 About the BookEl Gato is a fun, easy way to teach your children Spanish. As your child reads along with El Gato's adventure, they will be learning a second language. The book is 7x7 hardcover and is packed with bright, colorful pictures and a glossary on every page teaching how to sound out the Spanish words as well as the meaning. This makes it easier for your child to learn the language as they grow. If you'd like to learn more, you can view a sample inner page or watch a video highlighting the book. A portion of the proceeds go to "No Kill" animal shelters in the U.S.
Pics from 2010 Safe Kids Fair coming soon! 2009 Safe Kids Fair Book Signing
Editorial Reviews El Gato is a delightful little book about a sensitive little cat who tries to make a difference in two little children's lives. The book is written in a very unique way, combining English and Spanish to help children have a fun way to learn new words in another language. Frankie Corrigan has done an excellent job of building a story around a learning experience and Rick Menard's beautiful illustrations complete it beautifully. -Richard Paul Evans #1 NY Times bestselling author of The Christmas Box. http://richardpaulevans.com/ Mitch English from the syndicated morning news program The Daily Buzz (seen in 149 markets) loves El Gato! Watch what he has to say.
Jay Leno Loves El Gato!
What People Are Saying
Thanks again for the book. I am sure the girls will love it. For now, my oldest (who is almost 5) only knows that there are people that speak Spanish. She doesn’t actually know any Spanish (besides “hola”). She is going into kindergarten soon, and I have looked at the statistics; there is 44%-55% Hispanic population in the elementary schools in our area. So, we better get cracking on the Espanol. Thanks again! - Gail I finally met you at the safe kids fair... My kids thought it was so cool that we met Frankie!! My little boy talked about it all day and told everyone one we saw "we met Frankie"!! We also bought your book.. What a cool book!! That was so fun to read and learn the words in spanish, you should totally write more like that!! Anyways, just wanted to say thanks!! Hey Frankie! Jaide loved the book! She said her favorite part was when El Gato laid down on his chair in the sun at the end! I bought your book at the safe kids fair on Saturday for my 3 year old daughter. She loves it! She can tell you her own story about El Gato now, lol, I think she has it memorized since she had me read it to her over and over and over. She even had to sleep with the book Saturday and Sunday night. It is just too cute. Thanks for the autographed book. My kids love it...they have been saying the spanish words all day. iHeartElGato!!! Dylan would not put down the book this afternoon after his nap, he just kept picking up the book and looking at the pages with El Gato on them and giggling.
Well done Frankie, you are the man. After reading El Gato together, my 8 year old said, "That was a good book!!" "I've never seen a children's book like it, it is so unique. I was a little concerned that it might be a little too mature for my kids (they are almost 4
& 5) but after reading it and actually learning some Spanish words myself, I think you made it easily understandable. I love the pictures and the cat is
adorable! It also has a moral to the story. You really did an incredible job." "I love all the cool, bright pictures and the story is awesome. I had my 5 year old niece over my house this weekend and I sat with her and read El Gato and she loved it!" We love the book, I think the delivery is perfect. We will probably be buying another for a nephew.
About the AuthorFrankie Corrigan has worked in radio for 20 years and currently hosts a morning radio show (Frankie & DB) in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and has had many stops before settling in Salt Lake. Though he has no kids of his own, he has several nephews and friends with children. The idea was sparked from a real cat that lives on a resort in Cabo. He's fascinated with the latino culture and would have loved a book like El Gato when he was a child to make it easier to learn Español. Frankie is engaged to be married and has one dog and one gato. You can reach Frankie by sending an email to GetElGato@gmail.com You can listen to Frankie on 97.1 ZHT Monday through Friday 5:30 - 10:00 am (mst). http://zoo.971zht.com/pages/frankie.html Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/frankie.corrigan?ref=profile
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Friends of El Gato
Dwizzle Dee is an award-winning video series geared to entertain and educate preschool aged children. Click here to watch a video preview.
Portions of the proceeds of El Gato go to help amazing animal shelters like:
Best Friends Animal Society
No More Homeless Pets
Nikki July 99' - September 09'
Frankie's photo in the 17th annual World of the Wild art exhibition at Utah's Hogle Zoo
Jan 29 - March 14th, 2010 Chosen for Utah Arts Council Traveling Exhibits Program.
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