Title: Juan Bobo Goes to Work

Author: Marisa Montes

Illustrator: Joe Cepeda

Copyright date: 2000

Publisher: Harper Collins

Summary: A young boy from Puerto Rico who is very clumsy and forgetful tries to do some work to earn money for his mother. Every time he receives a payment, Juan Bobo loses is by doing the opposite of what his mother tells him. In the end, Juan Bobo saves a rich young girl's life, and her father buys Juan Bobo's family a nice dinner every week after that.

Media for illustration: Unavailable

Perfect student: This book is perfect for students with Hispanic background or who speak Spanish fluently or partially. This would also be good for students who are learning Spanish as a second language.

Common Core State Standard: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.2 Recount stories, including fables and folktales from diverse cultures, and determine their central message, lesson, or moral. This book works well with this standard because it is a folktale. It could be used by students to study the characteristics of folktales, would be easily understood, and has clear messages that students could recount.