Parents, teachers, and grandparents are always asking Cinco Puntos for bilingual early readers for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten children. They want fun books that give kids a delicious feel for the Spanish and English languages. And what could be more fun and delicious than counting kisses? Novelist and children's book author Lee Merrill Byrd was inspired to write this book one morning when she watched her own four-year-old grandchild Johnny. He was so happy and full of life that he was dishing out kisses for everybody and everything. He kissed his mother, he kissed his father, he kissed Stray Gray the Cat, and of course he kissed his grandmother! He was so happy he even kissed his bossy big sister. That morning he earned the nickname Lover Boy!Lee Merrill Byrd loves what happens when her grandchildren wander through their bilingual neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. Her first children's book, Treasure on Gold Street, followed her granddaughter Hannah. Now it's little Johnny's turn. Algonquin will publish her first novel in Spring 2006.

 

This book was recognised by the Tejas Star Book Award.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-7 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Cinco Puntos Press, U. S. .

He attended the University of Texas at El Paso where he received several honorary awards and a BFA. He received his MFA from the Yale School of Art. His paintings have been on book covers, in national art exhibits, private collections and community institutions. Delgado's first picture book was !Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can! and his second book, Lover Boy , was also authored by Lee Merrill Byrd. This is his third book. Lee Merrill Byrd is co-publisher and Editor-in-Chief at Cinco Puntos Press. She has previously authored the picture books Treasure on Gold Street and Lover Boy . She is also the author of the novel Riley's Fire . She loves editing and publishing books that give people insight into unfamiliar worlds and cultures.