About: Ana Flores

We hope all of you are having a great Independence weekend and that you were lucky enough to see some amazing fireworks – as we were It was truly something else to see Vanessa’s amazement and to hear sus gritos de plena felicidad! Today’s links to everything bilingual include a bit of everything, including a reminder to enter our last Bilingual Summer Fun giveaway and an exciting announcement about the week ahead. 1) Bilingual Readers: Freebies for Bilingual Families –Read More ...

That's why the language-introduction approach used in the Professor Pocket CD's was completely relevant to us. Professor Pocket is a family-owned company that's created two bilingual (Spanish/English) CDs and supplemental materials to help children develop a lifelong passion for learning languages. At first, I thought Camila was still too young to completely understand and follow the storyline in "Our Silly Farm Adventure" since it's recommended for children ages 2 and up. That was not the case at all. Maybe she still doesn't grasp the context of what she is listening to, but she loves the silly animal sounds, the catchy songs and the identifiable kids' voices. I've also caught her adorably repeating the key words and anticipating the songs many times. ...

This giveaway is now closed. The winner will be announced soon. You’ve probably been loving us (say you have!) this whole week because we were able to put together some awesome giveaways for your kiddos to enjoy, but you might be thinking “Why do my kids always get to have all the fun?” No worries, we’ll always take care of well-deserving Mamis and Papis. Carrie, one of our amigas mamás blogueras that always keeps us in wonder as to howRead More ...

This giveaway is now closed. The winner is Debbie R. Even before Vanessa was born, I was hooked on Usborne books. I think it was my mom who brought me our first copies from México and I immediately took to them. The books are colorful and beautifully illustrated. And, even though they are not originally written in Spanish, the translations are well done. Another reason I like them is because they’re super sturdy and many of them are the perfectRead More ...

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winner-Jessica!! I have to admit I’ve been using my daughter as a guinea pig for the past weeks. Hey, she’s not complaining! She’s been entertained with some cool videos, books and CDs, all while learning new Spanish words and bits about her native roots. Currently on permanent rotation in our DVD player is the Global Wonders: Mexico DVD.  Have you seen or heard of them? You should. They are a new brandRead More ...

The Bilingual Fun Company was created with the purpose of exposing young children to the Spanish language. Mark and Jennifer Manriquez use their knowledge and experience both as educators and as bilingual parents to create these videos with music, chants, movement and basic activities that make learning Spanish fun. ...