This giveaway is closed. Congratulations to the winner Jodi Monroy! Thanks to everyone for entering, for the great book list (I’ll compile it) and for saying nice things about Spanish Playground. No saben cuanto les agradezco el apoyo!
Pocoyó is an animated television series in Spanish. There are also Spanish books for kids based on the show and I am happy to be able to give two of them to one of my readers. The show is produced in other languages too, but it was originally created in Spain. It is very entertaining, and many of the episodes are simple enough for language learners. If you have not seen Pocoyó, check YouTube because it is great fun! You can search Pocoyó américa latina for the episodes with Latin American Spanish.
The Pocoyó books follow the format of the series. The text is a voiceover narration that speaks to the characters and the readers. I read them with kids of different ages and they love the problems that Pocoyó gets himself into. There are coloring pages at the end of the books.
I have two Pocoyó books to give away to a Spanish Playground reader: Pocoyó cuida a la muñeca de Elly and Pocoyó y la gran carrera. Pocoyó y la gran carrera is a version of The Tortoise and the Hare. It is perfect for children learning Spanish because it is familiar and they use their knowledge of the story to help them understand the language.
To enter the giveaway:
Tell us what picture book in Spanish you like to read with your kids or students. Leave your answer in the comments. You can enter on the Spanish Playground Facebook page too, for a double entry, but please be sure I can message you there if you win. The giveaway will run through midnight (central), Tuesday, Feb 12th. I will announce the winners on Wednesday, Feb 13th.
¡Buena suerte!
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My son loves La oruga muy hambrienta, Oso pardo, and other books that are in English but I translate and read to him in Spanish.
We love to read the “classic” set from combel editorial
http://www.combeleditorial.com/en/catalogue/the-classics/?categoria=19
They love books in general but at the moment they are loving the Good Night Moon in Spanish.
My son is into a Disney series that has “El Rey Leon, Los Aristogatos, Los 101 Dalmatas y El Gran Oso”. He carries the case around, he also likes “si le das un panqueque a una cerdita”.
My kids and I read “Puedo Leer, Tambien”. It has nice pictures and simple sentences which is great since my kids and I are in the early stages of our bilingual journey.
My Toñito loves la oruga muy hambrienta, buenas noches a todo y Frida
My daughter and I love to read “Quiero Ser Famosa” – such an inspiring book and fun to read!
I am a K-3 FLES teacher, my students love to listen to several books as I read to them. One of their favorite ones is Froggy gets dressed (Froggy se viste).
Chiquita likes “Un Gato y Un Perro” by Claire Masurel, right now. My favorite is probably “?Tu mama es una llama?” by Debora Guarino. We watch Pocoyo in Spanish too
We just finished reading “Let’s Eat! ¡A Comer!” written by Pat Mora and illustrated by Maribel Suárez. It was a sweet story that helps develop vocabulary too! The pictures are bright and cheerful as well.
I always read “El Arbol Generoso” to help them learn the preterite and imperfect.. and other life lessons.
I love reading Vete de aqui Monstruo Verde to my class. Froggy se Viste is another favorite.
Me encantan todos los episodiso de pocoyo. El prefiero de mis hijos es: la hora de dormir y la gran carrera
Nos fascina el cuento, “Irene la Valinte.” Aunque es un poquito mas largo, es hermoso y lleno de aventura.
Estoy una maestra de kinder y mis estudiantes les encanta “El Ratoncito, La Fresa Roja y Madura y El Gran Oso Hambriento”, por Don y Audrey Wood.
“Azul el sombrero, verde el sombrero” is a fun one to use when introducing colors to my kindergarteners!
We love “my frist spanish word book” by jenny tulip. i can read to her in spanish and my husband in english. great for vocabulary
I teach Spanish at my son’s preschool for 15 minutes a week, but I’m not a native speaker or fluent. Every week I scour Spanish Playgroup for lesson plan ideas. Your website has been my saving grace. Thank you!
I love reading a book called Arullo to the class. It has such a lovely reading rhythym while talking about how different mama animals hug, sing, and rock their animal babies. The illustrations are magnificent!
I’ve never watched Pocoyo, but I better start for more ideas!
I like to read Veloz como el grillo. My students enjoy all the animals and descriptions.
My kids (ages 5 and 7) are in a Spanish class after school. I don’t speak Spanish, but I’m trying to supplement their learning anyway. Your website has been fantastic. Thanks!
Our favorite books out of the ones that you’ve recommended are Me Gusta Cuando and Un Gato y Un Perro.
Outside of that, we’ve also really enjoyed Veloz Como El Grillo and Todos Hacemos Caca. Todos Hacemos Caca is out of print, but our library has a copy.
There are a couple of Spanish/English book apps that we’ve enjoyed on our Ipad also: 2 Tigers, Scruffy Kitty, and Winnie the Pooh Libro Puzle (Winnie the Pooh Puzzle Book.)
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I am a FLES teacher and I first have to say Spanish Playground is an incredible gift to anyone interested in teaching or learning Spanish. You guys are just the best. Regarding favorite stories, my students love Franco, el Conejo Blanco, which is very difficult to find. I don’t think it’s in print anymore. They also love De Cabeza a los Pies and La Oruga Hambrienta. I never knew there were Pocoyo books but I’m excited to find this out since I show Pocoyo in class as hooks.. The only problem is the kids want to watch them over and over and not do anything else! Thanks again Spanishplayground!
Hi, I would like to enter the contest for the book giveaway. To be honest, I am just trying to build up a little library, so I don’t know of any offhand that my students might like. I’m quite sure that I would be happy with any that are suitable for teaching simple vocabulary to young children, and that tell a fun or interesting story. Thank you!
We are currently reading Salta, ranita, salta! to learn animals!
My kids also love reading Froggy se viste!
My boys both love classic stories in Spanish, probably because they are familiar with the stories. Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks are two favorites, for example. We are also fans of the barefoot books in Spanish, especially the “oso” books. Thanks for a great giveaway.
I enjoy reading all of the classics to my children in Spanish (Goodnight Moon, Guess How Much I Love You, etc).
We love the “Froggy” books but are still in the process of building our Spanish library. My son just entered a Spanish immersion Kindergarden and my daughter is 3.
Hola Mar por Pam Muñoz
our favorite book in Spanish is Mi abuela va al mercado, and we love Pocoyo books as well
We love Silencio Ruido, Harry, el Perrito Sucio and Mickey Mouse in spanish!
Llama Llama Rojo Pijama, El Perro Pedorrero.
I read Froggy se viste/ Froggy gets dressed to practice reflexive verbs with my students.