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Spanish Stories Kids Will Love: Marisol McDonald Books
Marisol McDonald is the protagonist of two wonderful bilingual picture books – Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/ Marisol McDonald no combina and Marisol McDonald and the Clash Bash/ Marisol McDonald y la...
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Spanish Picture Book Giveaway: Marisol McDonald
I recently had the opportunity to write about two wonderful bilingual picture books. Marisol McDonald no combina and Marisol McDonald y la fiesta sin igual are written by Monica Brown and illustrated...
View ArticleMulticultural Kid Blogs Book Club: Family on the Loose
Join the Multicultural Kid Blogs Book Club as we begin 2014 by reading Family on the Loose: The Art of Traveling with Kids. – In weekly posts, Multicultural Kid Bloggers will discuss Family on the...
View ArticleMulticultural Children’s Book Day: Josephine Baker
What do children learn from books? They learn language and a world of content, but too often kids also learn that protagonists are white. They learn that brave, clever characters speak English....
View ArticleSpanish Black History Month Resources
It is hard to find good resources for teaching kids about Black history in the United States in Spanish. With the growing number of dual language and elementary Spanish programs, this will surely...
View ArticleTravel Journals: Family on the Loose
This week I am hosting the MKB Book Club discussion of Family on the Loose, a wonderful book about family travel by Bill Richards and E. Ashley Steel. Chapter 7 is about travel journals, which just...
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Spanish Stories for Kids: Nos fuimos todos de safari
In my work with Spanish learners, of course I look for picture books that teach Latino culture. Given that, it might seem strange to choose a book that introduces children to Masai culture. Nos fuimos...
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Multicultural Kid Blogs Summer Reading Series
I am sharing Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina as a part of the Read Around the World Summer Reading Series. The series is sponsored by Multicultural Kid Blogs. It is an...
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Multicultural Books: Read Around the World
I am sharing Miguel ayuda en la oficina de la pediatra as a part of the Read Around the World Summer Reading Series. The series is sponsored by Multicultural Kid Blogs. It is an opportunity to...
View ArticlePeru for Kids: Books on World Cultures
Award-winning author Carole Roman has written a series of picture books to introduce young children to different countries and cultures. She has just added If You Were me and Lived in Peru: A Child’s...
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Multicultural Books for Kids
I am sharing Finding the Music/En Pos de la música as a part of the Read Around the World Summer Reading Series. The series is sponsored by Multicultural Kid Blogs. It is an opportunity to discover...
View ArticleClassroom Reading Challenge: Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Spanish Playground will be co-hosting Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2016. I am honored to support this celebration of diversity in children’s books. Things are already getting rolling for 2016 with...
View Article10 Must-Know Facts for Multicultural Children’s Book Day
Spanish Playground plays a unique role in reaching teachers and parents of Spanish speakers and learners. Spanish language, bilingual and culturally relevant books are essential learning tools for...
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Spanish Places Vocabulary: Book and Writing Activity
The Place Where You Live / El lugar donde vives is a beautiful bilingual book about places and how we experience them. The book is full of Spanish places vocabulary in a structure that is ideal for...
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Marisol McDonald and the Monster Spanish Activities
Monica Brown’s latest bilingual book featuring Marisol McDonald will delight children and bring a chorus of thanks from teachers and parents working with Spanish learners. Marisol McDonald and the...
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Spanish Tongue Twisters: Book and Activities
Are you looking for an excellent collection of Spanish tongue twisters for children? In his picture book El torneo de trabalenguas / The Tongue Twister Tournament, author Nicolás Kanellos offers a...
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Multicultural Chapter Books: Emma is on the Air
Big News! Emma is on the Air is the first of a series of multicultural chapter books for grades 2-3. The books feature an enthusiastic 8-year-old protagonist who wants to become a TV reporter. Many...
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Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2017
Welcome to our 4th Multicultural Children’s Book Day! Spanish Playground is honored to once again be a co-host for this important event. Multicultural Children’s Book Day raises awareness of the...
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Spanish Publisher in the U.S. Offers Literary Gems
Syncretic Press is an independent Spanish publisher in the U.S.. They are partnering with authors and illustrators around the world to publish beautiful Spanish-language children’s books. At Spanish...
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Diverse Books for Spanish Learners
Books that reflect the diversity of human experience around the globe are the future of children’s literature. Today, however, we need to advocate for more titles with diverse characters and celebrate...
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