summer reading

Summer is right around the corner and that means one thing (besides lots of free time) it also means kids will have a decline in reading and learning activities throughout these months. I’ll be honest every subject including our Spanish reading has taken a back-burner during these months. That’s whyRead More →

spanish audiobooks

Spanish audiobooks have always been a part of our home library, especially when I began teaching my child to read in the target language: Spanish. However, throughout the years, I’ve always had difficulty finding bilingual or Spanish language books. Although, in recent years, we have more options including audiobooks.  ThatRead More →

This Dominican children’s book list was created in response to a special request from a student’s parent. I teach Spanish to third-generation students—children of second-generation families where one parent speaks Spanish but, for various reasons, either stopped speaking it to them or never did. Many of my students have heritageRead More →

spanish children's books

10 Spanish Children’s Books to Celebrate Read Your World Day  I’m excited to partner with Read Your World and our generous book donors to share five Spanish picture books and three middle-grade book recommendations with you! Not only am I a co-host, I’m also a book reviewer and I love,Read More →

childrens books about puerto rico la garita

When my child was born, I had a goal in mind: to find as many children’s books about Puerto Rico so I can share them with him.  Little by little, I started building up my child’s home library. Some of the books listed here we own, others are on myRead More →