SB Finds

In our last Video of the Week we introduced you to Dos y Dos, the first live-action Spanish bilingual show in the U.S.  What my daughter found the most engaging about the show was the singing and dancing. She was twirling and screaming  around the living room trying to imitate Sofía, Fernando, Adriana y Andrés as they sing away in Spanish and English. The show can be viewed in 45 cities through LATV U.S. Network. No worries if it´s notRead More ...

The summer is right upon us. I love this time of the year. Both my children where born en el verano, so we’ll be celebrating two birthdays in the coming months. But summer also means vacation, so it’s easy to forget about the importance of reading during this time. In an effort to give you plenty of recommendations for bilingual books you can read with your children, ReadMe, our literacy and author interview series, will be coming to you twiceRead More ...

Iconic British illustrator, Quentin Blake, just published a new Spanish/English bilingual book that is adorable for its simplicity: Ten Frogs/Diez Ranas. It is simply a book about counting in English and Spanish with his beautiful illustrations of animals. The book is completely unpretentious and reads like a piece of art. I recommend it for parents with babies who can sit in front of the book and just be mesmerized by the animal illustrations; for bilingual toddlers who are learning toRead More ...

May is almost over, but we still have a few days left to celebrate Latino Books Month! And, in honor of this celebration, we wanted to give all you mamis (and papis) a chance to win a set of books from Hachette Book Group. Con el verano right around the corner, it’s always a great idea to have a few good reads for those lazy summer afternoon en la hamaca, right? So go ahead and check these out! There’s aRead More ...

Whenever a new music CD for my kids enters our house, I soon end up mentally filing it under one of three categories.  First, we have the ultra-screechy children’s music that I would rather not listen to (but that my kids often adore).  Then, there are the rare few CDs that I like so much I’ve been known to listen to them in the car or while I’m working–without the kids.  And finally, there is a lovely middle ground, CDsRead More ...

My two year old fell in love with Little Pim within ten minutes of watching the first video.  He now carries his plush Little Pim with him all the time and even sleeps with him at night.  The educational and entertaining Little Pim videos are a great way to introduce a child to a foreign language or to further reinforce a second language being taught at home.  The videos are fun and a great support for language learning. The seriesRead More ...

If there’s one thing we Latinos know how to do, it’s to party!  I don’t say that lightly. I take my salsa dancing very seriously. Problem is, I haven’t been getting much of it lately, and by “lately” I mean count in  years, not days or months.  This mamá doesn´t get to fiestar as much as she used to, or would like to. But, who´s to say I can´t dance whenever  I feel like it?  That´s just what I´ve beenRead More ...

It´s all about style these days with my bilingual princesa.  She´s almost three and at the stage where she has to choose her own clothes and will go loquita if I try to dress her in pants. She´s not having any of that. The self-declared princesa will only wear dresses and flowy skirts. Oh, sí. Last week we received a package with an adorably cute t-shirt from Hola Baby online store.  They sent her a stylish white tee with twoRead More ...