Bilingual Board Book Popularity Soars

This year, bilingual board books have been a bestseller at our booth at the State Fair of TX. I have already sent two shipments of books, but they are selling faster than churros on a Saturday morning in a Spanish town plaza. So I thought that I would highlight a few of them here.

For bilingual beginners, or for Spanish-speaking toddlers, one of my favorite board book series is by Tomie dePaola. Marcos Colors and Marcos Counts are both excellent choices for learning basic concepts in Spanish. With very simple text in both English and Spanish, Marcos Colors tells the story of young, adopted Marcos who is learning English from his new and older brother, Morgie. Each page depicts objects that center around a particular color and as Morgie states the English word, Marcos repeats it, but in Spanish. Marcos Counts follows the same basic principles but with Morgie’s twin sister, Moffie, as the teacher. Both books complement each other nicely, and I was happy with how quickly my daughter picked up the words and the pronunciations.

Another crowd favorite seems to be Te Amo, Sol Te Amo, Luna written by Karen Pandell and (again) illustrated by Tomie dePaola. It is hard for us to keep this book in stock, and I think it is so popular because of the wonderful artwork. The story itself is sweet and innocent and full of love as each page shows a different child admiring the object of his/her affection. Both English and Spanish text make this book an excellent resource for teaching either language as a second language.

So for those of you with little children, why not teach them to appreciate beautiful art while they learn a second language at the same time? You can find all of these books and more, by clicking here.

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For children ages newborn to 4 yrs.