Recent Posts Tagged With 'children's books'

• How to Say Cat in Nine Foreign Languages

  Posted on Saturday August 1st, 2009 at 22:19 in Spanish, Portuguese, german, french, Dutch, children's books, polish, italian, hungarian, minou, foreign language fun, cat in dutch

  // Today’s post is a completely self-indulgent excuse to show you my other two children–the furry ones.   I used to take pictures of my cats all the time BK (Before Kids,) but the kitties have been photograpically neglected for y...

• Guest Post: The Three Sisters Books Introduce Children to French

  Posted on Monday July 27th, 2009 at 22:13 in french, children's books, foreign language fun, the three sisters, french children's book, nancy pruett

  //   I recently discovered a fun and charming book series that is sure to create a few new Francophiles out there!  The Three Sisters series, written by Nancy S. Pruett, Ph.D., will both educate and entertain.  Nancy’s daughter, Elizabeth...

• Win a Bilingual Children’s Counting Book: Build a Burrito

  Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 21:54 in Spanish, children's books, giveaways, bilingual children's book, foreign language fun, spanish giveaway, wanna jugar with migo, build a burrito, spanish counting book

  //   Wanna Jugar with Migo? is hosting a fantastic giveaway. Follow this link and enter to win a signed copy of Denise Vega’s Spanish-English counting book:  Build a Burrito.  I just love this cultural and creative approach to teaching c...

• Bilingual Picture Book Giveaway at SpanglishBaby.com

  Posted on Friday May 1st, 2009 at 18:27 in Spanish, children's books, giveaways, pat mora, foreign language fun, spanish book giveaway, spanglishbaby, book fiesta

  April 30 is El Día de los Niños/El Día de los Libros, a celebration of children, books, languages, and cultures.  In honor of this event, you can win Book Fiesta, a beautiful bilingual picture book autographed by the author, Pat Mora.   Jus...

• Happy Birthday Hungry Caterpillar

  Posted on Friday March 20th, 2009 at 13:57 in Spanish, french, children's books, foreign language fun, hungry caterpillar french, hungry caterpillar spanish, la chenille qui fait des trous, la oruga muy hambrienta, very hungry caterpillar birthday

  In case you haven’t heard, March 20 is the 40th birthday of Eric Carle’s classic picture book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar.  I’ve used this wonderful story in my French classes for many years.  In fact, I have it memorized in Fren...

• Dr. Seuss Books in French and Spanish

  Posted on Friday March 6th, 2009 at 22:18 in Spanish, french, children's books, dr. seuss french, dr. seuss spanish

  In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday in March, share some favorite stories with your kids in French and Spanish. Here is a listing of some multi-lingual Seuss classics. French: Le Chat Chapeaute (French Edition) Les Oeufs Verts au Jambon: The Frenc...

• Guest Post: Kay Nord, Author of Tim y Kim

  Posted on Saturday December 13th, 2008 at 13:16 in Spanish, children's books, spanish children's books, kay nord, tim y kim

  I am pleased to introduce you to Kay Nord.  She’s a mom and the author of a new book to help kids learn Spanish. She’s writing today’s post.  Take it away, Kay!  “My book is geared towards teaching children Spanish only wit...

• Spanish Children’s Book Giveaway at Gidget Loves Language

  Posted on Sunday November 2nd, 2008 at 11:48 in Spanish, children's books, giveaways, learn spanish, children's book, foreign language fun, first spanish words, gidget loves language, spanish book giveaway

  Win this book! First Spanish Words (Oxford University Press) is illustrated by David Melling and compiled by Neil Morris.  This adorable picture book includes over 400 words in Spanish and English.  What better way to learn language than cuddling ...

• Go Away Big Green Monster! . . . and Teach French and Spanish Body Parts

  Posted on Saturday October 18th, 2008 at 21:55 in Spanish, french, holiday, children's books, ed emberley, foreign language fun, foreign language house, french body parts, go away big green monster, spanish body parts

  One of my favorite children’s books is Ed Emberley’s Go Away Big Green Monster (LB Kids, 1993.)  There’s no better time than the month of October to pull out this fun story and introduce kids to body parts vocabulary in French and...

• A Multilingual Children’s Book Author: Meet Dulce Rodrigues

  Posted on Friday October 17th, 2008 at 05:46 in Portuguese, french, children's books, foreign language fun, dulce rodrigues

                         Meeting interesting people is by far the best part of blogging.  Let me tell you about a new email acquaintance of mine—Dulce Rodrigues. Dulce, a native of Portugal, is the author of plays, books, and a CD...

• Learn German with the Little Red Hen

  Posted on Monday September 29th, 2008 at 21:15 in german, children's books, learn german, little red hen

  The Little Red Hen is an awesome story for teaching foreign languages.  You’ll find animals, repetition, dialogue, and even a great lesson.  I found an adorable German-English bilingual picture book called Die Kleine Rote Henne und die Weizen...

• Jambo Means Hello: Learn Swahili

  Posted on Monday September 15th, 2008 at 23:38 in children's books, picture book, lion king, swahili, we all went on safari, foreign language fun, jambo means hello

  Learn Swahili with a tried-and-true picture book, Jambo Means Hello:  Swahili Alphabet Book (Penguin Young Readers Group, 1992.)  The author, Muriel Feelings, and illustrator, Tom Feelings, have both lived in East Africa.  Their first-hand experi...