Beautifully written for kids! All ages will enjoy the dialogue, adventures and life lessons learned by Rico, Diego, and Araceli. Plus, what kid wouldn’t mind trying such a fun “virtual reality” invention? The Martinez family will long be remembered by readers and I’m already hoping for more adventures. As a librarian, I have signed copies of this book that I am preparing for checkout from our school library and can’t wait to promote this with all our students. Thank you, Minda Gomez, for a book that is going to make a wonderful difference for many children and their families!

My kids (ages 10, 7, and 3) all loved this book! Actually, I quite enjoyed it as well. Even though it is a chapter book, the bright color pictures every few pages make it fun as a read aloud book for the little ones. My oldest actually finished reading it all in one sitting because he couldn't put it down.

The characters in the story are very relatable, and the lessons that they learn are very appropriate for kids of their ages. There are even family discussion questions on the author's website that can be used to further explore the lessons from each chapter.

It's really fun to see a bilingual and bi-cultural family portrayed in this book. The bits of Spanish sprinkled throughout were really fun for my kids, and there is even a glossary of Spanish words, meanings, and pronunciations in the front of the book.

Frankly, the part my kids enjoyed the most was the virtual reality with the fun animal adventures. I mean, what kid hasn't imagined what it would be like to swing through the trees like a monkey or swim in the ocean like a sea creature? So. Much. Fun.

I highly recommend this book. My kids are already asking when there will be more Martinez Kids Adventures.