John Steptoe

School Library Journal "This book and accompanying audio is a spanish version of the award-winning tale by John Steptoe in which an African king must choose between two daughters of opposite temperaments to be his wife. The story translates well into the Spanish text, and features a child narrator with a clear accent. The reading has a pleasant aural quality and proceeds at an easy-to-flow pace. The page turn signal is the sound of a page turning....

The gifts of Magic Frog and his own hopeful and unselfish spirit bring Jumping Mouse finally to the Far-Off Land where no mouse goes hungry.

Mufaro's two beautiful daughters, one bad-tempered, one kind and sweet, go before the king, who is choosing a wife.