The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #162   Message #1723937
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
21-Apr-06 - 01:26 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Senor Don Gato
Subject: RE: Origins: Senor Don Gato
There is no standard English language version. There are several translations in books and school songbooks current and past. Versions of the story have come to America from Spain, Latin America and Sephardic Jews. One of the more recent printings is by John Manders, "Senor Don Gato, A Traditional Song," Candlewick Press.
Scolastic Press offers a fine version, both Spanish and English, by Lucia Gonzales.
Also recommended is "Estaba El Senor Don Gato - Here is Mister Cat," illus. by Carmen Salvador.