SB Finds

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 ...

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 ...

  When our oldest was born there was no doubt in my mind that I was going to teach him Spanish.  It was my desire to raise bilingual kids but I wasn’t prepared for the challenge.  Not having any friends or family to speak Spanish with, it took more effort on my part to make that English to Spanish transition in our daily routine.  If this desire was going to become a reality, I was going to have to train myselfRead More ...

Celebrate this Valentines Day or Día del Amor y la Amistad with one of our niños favorite TV amigos: Pocoyo! The cards feature Pocoyo and his friends Elly, Pato, Loula , and Sleepy Bird for a total of five different cards. These super cute cards are a great option for our kids to share this Valentine’s Day. Click here to download a printable version of these cards and visit the Pocoyo site en español for more fun activities and games. CheckRead More ...

What can be cuter than pretend play with this osito de la amistad puppet? My kids love their stuffed animals especially this old raggedy looking bear. I wanted them to express their love and friendship through pretend play. I knew that creating my favorite childhood activity-a paper bag puppet- would encourage them to do so. Here are the step-by-step directions to make one of your own. Supplies Paper bag glue marker and pencil scissors 2 sheets of 8.5×11 colored paper 1 sheetRead More ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, February 7th, Mickey Mouse and all of the Clubhouse friends are celebrating Minnie Mouse’s birthday! Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: I Heart Minnie  includes five episodes and the bonus feature “You’re invited to Minnie’s Birthday Party!” The DVD  also includes two best friend necklaces to share with someone special this Valentine’s Day. The best part about this friendship celebrating DVD is that it includes English, Spanish, and French soundtracks for our bilingual, and even trilingual, niños to enjoy! We’re giving away TENRead More ...