Wordless Wednesday: La obsesión de mi hijo
Santiago ama los carros, pero es un amor realmente obsesivo. Espero que esto no siga hasta que sea grande porque sino ¡voy a vivir con los nervios en punta cuando empiece a manejar! ...
Multicultural Book List from Reading is Fundamental
Though we do our best to offer you easy access to Spanish and bilingual books, we all have to admit it’s still far more of a challenge to find good Latino-themed children’s literature than it is to find great Anglo-centric books. That’s why we love it when we see someone else participating in the search and producing great resources for Latinos and other ethnic groups. The same organization that brought us the Read Early, Read ALOUD! campaign has just releasedRead More ...
Celebrate Amor with Libros
In the mood for besos y abrazos? Your day is here. Remember to celebrate el día de San Valentín (or Día del Amor y la Amistad) with all of your Valentines, young and old. It’s a good opportunity to discuss the proverbial ties that bind and the reason we are all making such great efforts to raise well-rounded, bilingual kids: ¡AMOR! Keep the love alive by starting a collection of LOVEly books like the ones below. Find them, along with tonsRead More ...
Heritage Language Books: A Bilingual Gem {Giveaway}
A gem, that’s how I describe the three books I got last week from Heritage Language – a husband and wife team who noticed the huge need for bilingual books to help both Spanish and English language learners and decided to create their own books with audio. First of all, the books are well-written both in English and in Spanish. The best part? The translations are not literal, which means that the Heritage Language folks totally get it. Translating wordRead More ...
Our Date With Jake and the Never Land Pirates!
Camila is now hooked on pirates, thanks to the Disney Jr. show, Jake and the Never Land Pirates. We tune onto it using the SAP (Second Audio Program) option so we can watch el niño pirata en español on his adventures with the naught Captain Hook. So we jumped when we got an invite from Disneyland Parks to attend a Disney Parks Blog meet up at Disney California Adventure park to be part of a Jake and the Never LandRead More ...
The Spanish Immersion Lottery is Today!!!
Yes, I am so, so, so nervous about this! As you know, we’re in the process of applying to dual language immersion programs in our area and we’ve got our heart set in our girl being accepted into the Spanish dual immersion program at Franklin Magnet School, aka International Foreign Language Academy of Glendale. Today is the day the public lottery is held and we’ll know if our girl’s name gets drawn to be amongst the 24 or so childrenRead More ...
