Category: Books and Stories

Image lists types of resources availble to learn animals in Spanish such as printable activities, songs, books, games and poems.

Animals are a high-interest way to engage children with language. Below you’ll find favorite activities for kids to learn animals…

Image of covers of Spanish song books with sound for children.

The Spanish song books with sound from Lufi and Friends hook children on reading and singing in Spanish. What a…

Award-winning Latino picture books introduce children to language and culture.

With enchanting stories and beautiful illustrations, these award-winning Latino picture books from Candlewick Press introduce young readers to language and…

Official poster of Multicultural Childrens Book Day

Today is Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2021! Multicultural Children’s Book Day is in its 8th year! This non-profit children’s literacy…

Cover of a personalized bilingual book by TimTimTom.

TimTimTom Books creates wonderful personalized bilingual books in nine languages. Children see themselves as the hero of the story and…

Image of diversity education picture books for Spanish language learners.

Diversity education is essential to giving children equal opportunity to succeed and to become culturally-aware, accepting people. Language Lizard’s new…

Image of a collage of 4 pages with animals from a Spanish PDF book.

Ser and tener are some of the first verbs language learners understand and use on a regular basis. Of course…

Cover image of a book of Spanish fairy tales for language learners.

I love the power of a familiar story for language learning, and fairy tales have an added dimension of magic…

Image of holiday guide of Spanish language gifts for kids.

What a year! With children being home and looking for things to do, gifts are extra special this year, and…

Cover images of Spanish nonfiction children's books from The Creative Company

I’m so excited about this fabulous source for Spanish nonfiction children’s books. The Creative Company has three divisions that publish nonfiction…

Image of home screen of Spanish app for kids

I get emails from parents on a regular basis asking me which Spanish learning apps I recommend for young children…

This image is the reference for the picture-based Spanish reading.

With remote teaching and social distancing in classrooms, there is no more crouching beside a student to examine words and…

My granddaughter is 13 months old now. I take care of her for her busy lawyer parents, so baby books…

Cover images of Spanish readers online for remote learning.

It’s been clear for some time that the future of texts is digital, and that we will all access Spanish…

Image of two illustrations of the lyrics to Los Pollitos, a traditional Spanish song.

Spring is on the way, and Los pollitos dicen is the perfect song to sing with language learners. Children sing…

Free Voluntary Reading books for the Spanish language classroom.

Teachers know reading is essential to developing language proficiency, but we often struggle to integrate sufficient reading into our classes…

The image of three covers show bilingual books that focus on family.

For Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020, I had the opportunity to read several bilingual books that celebrate extended family. The…

The Ana & Andrew series of books presents African American history in Spanish.

African American history is the history of this nation, yet it is rarely present in our Spanish language children’s books…

This is the official poster for Multicultural Children's Book Day.

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020 (1/31/20) is in its 7th year! This non-profit children’s literacy initiative was founded by Valarie…

These are two of the titles of the personalized bilingual books available from Snowflake Stories.

We all want our children to have the opportunity to read books that reflect our families and the languages we…

Use these Spanish stories with limited vocabulary with beginners.

Spanish learners need to hear language in context, and everyone loves an entertaining story. With that in mind, we created…

Use these two Day of the Dead readings for Spanish students to introduce them to the traditions of Mexico.

Are you looking for a Day of the Dead reading for Spanish students? If so, check out these two readings…

Spanish song books with music kids can hear by pressing a button make language learning easy.

I recently discovered Lufi & Friends Spanish song books with built-in music, and they are fabulous! Children can push a…

The Baby Loves Science books in Spanish teach basic concepts and essential science vocabulary.

I have a hard time finding Spanish picture books that deal with science concepts, so I was thrilled to discover…

This Día de los Muertos story is titled Las mariposas vienen de visita.

I’m in Mexico right now making educational videos. Everywhere there are signs that Día de los Muertos will be here…

Spanish reading texts for beginning learners.

We know that language learning depends on comprehensible input through reading and listening. So, why not incorporate both kinds of…

Spanish books for beginners include TPRS novels, early readers and ebooks in PDF.

Reading is one of the best ways to learn a language, and Spanish books for beginners are an important part…

Use these 50 book activities in Spanish to engage langauge learners.

We read to kids a lot, and we want to engage then with the stories and language in books. I’ve…

Activity calendars in Spanish at two levels to practice language skills.

Today we are sharing our July 2019 activity calendars in Spanish. We also have some wonderful news. This weekend, we…

Spanish reading challenges engage kids with books during the summer months.

Spanish reading challenges and progress sheets encourage children to read during the summer months. For many kids, they are a…

Use this summer activity calendar for 2019 to engage kids with Spanish.

Summer activity calendars let kids discover something new each day. Spanish calendars also divide language learning into manageable bites, so…

Spanish readers tell compelling stories with high-frequency language.

