For parents raising bilingual kids who love reading, Spanish, and reading IN Spanish.
If I had to choose a favorite city in the world, it would definitely be Paris. Obviously I haven’t been to every city, but I’ve been around, and so far it’s holding strong. 🙂 I first went to Paris in 2007 as a wee college girl, and spent a semester there on study abroad while […]
Valentine’s Day is such a fun holiday with little kids, ¿que no? It’s not a big holiday, so there’s not really any pressure or high expectations. But it’s just a little chance to celebrate in the middle of a kind of dreary month (for most of the country— no complaints here in Phoenix!). And how […]
One thing that’s super delightful about having a three year old is that she keeps surprising me with ways in which she’s really helpful (and skilled!). A few days ago, she asked to help me peel a carrot, and I was rather shocked when she peeled it perfectly. I have to confess that I’m a […]
¡Hola y feliz 2019! How do you feel about New Year’s Resolutions? I LOVE THEM. I know not everyone does, but I’m very into making a list of goals and projects and planning for the 12 months ahead. This week I picked up a copy of the book “The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting […]
Navidad, Navidad, ¡ya es Navidad! Hello, most wonderful time of the year! I always love a good Spanish children’s book roundup, but a roundup of Spanish CHRISTMAS books? I mean, it might as well be covered in twinkle lights! As I’ve been working with Read On Arizona to share the Smart Talk / Conversar para […]
This post is sponsored by Read On Arizona. A few months after my partner Josh and I got married, we went to have dinner with some friends and their tiny son. I was pretty young (22! I know! I can’t believe I got married that young either!) and, never having been much of a babysitter, […]
Ahh, September, the season of newly sharpened pencils and lunch boxes that don’t yet smell faintly of old sandwich. We’re pretty firmly back in the school routine (having started school in early August, what up AZ?). But I feel like September is the REAL back to school month and we’re still figuring out new routines […]
Perla and I first met on a hot Saturday morning in July. It was the first week of the Arizona Latino Bloggers workshop, and the second I heard her intro I liked her so much. Let me tell you about how we decided to do a Spanish reading challenge together! Perla blogs at ChicanaMama.com, where […]
School starts this week for our Chiquita #1! It’s preschool, and she only goes twice a week for a few hours, but it still has a surprisingly big impact on our schedule to have to rush out of the house even two mornings a week. Now that we’re getting ready to say goodbye to summer, […]
In Phoenix, Arizona there’s a place called Butterfly Wonderland. Its main attraction is a high-ceilinged greenhouse filled with plants, where more than 3,000 butterflies flutter around and, to the delight of small children and adults alike, will sometimes alight on a human shoulder or head or arm. Before you get to go into the greenhouse, […]