After naming their firstborn son Pacho-Nacho-Nico-Tico-Melo-Felo-Kiko-Rico, Mama and Papa insist everyone use his full name, which causes trouble when their second son, Juan, says his brother needs help. Includes notes about the folktale on which the story is based and glossary of Spanish terms.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow Mrs. Garcia's class on a hunt in and around school for examples onomatopoeia--words that imitate the sound of what they name.

"Cale descubre que el extraño objeto que sacó Mondragó del castillo del alcalde es un libro. Un libro muy especial. Gracias a él se entera de que los árboles parlantes corren un grave peligro. ¡Alguien los está talando! Rídel pide ayuda a Cale para que acuda con Mondragó y sus amigos al Bosque de la Niebla. Allí conocen al roble Robledo y les es encomendada una misión: encontrar las seis semillas que, una vez mezcladas, germinarán y darán...

"Frankie the Flamingo loves food but she's tired of eating the same thing day after day: shrimp. So Frankie decides to expand her palate by trying exciting new foods--with some colorful consequences! But as Frankie's food world expands, her friends can't quite seem to understand what's gotten into her. Until they spy on Frankie cooking up something special and decide that they, too, might want to go on a food adventure of their own"--