Choose from these authentic children's Spanish literature titles.
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This is the classic story of a traveling salesman, some monkeys, and their mischief. First published in the 1940’s, this book has withstood the test of time as a humorous and captivating tale for children. With a Spanish translation by Teresa Mlawer, you can use this book to teach many different Spanish themes to children including: se venden, colores, la siesta, derecha/izquierda, plural commands, and as we do in Lesson 7 of Sonrisas Level II, the adverbs primero, luego, y por último. (8 x 10)
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Spot is back, and this time he is going to school! Follow Spot through his school day, and on each page there is a pop-up surprise. This book can be used to introduce simple school day themes. We use it in Lesson 1 of Sonrisas Level II to teach ¿Cómo se llama él/ella? (8 x 8)
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“Te quiero de noche, te quiero de día. En todo momento, quién lo diría.” With rhyming text and soothing illustrations, this book is a little gem. It is filled with adjectives, prepositions, and the repetitive phrase, “te quiero”. We use it to teach the phrase, “Te quiero” in Lesson 33 of Sonrisas Level I. (5.75 x 6.5)
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Simple text and real life photographs of children expressing different emotions help students learn vocabulary and phrases associated with feelings. Accompanies Lesson 2 of Level I. (8 x 8)
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This wonderful story, with Tomie dePaola’s glorious paintings, captures the spirit and beauty of this southwestern Christmas tradition. Christmas Eve in Santa Fe is celebrated by the traditional procession Las Posadas. Sister Angie arranges for the people of a nearby mountain village to re-enact Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter the night baby Jesus was born. The whole village has been practicing for weeks. Everything is going to be perfect. But when Sister Angie becomes sick and the couple who are playing Mary and Joseph get stuck in a snowstorm, only a miracle will save Las posadas. Accompanies Lesson 32 of Sonrisas Level I and Lesson 4 of Sonrisas Cultural Curriculum. (8.5 x 11)
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To read an in-depth review of this book Click here. If you are teaching the months or the seasons, this is the book for you! The text takes you through each month and the corresponding seasons. The pictures are chock-full of images that reflect each month with the vocabulary for the images at the bottom of each page so students can search for them. At the back of the book, all in Spanish, you will find information on the history of the names of months, why the seasons change, the history of calendars, and comparisons of the names of the days of the week in six different languages. Accompanies Lesson 7 of Sonrisas Level I and Lesson 4 of Sonrisas Level II. (10 x 9.5)
