Last week, I received a copy of Indi Avila’s Sana, Sana book for my son Matías and I to review. What I was thrilled about even more was that Indi had taken the time to sign it and send me a very sweet note with it.
This is a story based on a classic Spanish language nursery rhyme that many of us know and love. Reading through the book, I could hear my mamá saying “sana, sana colita de rana, si no sana hoy sanará mañana” and it was an absolute joy to read to my son now.
The illustrations are vivid and colorful and easy for a 3.5 year old to follow and grasp the concept of sad and happy faces (obviously he doesn’t read). Each animal has a very cute and lovable look…in fact, muy tierno is how I would best describe it.
Lucía, the little girl who gets hurt while jumping rope, has to learn to be patient, realize the power of words, positive thinking and clear communication with her mami. Matías identified with Lucía when her mami says she had to stop crying and take a deep breath. He said“mami, así dices tú!” Clearly the message got through to him and it has sparked a new interest in mother – child relationships, seeing other children listening to their mami’s and of course the main question, ”¿Qué es sana?” The book allowed us to share a new and fun bedtime reading routine while learning new Spanish words.
As a bilingual parent who is always looking for well written and quality Spanish language books I would highly recommend adding Sana, Sana to your collection – nothing complex, just simple, easy to read and comprehend for both the parent and child. You can purchase the book for $12.00 via the Sana, Sana website or on Amazon.
We know you will enjoy it as much as we did!
The Giveaway
We are giving away one copy of Sana, Sana along with a tote bag and greeting cards to one lucky winner!
I’d love to share this book with my son’s preschool immersion class!
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My daughter would live this book! She NEEDS to hear Sana Sana whenever she gets hurt. It’s not the same if we don’t massage her “bumps.” Definitely have to look at this one. Thank you!
Can’t wait to read it with my daughter! We are teaching her Spanish and there are not enough fun children’s books on the market.
I will love to read this book to my kids!!
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My mom would sing this song and it made everything better in seconds after singing the song. I have taught it to my students and they love it. This is a wonderful giveaway especially with the tote bag becuase it will help me stay organized as i traveled from classroom to classroom.
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The Sana sana Song is Magia pura!! My daughter is 4 and she still only needs me to sing it once to make all her problems go away
My 4 year old daughter is Puerto Rican & Costa Rican & she would LOVE this book! She loves bilingual books.
I’d love to share it with my 3 children.
I would love to read book to Viviana my 5 yr old hija. I want her to be bilingual like myself. Proud Latina parent.
This would be a wonderful addition to our library!
My daughter would love this!
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Sounds like a good book for a 2 and 5 year old bedtime story…those are hard to find, ones that match up for both ages, especially en espanol.
We would love to have this book!
I would love to share this with son and my parents who care for him during the day while I’m at work. My 13month old son hears ‘sana sana colita de rana’ on a daily basis because he’s such a lil busy body
This book sounds great! We always do sana sana to my littles when they get hurt:-)
I have never heard of this song but would love to introduce it to my bilingual daughter.
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My son and wife would love this.
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I would like to share this with my son, Ezra. I have been trying to find quality books to immerse him in my native tongue but they are hard to find at my local book store.
I would live to add this book to my multilingual library.
I would love to share this with my daughter. I know she would really enjoy having this book read to her every single night. I would also love to use this in my future classroom.
my 8yo son still needs to hear sana sana, colita de rana from me whenever he gets hurt. It’s one of the sweetest things to me as a mami to see him smile after I go through the singsong. I too would love to have this book, not just for him now but for any grandchildren in the future.
Buena suerte to everyone entering – it’s a great book so do check it out!
Hay que padre yo quiero ese libro … Yo me acuerdo de chiquita mi mama la cantaba …. I would love to have the book for my Kids …
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I would like to share this book with my one year old daughter, and also
the children in my daycare that are also being taught Spanish. This looks
like a great book to share with my friends and family also. What’s great giveaway.
This is one of our favorite stories. My girls would love this.
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I’d like to share this with my daughters, who are six years old and six months old. No matter how old they get, I think I’ll always say “sana, sana” when they get hurt;)
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we love books! specially ones that are not available in spanish!!
Singing Sana Sana to my daughter has as much healing power as a Disney princess band-aid! I would love to read this book to her!
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I would love to read this book to my two boys.
I would love to share this with mijito!
I would love to check out this book!
Looks like a great book!
I’d share this book with my sons
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Would love this book for my 2 month old!
I’d love to have this book for my daughter Giselle, since I always sing Sana Sana to her when she has a yai yai.
I’d love to have this book for my daughter Giselle, since I always sing Sana Sana to her when she has a yai yai. I’ma also already a subscriber to the newsletter
I would love to share this book with my son Elliot and also my 3 year old students I teach since some of them know some Spanish.
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Sana Sana is our favorite nursery rhyme. My son would love this book. I’m starting a Spanish playdate group in my area and would love to share the book with all the little ones!
I’d love to share this book with both of my girls. I have a 4 1/2 year old and a 14 month old and they love story time. Nice to see these kinds of books.
This book would be a great resource for my Spanish classroom. I currently teach grades Pre-K through 8th grade and I would love to share this book with the lower grades as well as expose my younger students to more books, like this, that are culturally on point! <3
I would love to share this book with my daughter, my niece and nephews.
Awesome!! I would LOVE to win this!!
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I am always looking for material for my granddaughter
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