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“This fun, fully bilingual counting book is just the thing to settle down unruly luchadores everywhere. . . This rambunctious addition to the world of bedtime and early concept books stands out.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“Xavier Garza takes the traditional bedtime story and gives it a festive twist. . . What makes this work particularly distinctive is Garza’s art, which is big and bold, with strong colors. The title’s art style has a comic book feel, down to the Growls! and Roars! of the wrestlers. This is a book that celebrates not only Mexican culture, but the universal joys of imaginative play.”

—School Library Journal

The Great and Mighty Nikko! / ¡El Gran y Poderoso Nikko!: A Bilingual Counting Book

Written by Xavier Garza
Illustrated by Xavier Garza
Published by Cinco Puntos Press

It’s bedtime! Join Nikko in this joyous bilingual lucha libre counting adventure by wrestling aficionado Xavier Garza.

Nikko loves bedtime. That’s because his bed turns into a magical wrestling ring for the masked luchadores he loves. They bounce up and down like crazy. His mom just thinks Nikko is jumping on his bed. But that’s not true at all. Here comes luchador number ONE with a silver mask and cape. Then number TWO shows up wearing a flaming orange mask. And on it goes until Nikko dons his red mask and cape and TEN luchadores end up wrestling on his bed. After defeating all the other wrestlers, and with victory under his belt, it’s finally time for the Great and Mighty Nikko to catch some ZZZZZs.

¡Es la hora de dormir! Únete a Nikko en esta alegre aventura bilingüe de conteo de lucha libre del aficionado a la lucha libre Xavier Garza.

Nikko ama la hora de acostarse. Eso es porque su cama se convierte en un ring mágico para los luchadores enmascarados que él ama. Saltan arriba y abajo como locos. Su mamá solo piensa que Nikko está saltando en su cama. Pero eso no es cierto en absoluto. Aquí viene el luchador número UNO con una máscara plateada y una capa. Luego, el número DOS aparece con una máscara naranja llameante. Y así continúa hasta que Nikko se pone su capa y máscara roja y DIEZ luchadores terminan luchando en su cama. Después de derrotar a todos los demás luchadores y con la victoria en su haber, finalmente es hora de que el Gran y Poderoso Nikko cambie su enfoque a contar ovejitas.

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Publication Date: August 2015
Available As: Paperback
Picture Book, Age 05 or older

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