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El día de los padres is about more than giving rounds of golf and new ties. It’s about recognizing the member of the family who’s often behind the scenes. Dads are the heros and, later, the voices in our heads. We all have different relationships with our fathers, but we all understand the importance of their roles. Take this day to consider what your father means to you, or what your mate means to your children. One way we loveRead More ...

CHEERIOS ® has kicked off a contest and search for the next great children’s book author….and the books are bilingual! Previous Grand Prize Winner Laurie Isop’s English-Spanish bilingual book, How Do You Hug a Porcupine? (¿Cómo abrazas a un puercoespín?), is being featured inside three million specially-marked boxes of Cheerios this Spring. Ron Rauss of Warrenton, Va. has officially been named the Grand Prize Winner of the 2010 New Author Contest and will have his winning story Can I JustRead More ...

Today we start a much-deserved, week-long celebration of SpanglishBaby Dads y Papás.  We celebrate our dads, our abuelos, our husbands, the tíos, basically any and every man that has played that all-important Father role in our lives. Joining our celebration and helping us shower Dads with appreciation with a very cool giveaway are Hanes and Boost Mobile. One SpanglishBaby reader will get to make one man in her life comfortable with the following clothing classics and essentials, courtesy of Hanes:Read More ...

It’s that time of the year–the much anticipated Summer Break! Since May 30th, the children’s illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal has been delivering weekly coloring pages on Mondays and will do so through Monday, September 5th. That’s a total of 15 coloring pages to keep your most precious and shortest loved ones temporarily busy. It sounds good, doesn’t it? So, visit her website, check her Summer Break post and sign-up to get yours delivered to your inbox. We know you’ll love themRead More ...

We all know Disney likes to do things in a large scale and the surprises they´ve revealed for this summer are no exception.  No matter how many times you´ve been to the Disneyland Resort, or if this is your first time, your family will have a blast discovering all the new attractions and shows that make for a Disney Soundsational Summer, June 3 through Sep. 5. Last week I was invited to a media event to learn and experience first-handRead More ...

The summer solstice may not have arrived yet, but the heat, the thunderstorms, and (in Florida) the swarming bugs have. Memorial Day cookouts are just the beginning: hopefully you’re all geared up for a few months of pool or beach trips and plenty of helado. One of my favorite things about summer is having extra time for reading. Cuando yo era niña, I used to drive my parents and grandparents crazy with endless trips to the library and bookstore. IRead More ...

In their search for high quality Spanish classes for their own children, two accomplished Latina mothers founded Isabella & Ferdinand Spanish Language Adventures.  Their innovative Spanish language-learning program for children includes the exciting CD-Olé and Play!  Songs from Isabella & Ferdinand Spanish Language Adventures.  The music is fabulous and is a great way to introduce your child to Spanish and the cultures of Spanish speaking countries.  Produced by Grammy and Multiple Latin Grammy award winner Andres Castro, and sung byRead More ...

I won’t get tired of saying it: there’s a huge lack in the area of bilingual and Spanish board books for the littlest ones in the house — unless of course they’re brought from outside the U.S. Apparently, I’m not the only one who thinks so because Children’s Book Press, one of our favorite multicultural publishing houses, recently announce its plans to start releasing bilingual board books for children ages 0-5. The first book in their new series is MyRead More ...