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Chato Goes Cruisin' (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards)) Hardcover – May 19, 2005

by Gary Soto (Author), Susan Guevara (Illustrator)
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Having looked forward to their wonderful cruise, cats Chato and Novio Boy find themselves aboard a boat filled with dogs and quickly realize that they made a big mistake until the two feline friends decide to make the best of it and have a good time--despite their strange surroundings!
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  1. Reading age
    4 - 8 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Dimensions
    8.94 x 0.63 x 11.25 inches
  6. Publisher
    Putnam Juvenile
  7. Publication date
    May 19, 2005
  8. ISBN-10
    039923974X
  9. ISBN-13
    978-0399239748
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Starred Review. Grade 1-4–The creators of Chato's Kitchen (1995) and Chato and the Party Animals (2000, both Putnam) bring their cool cats back for another delightful adventure. Chato enters a contest and wins a trip for two on a cruise ship. When he and his friend Novio Boy arrive at the dock, they see that the vessel is filled with dogs, but decide to go anyway. The cruise is not all they had hoped it would be, with fuchi comida (stinky food) and silly games. Then the canines all get sick, and the cats set off in a lifeboat to get help. They sail past a catamaran filled with partying felines and are tempted to stop, but they gave their palabra (word) to the captain, so they continue on until a storm tosses them ashore on an island of vacationing veterinarians, and the dogs are finally saved. Spanish words are sprinkled throughout the text and the "homecats" endear themselves to readers with charm and humor. The colorful acrylic and scratchboard paintings are filled with texture and motion. The expressions on the characters' faces are particularly funny. Inked comic strips play up the humor and add another dimension to the story. Admirers of the previous books will eat this one up, and the addition of cartoons may bring new fans to the table.– Angela J. Reynolds, Washington County Cooperative Library Services, Hillsboro, OR
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PreS-Gr. 2. Chato, cool cat of East L.A., trades the barrio for the high seas in his latest adventure. After winning a sweepstakes cruise for two, Chato invites his best friend, Novio Boy, along. The two "home cats" find themselves the only felines on a dog-oriented cruise, and the partying canines keep the cats up all night. Then all the pooches become ill, the radio breaks, and the captain sends Chato and Novio Boy out in a small boat to find help. After discovering a cats-only cruise, they find an island of vacationing vets, who return to the ship and bring everyone back to health. This book isn't as strong as the previous Chato stories; the fantastical rescue mission is particularly flimsy. Still, Chato and Novio Boy are charming characters, and children will enjoy the action and the cat-oriented plays on words. Most noteworthy are Guevara's brilliantly colored paintings, as winsome as ever, and the humorous black-and-white comic-strip insets that extend the fun. An appended glossary defines the many Spanish phrases. Gillian Engberg
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Putnam Juvenile (May 19, 2005)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 039923974X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0399239748
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 8 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.94 x 0.63 x 11.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 16 ratings

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GARY SOTO, born in 1952 and raised in Fresno, California, is the author of thirteen poetry collections for adults, most notably NEW AND SELECTED POEMS, a finalist for both the Los Angeles Times Award and the National Book Award. He has received the Discovery-The Nation Prize and the California Library Association's John and Patricia Beatty Award [twice], in addition to fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts [twice], and the Guggenheim Foundation. For ITVS, he produced the film "The Pool Party," which received the 1993 Andrew Carnegie Medal. In 1995, for his work with young people, he was selected NBC's Person of the Week. In 1999 he was honored with the Human and Civil Rights Award from the American Education Association, the Literature Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, and the PEN Center West Book Award for his young-adult short story collection PETTY CRIMES. In all, his books have sold over four million copies. The Gary Soto Literary Museum is located at Fresno City College, where he got his start as a poet in the early 1970s.

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Caryn Parker
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
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Ricardo Palacio
5.0 out of 5 stars so the language is perfect!
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2017
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I have used Gary Soto's book as a method of mentoring my second graders. I teach in East Los Angeles, so the language is perfect!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Really good book
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Betsy Bird
5.0 out of 5 stars They get there fast and then they take it slow
Reviewed in the United States on March 25, 2006
Some picture book series get progressively less inspired as time goes on. Ian Falconer's, "Olivia" books do this. Ditto "Babar". It's just a common occurrence that people kind of come to expect. You would think that an author like Gary Soto would have used up all his creativity and ideas in the "Chato" series with "Chato's Kitchen" and "Chato and the Party Animals". In much the same way, Susan Guevara's illustrations should, logic dictates, become less entrancing and pleasant to the eye as she brings Chato's world to brilliant life. Yet here I am staring at "Chato Goes Cruisin'" and I can't for the life of me figure out how Soto and Guevara managed to come up with yet another remarkably fresh escapade in the lives of my favorite barrio boys, Chato and Novio Boy. I can't figure it out, but somehow it happened. We should be this lucky with every series.

