Books in Spanish
For Independent Reading
VERY EASY
- El autobús escolar (School Bus)
- by Donald Crews
Greenwillow
A yellow bus takes children across town to school and home again.
- Azulín va a la escuela (Blue Bug Goes to School)
- by Virginia Poulet
Childrens
When Blue Bug goes to school, he learns the alphabet, how to count, and other things.
- Vamos: Un libro en dos idiomas/Let's Go: A Book in Two Languages
- by Rebecca Emberley
Little
Labels present words for different objects at the zoo, the aquarium, the beach,
an art museum, and other places. Text in Spanish and English.
- ¿Qué te gusta? (What Do You Like?)
- by Michael Grejniec
North-South
A boy and girl take turns telling what they like.
EASY
- El gato tragón (The Hungry Cat)
- by Phyllis King
(Math)
Children count from one to ten as a cat eats and eats and becomes fatter and fatter.
- Los sonidos a mi alrededor (The Listening Walk)
- by Paul Showers
Harper Arco Iris
On a walk with with her father, a young girl discovers some of the different
sounds that exist in her everyday world.
- Uno, dos, tres/One, Two, Three
- by Pat Mora
(Math)
Clarion
As two sisters look for a birthday present for their mother, they count
from one to ten. Text in English and Spanish.
- Yo soy (I Am)
- by Rita Milios
Childrens
Children playing together describe themselves in terms of opposites and similarities.
AVERAGE
- Albertina anda arriba: El abecedario/Albertina Goes Up: An Alphabet Book
- by Nancy María Grande Tabor
Charlesbridge
Readers answer questions and look for objects whose names begin with the letters of the alphabet in the pictures. Text in English and Spanish.
- Así vamos a la escuela (This Is the Way We Go To School)
- by Edith Baer
Scholastic
Children around the world use all kinds of vehicles to get to school.
- Hoy fue mi primer día de escuela (I Started School Today)
- by Karen G. Frandsen
Childrens
A child describes the ups and downs of his first day at school.
- Mis cinco sentidos (My Five Senses)
- by Aliki
(Science/Health)
Harper Arco Iris
Children learn how they discover the world through their five senses.
- Lo que sientes al tocar (Feeling Things)
- by Allan Fowler
(Science/Health)
Childrens
A description of how our sense of touch helps us to know our surroundings.
- Lo que ves (Seeing Things)
- by Allan Fowler
Childrens
This simple photo essay explains how our sense of sight helps us see the world around us.
CHALLENGING
- Cincuenta en la cebra: Contando con los animales/Fifty on the Zebra:
Counting with the Animals
- by Nancy María Grande Tabor
(Math)
Charlesbridge
Readers count and answer questions about all kinds of animals in this
bilingual counting book. Text in English and Spanish.
- Mi primer libro de dichos/My First Book of Proverbs
- by Ralfka González
Children's Book Press
A playful collection of popular Mexican proverbs. Text in English and Spanish.
- Timoteo va a la escuela (Timothy Goes to School)
- by Rosemary Wells
A know-it-all dulls Timothy's enthusiasm for school until he meets a friend.
For Teacher Read Aloud
- Crisantemo (Chrysanthemum)
- by Kevin Henkes
She loves her beautiful name, but Chrysanthemum is miserable at school
until she meets a special teacher.
- El párajo Federico (Federico the Bird)
- by Beatriz Doumerc
Federico the bird, a musical dog, and a pigeon play with words as
they parade through the pages of this book.
- El premio (The Prize)
- by María Puncel
Fernando wins a drawing contest and invites his classmates for a day at the zoo.
For Shared Reading
- La casa que Jack construyó (The House That Jack Built)
- by Elizabeth Falconer
Pictures replace certain words in this rebus interpretation of
the familiar, cumulative rhyme.
- Los niños alfabéticos (The Alphabetic Kids)
- by Lourdes Ayala and Margarita Isona-Rodríguez
Charlesbridge
Gerardo, Isabel, and their friends act out the Spanish alphabet.
- Los pollitos dicen/The Baby Chicks Sing
- by Nancy Abraham Hall and Jill Syverson Stork
Little
A collection of games, rhymes, and songs from Spanish-speaking countries.
Text in English and Spanish.
Books in English
(English Language Development)
For Shared or Independent Reading
VERY EASY
- Monday Run Day
- by Nick Sharratt
Charlesbridge
In this rhyming story, a dog romps and runs and sleeps through the days of the week.
EASY
- Here Are My Hands
- by Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault
(Multicultural)
Holt
A group of lively children describe different parts of their bodies.
AVERAGE/CHALLENGING
- Pedro, His Perro, and the Alphabet Sombrero
- by Lynn Rowe Reid
Hyperion
Pedro decorates a sombrero he receives as a birthday gift with objects beginning with the letters of the alphabet.
- School Days
- by B. G. Hennessy
(Multicultural)
Viking
The many aspects of a school day are presented in rhyming text.
For Teacher Read Aloud
- Oliver Pig at School
- by Jean Van Leeuwen
Puffin
Five stories portray a young pig's adjustments to school.