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Halloween Spanish Books for Babies, Toddlers, Little Kids & Beyond

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Trick or treat! Halloween! Dame libros, no mani!


If you’re like me and you like to bring out your seasonal literary treats around this time of year, then this post is for you! I’ve gathered some fun Halloween-themed books for the smallest toddlers to those ready for more mature (but not too mature) chapter books. Do you have any favorites for this time of year?

Babies

Little Kids

Early Chapter Books

Older Kids

So, what else do you like to read this time of year?

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Award Winning Picture Books In Translation!

Not all wonderful books win awards and not all award-winning books will reach you the way they do others, but the Caldecott, Pura Belpre, and Newbery awards and honors pretty consistently select beautiful, moving, and heart-warming stories.
The annual Pura Belpre award is named after Pura Belpre, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. It honors a Latino/a author and illustrator “whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.” (There’s also a lovely picture book about her.). The annual Caldecott Medal honors artists of “the most distinguished American picture book for children.”  And the Newberys honor the author “of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.”
I’ve put together a non-exhaustive list of some of the many books honored by these awards that are available in Spanish.

Alma y como obtuvo su nombre

A 2019 Caldecott Honor Book recounting the history behind Alma’s name. It’s sweet and is a lovely way to spark conversations about a child’s name(s).

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2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Bilingual Preschoolers, Kindergartners, & Young Kids

Yesterday we posted our Holiday Gift Guide for Babies and today it’s the older kids’ turn! As we’ve mentioned, you can make pretty much any toy (think: legos, blocks, dolls, tiny kitchens, etc. etc. etc.) into a tool for teaching or complementing your family’s language. But sometimes it’s nice to have the toys do a little of the work for you. So take a look below and let us know what you think!
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2018 Gift Guide for Bilingual Babies

For those of you who still don’t have your holiday shopping done, we’ve put together  some of ideas for the bilingual babies in your life! (I should note that this post only includes toys and books that have official bilingual components because we know that’s something many parents want, but ALL toys have the potential for bilingualism if you play with them in Spanish or your target-language!)

If feel a connection to Latin America and the Caribbean (in particular, Puerto Rico) you’ll love ¿Dónde está el coquí? by VeoLeo  Your budding Spanish speaker will learn numbers, active verbs, and animals, while following the sweet coquí on its adventures.

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Spanish Board Books for Babies and Toddlers

A few weeks ago a close family friend asked me for recommendations for Spanish books for her new (and soon to be bilingual) grandchild. It occurred to me I hadn’t shared the best board books I found for the young baby and toddler phase (other than the board books highlighted on my diverse books page)–so here you go! Of course, the best thing about this age is that their books are very easy to translate and they will be none the wiser. But if you prefer to have a few Spanish books on your shelf, here are a few ideas! Do you have any favorites?

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