There are distinct advantages that come with eating your cereal every morning. In Chato's case, the advantage is that he now has a chance to enter and win a free cruise for himself and a friend. He enters, wins, and before you know it he and his best friend Novio Boy are off for a vacation of pure relaxation. In theory. The truth of the matter is, when they get to the docks they find a cruise ship occupied entirely by dogs. Well behaved party dogs but dogs just the same. There are dog snacks, dog games, dog videos in the library, and a heckuva lot of howling at the moon. Soon enough, however, the dogs become ill and it's up to our intrepid duo to save the day. But when their rescue boat meets up with the REAL cat cruise, will they keep their promise to the canines or join a far more alluring ride?

Once again, Soto gives this book just the right mix of Spanish terms sprinkled alongside English ones. At the same time, Chato and Novio Boy use phrases that sound natural and completely appropriate for the situations they find themselves in. When Chato goes to the library to watch some movies and find only flicks with titles like, "Great Dog Rescues", Chato's reaction is a heartfelt, "Man, this is sorry". The plot makes sense, comes out all right, and the last image of the two slowly cruising in their beautiful car (with the license plate "Vato Gato") brings the whole thing home.

And Susan Guevera just gets more and more creative with every Chato book she illustrates. I liked "Chato's Kitchen" okay when it first came out, but her style at that time struck me as too loose and insubstantial. It began to tighten with "Chato and the Party Animals" and finally here with "Chato Goes Cruisin'" she's hit her peak. She's grown so comfortable with her art that she's willing to shake it up a bit for the sake of amusement. So you have the usual Chato kookiness, but also some very cool black and white comic strips on the bottom of some of the pages to give you a little insight into Chato and Novio Boy's heads. There are also countless amusing details all over this book just waiting for you to find them. When the dogs greet them at the dock, for example, the comic strip on the page shows a flag pointing to their dock with a dog head, and another flag with a cat head pointed in the opposite direction. When our heroes can't sleep for all the howling, they might have been cheered had they known that a cut-away of the boat shows a pack of very busy mice toiling relentlessly in the kitchen. Yum. Then there are the details that I think make it work the best. Novio Boy retains his title as the sexiest cat in children's literature (check out the shot of him lifting weights). And both he and Chato sport some mighty fine facial hair, making them the only felines I can think of to sport goatees and `staches in picture book fare.

Hard to object to anything in this book, really. If you enjoyed the first two installments in Chato's adventures then the best thing I can say about, "Chato Goes Cruisin'" is that it does its predecessors proud. Funny, filled with great slang in English and Spanish alike, and just a rousing adventure, it's the best of the "Chato" lot and a fine fine purchase.
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Mia Renee
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Story for Kids
Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2013
I found this book at the library and my son couldn't get enough of it. Once returned I bought off Amazon for him to keep. It's a fun tale about a hip Hispanic cat and his best friend Novio Boy and their adventure at sea. Being Mexican and familiar with Spanish the Spanish slang in the book was easily recognizable, and added to the character of the story. Even if you're not familiar with the language the author is kind enough to give translations at the end. The brightly colored illustrations and comic additions made this book a special find for my family. We rave about it to everyone.
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Annamarie Squailia-Nevarez
5.0 out of 5 stars Tough Decisions
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2011
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Chato and his friend Novio Boy find themselves facing several problems. First they are on a ship full of dogs and they are cats. They have to come up with their own fun. Then the dogs need their help and they set off to find them help but they come across a ship full of cats. Do they have fun and join the cats or do they keep their word and find help? They chose to find help.

While reading this book you can talk to your children about the importance of keeping your world even when something better comes up. Also about being socially responsible when you see others in need. And lastly the importance of creating your own fun.
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Ted Bush
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, terrific art
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2006
Hard to compete with such a terrific review, but I must add my own HUZZAHs.

I love the artwork. I love the interspersed black and white comic strips that add to the exposition.

I love the spanish slang scattered throughout: after but a few readings, my 3 year old now says, "FUU-CHI!" (yucky, stinky) as he wipes kisses off (with a smile, of course -- he's a sweet boy).

I bought Chato Goes Cruisin' in a bookstore and ordered the other 2 sight unseen, fully confident that they'll be as wonderful.
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