For parents raising bilingual kids who love reading, Spanish, and reading IN Spanish.
The thing about Spanish bedtime stories is that technically, ANY book you read before bed is… a bedtime story. But sometimes, when your kid has decided that she’s desperately thirsty, she’s afraid of the dark, or she’d rather be in a different bed (i.e. your bed), it’s nice to read something that might make sleep […]
The other day, I sat in my mom’s backyard listening to my daughters and their little cousin switch rapidly from Spanish to English, English to Spanish as they played. To help our children’s Spanish stay strong, we try to stick to just one language at home. But their reality (like mine) is that when they’re […]
I’m going to tell you something that may surprise you. If I had to choose between reading a board book or a picture book to a baby, I’d choose a picture book almost every time. I know! It’s shocking! “But why?” you might ask. “Aren’t board books specifically designed for babies, in that they’re relatively […]
My 4-year-old wanted to send a message to her cousins: “Right now we’re going to climb a mountain, and it has some holes in it. And in the biggest hole a bunch of people are having a party!” We all smiled, amused. Hole-in-the-Rock is a small, red hill with—yes—a big hole in it. On the […]
Every once in a while I like to share some things I’ve been loving lately. Here are three recent favorites! HATCH REST Once upon a time, I had a toddler of the sleep-despising variety. For months and months, she woke up between 5-5:45 am, no matter what time we put her to bed. I had […]
Living so far away from family, we travel (by plane and car) fairly often. These are pretty long trips—a 9 hour road trip, a 6 hour plane ride—so for sure one thing I always remember to pack is the kids’ activity bag, full of crayons, stickers, books and small toys. Sometimes this works just fine, […]
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, I’m delighted to share this list of what I consider THE best English picture books with Latinx characters.They’re clever, well-written, and beautifully illustrated—you won’t want to miss a single one! As you know if you’ve been here for a minute, I love highlighting books en español that my little […]
On the first weekend in September, we went to the beach. We went for the still-warm ocean water on our toes, the sweet mangoes covered in tajin and chamoy, and the lazy river at the hotel pool. The thing about Arizona is that it’s easy to get frustrated in the fall. Everyone else is starting […]
For the past few days I’ve found myself in an organizing frenzy: cleaning out my closet! making chore charts for the girls! creating a system to deal with all the papers that come back from school! etc. I was a little mystified by this sudden motivation to improve everything until I remembered: September. We’re in […]
“Whatcha doing?” my husband Josh asked me the other day. “Oh, just maxing out my holds requests at the library,” I responded. I love making a great big summer reading list! I never really get to all of the books on it (sometimes this is because I’m #658 on the library waitlist…), but half the […]