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Picture Books with a Little Spanish
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I love Saturdays y domingos
by Alma Flor Ada
A young girl enjoys the similarities and the differences between her English-speaking and Spanish-speaking grandparents.
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Besos for Baby
by Jen Arena
Everyone has kisses for baby from Mami and Papi to perro and gato! Board book.
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Marta! big & small
by Jen Arena
A science-loving girl explores the worlds of opposites and animals, comparing her own size to those of the creatures she encounters until a hungry snake tests her cleverness, in a bilingual picture book that is complemented by a glossary of simple Spanish terms.
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How do you say? = : Cómo se dice?
by Angela N Dominguez
"The story of two giraffes - one English-speaking and one Spanish-speaking - that overcome the language barrier to forge a friendship"
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Maria had a little llama
by Angela N. Dominguez
An endearing English-Spanish retelling of the classic nursery rhyme combines Peruvian-inspired illustrations with English and Spanish adaptations that offer a fresh twist on the story of a loyal little girl and her mischievous pet llama.
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Abuela
by Arthur Dorros
While riding on a bus through Manhattan with her grandmother, a little girl imagines that they are carried up into the sky and fly over the sights of New York City, in an evocative study of the loving bond between child and grandparent.
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The Tooth Fairy meets El Ratón Pérez
by René Colato Laínez
When Miguelito loses a tooth, two legendary characters come to claim it: one who is responsible for collecting teeth in the United States, the Tooth Fairy, and one who has collected the teeth of the boy's parents and grandparents, El Ratón Pérez.
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Abuelo
by Arthur Dorros
The award-winning author and illustrator team of Papa and Me and Mama and Me presents a Spanish-English tale about how the special bond between a grandfather and grandson endure across distances.
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Fire! ¡Fuego! Brave bomberos
by Susan Middleton Elya
Interspersed with Spanish words and phrases, a playful story about a squad of brave bomberos follows their valiant efforts to save a burning casa from roaring flames and rescue a little kitten, in a tale complemented by a glossary of terms.
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La princesa and the pea
by Susan Middleton Elya
"A rhyming twist on a classic fairy tale in which a queen places a pea under a young lady's mattress to see if she is truly a princess. Incorporates Spanish words and Includes a glossary"
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Oh no, gotta go!
by Susan Middleton Elya
Spanish and English text are combined in this tale about a little girl who simply must find a bathroom and quick, enhanced with full-color illustrations highlighting the Spanish text.
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Señor Pancho had a rancho
by René Colato Laínez
As Old MacDonald sings of farm animals that moo and woof, Señor Pancho sings of those that jii and guau, until the animals realize they understand each other and get together for a fiesta.
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Ta Isa wants a car
by Meg Medina
A picture book debut by the author of Milagros: Girl from Away follows the efforts of a Spanish-American child as she adds her earnings to the family savings, which she hopes will help them afford a first car and contribute to assisting faraway relatives to join them someday.
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Mango, Abuela, and me
by Meg Medina
When Mia's Abuela comes to live with Mia and her family, she helps her learn English while Mia learns Spanish, both with the help of a parrot named Mango.
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Niño wrestles the world
by Yuyi Morales
Believing himself capable of fending off the most monstrous opponents, underpants-clad Lucha Libre champion Niño is challenged by a no-holds-barred wrestling match that truly tests his skills when his younger sisters wake up from their naps.
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The cazuela that the farm maiden stirred
by Samantha R. Vamos
A cumulative tale of a farm maiden who, aided by a group of animals, prepares "Arroz con Leche," or rice pudding. Includes recipe and glossary of the Spanish words that are woven throughout the text.
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Cedar Mill Community Libraries 12505 NW Cornell Road Suite 13 Portland, Oregon 97229 503-644-0043library.cedarmill.org/
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