi..." books (Este no es mi dragon being a favorite among favorites, though, to be fair, some of the word choices are a bit odd, but that doesn't affect the overall flow of the book).
Summary of Goodnight Moon (Spanish edition): Buenas noches, Luna
Buenas noches, Luna
por Margaret Wise Brown
Ilustrado por Clement Hurd
En una gran habitaci?n verde, arropado en su cama, est? un conejito.
-- Buenas noches, habitaci?n.
-- Buenas noches, Luna -- dice el conejito.
Y as? sucesivamente, le da las buenas noches a todas las cosas que reconoce en su cuarto: al cuadro de los tres ositos sentaditos en sus sillas, a los relojes y a los calcetines, a los gatitos juguetones y a los lindos mitones.
En este cuento cl?sico de la literatura infantil, adorado por generaciones de ni?os, la poes?a que encierra su texto y la ternura de sus bellas ilustraciones con-vierten a ?ste en un libro ideal para culminar el d?a.
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