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Children's Booklist - English-Spanish Bilingual Reads.


Title: Counting ovejas
Author: Sarah Weeks
Summary: When increasing numbers of sheep in a rainbow of colors appear in a man's bedroom as he tries to fall asleep, he must resort to more and more elaborate means of removing them. What do you do when you can't sleep? Count sheep in Spanish and English, of course! But what happens when those rascally sheep get a little too close for comfort? Well, if you're anything like the sleepy little hero in this clever tale, you might just tire yourself out trying to get rid of them!


Title: A trip to the zoo = Una visita al zoologico
Author: Lisa and Ralph Cosentino and Laura Coy
Summary: Introduces children to reading with simple text and illustrations, containing both English and Spanish.


Title: Cuckoo : a Mexican folktale = Cucu : un cuento folklorico mexicano
Author: Lois Ehlert
Summary: A traditional Mayan tale which reveals how the cuckoo lost her beautiful feathers.


Title: Pio peep! : traditional Spanish nursery rhymes
Author: Alma Flor Ada & F. Isabel Campoy
Summary: A collection of more than two dozen nursery rhymes in Spanish, from Spain and Latin America, with English translations.


Title: Chiles for Benito = Chiles para Benito
Author: Ana Baca
Summary: As they prepare to make the traditional chile ristras, strings of red peppers, Christina's grandmother tells her the story of how magical chile seeds given to her great grandfather, a farmer in the hills of New Mexico, ensured the continuation of the chile pepper.


Title: Transportation = El transporte
Author: Clare Beaton
Summary: Friendly teddy bears teach new words to very young boys and girls-and they do it in two languages. English and Spanish. They give toddlers an early start in learning a foreign language at the same time that they are learning new words in their own. Brightly illustrated throughout, two-page spreads show a picture with its caption in English on the left and its Spanish equivalent on the right. The last page of each book aids parents with a list of all words introduced in the book plus easy general pronunciation rules. Books in this bilingual series are also available in English and French. (Ages 2 and older)


Title: The treasure on Gold Street = El tesoro en la Calle Oro
Author: Lee Merrill Byrd
Summary: Denise describes her neighbors on Gold Street, especially Isabel, who is an adult but still plays with the young children and holds her mother's hand to cross the street, just as she has since Denise's mother was small.


Title: Look out, kindergarten, here I come! = preparate, kindergarten! alla voy!
Author: Nancy Carlson
Summary: Even though Henry is looking forward to going to kindergarten, he is not sure about staying once he first gets there.


Title: I am Rene, the boy
Author: Rene Colato Lainez
Summary: When Rene learns that in the United States his name is also a girl's name, he does some research and relates the name's meaning and letters to his homeland of El Salvador and the things that make him special.


Title: Quinito's neighborhood = El vecindario de Quinito
Author: cuento, Ina Cumpiano
Summary: Quinito's neighbors all have important roles to play in the community.


Title: Dora's book of words = Libro de palabras de Dora
Author: Phoebe Beinstein
Summary: Dora and Boots visit the beach, the farm, and even the circus in this bilingual adventure.


Title: Clara la gallina
Author: cuento de Wendy Kanno
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Title: Enrique el buho
Author: cuento de Wendy Kanno
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Title: Salpicar! = Splash!
Author: Flora McDonnell
Summary: When the jungle animals are hot, a baby elephant has a good solution involving the squirting and splashing of water at the water hole.


Title: Hurry up, Molly = Apurate, Molly
Author: Lone Morton
Summary: This charming bilingual book offers a simple, appealing illustrated story for preschoolers. Full-color illustrations on every page come with easy lines of texta line for English with its translation into Spanish on the same page.


Title: Predator attack! = El predator ataca!
Author: Katharine Kenah
Summary: An introductory look at predators, animals that catch and eat other living things.


Title: Rooster = Gallo
Author: Jorge Lujan
Summary: In this bilingual picture book's mythical poem from talented children's author Jorge Lujn, it is the rooster who is the poet of the day. At dawn, his song draws forth the universe and gives way to the dance of beings and objects, all dreamily rendered in color by award-winning illustrator Manuel Monroy.