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On SpanglishBaby we usually share plenty of movies for the niños, but here is one for the mamás, (and maybe older daughters), that we’re super excited about. GIRL IN PROGRESS, from the same director as La Misma Luna, is about a single mother, Grace, (played by Eva Mendes) who is too caught up with paying the bills and her own personal problems to realize that her teenage daughter Ansiedad, (played by Cierra Ramirez) is in desperate need of her attention.Read More ...

The Diamond Edition of Lady and The Tramp, the adorable story about puppy love will be released February 7th  on Blu-ray and DVD. This song-filled Disney classic is coming out just before Valentine’s day for your family to enjoy. And as always with Disney movies, your niños can enjoy La Dama y el Vagabundo en español! My girl was anxiously awaiting this one because she´s totally at the age where she´s learning about love and the classic spaghetti scene had her blushing andRead More ...

Like any little girl her age, my 5-year-old daughter loves to draw. Like any little brother, my 2-year-old son loves to copy her. And so they can sit there for a nice long while surrounded by paper and crayons, markers, pens and pencils. She drawing and making up her own little books and him scribbling. I’m not a very artistic person, but I do love art. Although my husband doesn’t really draw, he’s been a photographer and videographer for moreRead More ...

The Secret World of Arrietty hits theaters February 17th. This family film from Disney and Studio Ghibli, based on Mary Norton´s children´s book series “The Borrowers,” follows the story of Arrietty, a tiny fourteen-year-old girl,  who lives beneath the floorboards of a suburban garden. Like all little people, Arrietty and her family live hidden from view of the their human  homeowners and only occasionally venture out to collect scrap supplies. But all that changes when twelve-year-old human boy named Shawn moves intoRead More ...

Our friends from the awesome bilingual family band Moona Luna just shared with us the first episode of their brand new web show Moona In The City and we think you’re going to love it: Hosted by the talented lead singer Sandra V. and a friendly cow called – what else? – Moona, this is a food, travel and adventure show for kids. The idea is that together, Sandra and Moona will explore the diversity, both cultural and culinary, in theirRead More ...

Editor´s Note: Mari is the founding editor of the Ezine, Inspired by Family, a place where we want you to feel encouraged as you join in their journey to leave a legacy to our children and strengthen our family relationships. In our home we love to celebrate holidays, friends, family and just life! This year, we decided to have a Valentine´s Crafting Kids Party with my sons and 10 of their friends. Who doesn’t need fridge magnets! This is a practical andRead More ...

Just in time for MLK day and following the Fall 2011 release of the new children’s book, Chocolate Me, I had the opportunity to participate in a bloggers’ panel with actor and author Taye Diggs. Diggs, along with childhood friend Shane Evans, created this autobiographical story about a black boy who feels out of place in a class full of white children. He is preoccupied with his looks until his mother reassures him by telling him that he has “cottonRead More ...

  Sara la Pequeña Hada is simply a fantastic collection of stories turned into interactive apps and ebooks of the highest quality. Sanoen, a new digital publisher from Barcelona, has really raised the bar in terms of paying attention to detail in their creation of their first digital storybook, “¡La abuela se pierde!”  from the collection which includes “interactive participation, surprises and games, but the main objective is always reading.” Both the iPad app narrative  and the kindle eBook areRead More ...