A colorful book with 15 5-minute stories in English and Spanish helps readers 6 to 9 years learn bilingual skills. A great resource for home and school!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this book for free in exchange for my review! All opinions are my own.

While I will admit that I don't know much Spanish, I thought that this book was still really good, and even I learned some new Spanish words. This would be a great book to teach young children Spanish, especially if you're family is of Spanish descent. I liked the illustrations and I can see children enjoying them too. I see this as a must read book, especially if you want your child to learn a new language at young age!

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I love these little bilingual books for language practice. This one is geared towards kids, but adults wanting to practice their rusty Spanish will probably enjoy it too. The stories are short and divided into small parts, so you don't have to translate much Spanish before getting to see the translation. The stories are cute, too. Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this.

What a fun book!! I loved the short bilingual tales. I loved the vocabulary words before each chapter. I liked how there were pictures going with each story. Each short story had a good lesson or a good message. I can see reading this along side my ELD teacher or have my students help with the reading (English or Spanish). This is a definite must have for my classroom!

Thank you Net Galley for providing this ARC.

I loved this book ! My 8 year old brother and me found the stories to be cute and funny. They would make great bedtime stories especially because they are short. This is a great book for any bilingual child to use as a tool to improve their Spanish or English. It even helped me practice my Spanish literacy.

My favorite story from this book was “Un Regalo para Mia”. It was heartwarming to see a sibling relationship that my brother and I could relate to. Not only are the stories entertaining but they also include some type of lesson for the kids to learn. I will definitely be picking up some physical copies of this book on its release day!

I love these short stories that offer translations in Spanish and English. This is a fantastic, entertaining book for those trying to practice their new language skills. I’ve been learning Spanish and found this to be a fun way to test out my new skills. I read the Spanish side and then check my translation on the English side. I’m sharing it with my kids too!

Writing for children is difficult, and writing a bilingual book for children is extra challenging, but this book of short stories was a delight. I loved the vocabulary tables at the start of each story, because even though I speak read and write Spanish, there were a couple of new words for me. I also thought the side-by side format helped me check my understanding if needed while not interfering with the flow of the story I enjoyed that each sweet story had a positive message and the simple illustrations enhanced the telling. My favorite, An Outing with the Grandparents, edged out a mischievous bunny because who doesn't love antiques.... But I don't want to give anything away.

Pjs, cuddling, and story-time before bed is a favorite at our house! The last couple weeks the kids had so much fun reading some new material I was given advanced copies of. It’s cute how now they ask what new books I have to read. As soon as I’m finished they will tell me what they loved about the book. My great little reviewers! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📚📖 @netgalley #netgalley

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This was such a fun experience for my 7 year old daughter and I! She read the English version and I read the Spanish version.

I took a few years in Spanish so I knew most of the words, but I did learn some new ones as well! My daughter was entranced by her mama reading Spanish and had lots of fun.

The pictures are wonderfully made and the stories themselves each teach a lesson every time.

This book is a must to introduce either English or Spanish into your children’s household!

As someone who learnt Spanish in school but has since forgotten most of it, this was a fun way to test myself and see how much I could remember. I really liked the format of this book where you have the Spanish on one side of the page and the English on the other so you can read in the target language but quickly and easily check words you haven't seen before. The stories are obviously designed for a younger audience so didn't appeal to me however this isn't the books fault. I liked that the illustrations weren't too big so didn't distract from the story.

Overall I think this would be a great book for any bilingual children but also for those wanting to learn English or Spanish.

This was so cute. I loved the stories in both spanish and english. I am rusty with my spanish but I could follow along with a lot of the spanish stories and could refer to the english when needed. This is great for anyone learning spanish or english.

Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!

This book contains several short stories in English and Spanish. I found the stories easy to follow. I love the stories are on the same page however, written in both languages so it's easy to look for each work in the other language. The start of each chapter also displays keywords and how to say them in Spanish. It's perfect for anyone including adults that are wanting to learn Spanish.

I love books like this for my bilingual nieces and nephews. They help with making sure both languages are used often and never forgotten. Pronunciation guide at the beginning is very helpful for kids who are starting to read at a higher level. I like that although this is a more advanced read, it would still be a good option for reading time and we can choose what language to read it in that day.