Aurora Cacciapuoti

Little ones will enjoy diving into this small wealth of words and have fun trying out the different terms as they go along.

This book takes a first glance into the world of Spanish. The first pages are more for guardians/caretakers/teachers (etc) as an overall look into the Spanish language is presented—how many types of Spanish, where, how many people speak it, and so forth. After this short intro, the book dives into the words.

The book is divided into themes ranging from animals to vegetables to travel to family and much more. Each two-page spread is decorated with various, illustrated items fitting to the theme. Underneath each one is the term in English and then (with fitting article) in Spanish.

My kids enjoyed flipping through and trying to pronounce the different words, and I'm sure they'll remember a few of their favorites. I was a little disappointed that there isn't a section on pronunciation or any help on this front, since a few of the letters are pronounced quite differently in Spanish than English. But it still lets young readers explore everyday words and enjoy letting the foreign language roll of their tongues. It won't teach them Spanish, but that's also not the goal. It opens them up to it in a fun way, and that's already a leap in the right direction.

I received a complimentary copy and my family (as well as myself) had quite a bit of fun flipping through this one.… (meer)