Comprehensible input Spanish readers are a game changer in the classroom. Leveled readers in Spanish tell captivating stories and incorporate…

These diverse books from middle school introduce students to latino culture.

Authors and publishers are responding to the need for diverse books for middle school. Consequently, there are wonderful new multicultural…

This biography in Spanish of Sor Juana Inés introduces children to Mexican culture.

I’m always happy to find a good biography in Spanish because these books are a wonderful way to share culture…

These bilingual color books are sturdy board books for little hands.

Board books are an important part of children’s first experiences with reading, so I choose them carefully. For example, these…

Spanish ebooks based on the Buena Gente video series.

Spanish learners need to hear lots of comprehensible language and then read texts with the same target structures. Below you…

The Day of the Dead is a rich, complex tradition. That’s why one of the best ways to share it…

Use Spanish sentence strips to make minibooks for language learning.

I use Spanish sentences strips or fluency strips with my beginning readers. I relate the sentences to a picture and…

Celebrate Multicultural Children's Book Day 2019 with these events.

Welcome to Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019! MCBD raises awareness for kid’s books that celebrate diversity. The event also gets…

A Gift from Abuela is set in Mexico City and shares culture and a positive message with children.

As a part of Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2019, I’m happy to share A Gift from Abuela by Cecilia Ruiz…

Use this collection of free printable Spanish books for kids in the classroom or at home.

Reading is so important for building Spanish language skills! I love to read picture books and early readers with my…

Voces Sin Fronteras tells true immigation stories in English and Spanish bilingual comics.

As Spanish teachers, we work to introduce our students to the cultures and realities of Spanish-speaking countries, including the United…

These free Spanish PDF books for kids use simple sentences and common vocabulary.

Many of my students are novice learners, so I need Spanish books for beginners. Of course, we read picture books…

Use this Spanish story for beginners PDF to engage kids with everyday vocabulary.

This is more than a story to read or listen to. We want kids to participate as much as possible…

A Spanish picture-based reading and questions to use as a la casa vocabulary activity with elementary Spanish learners.

Cats know how to use a space, and they put a fun spin on learning house vocabulary in Spanish.  This…

Teacher and parents can use these Spanish book lists for kids to find new books.

This is a list of Spanish book lists for kids. A list of lists? That’s right! Evaluating books online is…

When kids finish a book they color a book on this Spanish reading progress sheet.

We want all kids to enjoy reading, or having someone read to them. Many children like to keep track of…

Try Spanish reading, art activities, games and songs in a summer activity calendar 2018.

Summer activity calendars are fun because there is something new to discover each day. They also divide Spanish learning into…

Songs, printables activities, poems, stories and outdoor games are all Spanish spring activities that engage children with new vocabulary.

Spring is a wonderful season to learn new Spanish words, because Spanish spring activities include vocabulary associated with weather, plants…

Latino leaders come to life in biographies by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand.

Carmen T. Bernier-Grand is an award-winning author of children’s books. She is originally from Puerto Rico, and her works include…

Spanish books for beginning readers exposue them to new vocabulary and build reading skills.

Lulu Delacre has added another title to her series of Spanish books for beginning readers. Rafi y Rosi ¡Piratas!, and…

Diverse books reflect and honor the culture and language of Spanish speakers.

Books that reflect the diversity of human experience around the globe are the future of children’s literature. Today, however, we…

Cinco Books offers authentic language Spanish books for schools and families.

Cinco Books is making fabulous children’s titles from Spanish-speaking countries available in the United States. At Spanish Playground, we believe…

A collection of Spanish langauge gifts for children and teachers.

Spanish language gifts keep kids excited about learning. New books, games, music and toys are motivational, and they are also…

These me gusta activities use food vocabulary in communicative interactions for Spanish learners.

We use the verb gustar and food words together all the time, so it makes sense to learn them together…

A selection of Monarch butterfly activities including a printable minibook in Spanish and English.

The Monarch butterfly life cycle and the migration to Mexico make excellent themes for Spanish learning. Talking about Monarchs, kids…

Cuban history for kids comes alive in this bilingual biography of José Martí.

Martí’s Song for Freedom/ Martí y sus versos por la libertad is a new bilingual picture book from Lee & Low…

Sycretic Press is a Spanish Publisher in the U.S. offering beautiful books for children learning Spanish.

Syncretic Press is an independent Spanish publisher in the U.S..  They are partnering with authors and illustrators around the world…

These resources for learning about water in Spanish are perfect for elementary school age students.

Water has shaped history, and it will determine our future. So, use these resources for learning about water in Spanish.

Ten elementary Spanish books introduce vocabulary related to themes.

If you teach Spanish to elementary students, you will love these books. Language Together publishes picture books specifically written to…