What Can You Do With a Paleta? by Carmen Tafolla, Megaly Morales
Ages 3 to 6
Tricycle Press: April 2009
Cautions: None

Kiwi Magazine Review:
It’s always paleta weather! Paleta (popsicles) turn tongues green, help make friends and refresh everyone on a hot day. The text is simple and sweet, but the illustrations make you crave paletas by the dozens with their rich, red and yellow heat.
Summary:
Where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly bell
and carries a treasure of icy paletas
in every color of the sarape…
As she strolls through her barrio, a young girl introduces readers to the frozen, fruit-flavored treat that thrills Mexican and Mexican-American children. Create a masterpiece, make tough choices (strawberry or coconut?), or cool off on a warm summer’s day–there’s so much to do with a paleta.

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Animals by Premier Maldonado

Osmosis, 2006

Recommended readers- 2+

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Publisher’s Description:

Double Speak

Top-notch materials for raising a bilingual child.

Helping your child learn a second language, even if you’re not fluent, has many advantages, from improving his or her overall communication skills and appreciation of other cultures to simply spending time together. These tools will encourage your child to stay tuned-in to language learning.

KIWI Bookworm Review:

A new take on dictionaries and lift-the-flap, this bilingual (Spanish-English) book has sliding word windows which show the English and Spanish words with colorful illustrations. Other sliding window books include House and Body. Osmosis also other bilingual products such as coloring books, DVDs and placemats.

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Minutka, The Bilingual Dog by Anna Mycek-Wodecki

Milet, 2007

Recommended Readers: 2+

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Publisher’s Description:

Meet Minutka, a lovable, playful dog who is bilingual: she is fluent in English and Spanish! Minutka even dreams in both languages!

She shows us how much fun it is to be in a family, to play around the house and garden and with friends, and to be bilingual.

With beautifully expressive, witty illustrations and a highly contemporary design, Minutka delights readers of all ages. Anyone who has ever known or loved a pet will instantly recognize and laugh at what Minutka does: how she shakes paw, snatches socks, runs in circles . . . Minutka is for everyone: you don’t need to be a child or bilingual to be entertained and entranced by this lovable dog!

KIWI Bookworm Review:

Minutka is a charming little bilingual dog who even dreams in two languages. In this version, Minutka speaks Polish and English, although other languages are available. Milet offers a wide range of bilingual books and dictionaries for children in more than 25 languages.

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Hear-Say Spanish by Donald S. Rivera

Penton Overseas, 2003

Recommended Readers- 2+

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Publisher’s Description:

Kids learn the language naturally by hearing the sound - then saying the word! It’s a fact, birth through age 12 is a “window of opportunity” for acquiring new language skills.

KIWI Bookworm Review:

This colorful book and audio set will have kids meowing and mooing their way into learning Spanish. The audio CD introduces sounds including animals, sports, musical instruments and nature, following the sound effects with the Spanish and English words. Penton Overseas has learning tools for the whole family in many languages.
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