Duckie’s rainbow by Frances Barry. Candlewick, 2004.
Concept: colors; great story to act out using full body movement
Let’s play in the forest while the wolf is not around by Claudia Rueda.
Scholastic, 2006.
Based on traditional Latin American song; song on Hop, Skip and Sing Spanish; great story for acting out with clothing articles, with all families in a circle
Cuenta ratones by Ellen Stoll Walsh. México, D.F.: Fondo de Cultura Económica, 2003. Mouse Count—great for counting; works well with snake and mice puppets
Cookie’s Week by Cindy Ward.
New York: Putnam, 1988.
Fun for learning the days of the week; pictures give a literal translation
La gallina hambrienta by Richard Waring. Barcelona: Ed. Juventud, 2003.
Hungry Hen
La oruga muy hambrienta by Eric Carle.
New York, NY: Philomel Books, 1994.
Very Hungry Caterpillar; could use with puppet; great for learning days of the week, fruits, or colors
Pedro es una pizza by William Steig.
Bogota: Norma, 2000.
Pete’s a Pizza. Very interactive for kids and parents—encourage parents to act out story with their kids. Use with the song, “Soy Una Pizza” by Charlotte Diamond.
Eyes by Simona Sideri.
North Mankato, MN.: Smart Apple Media, 2005. Nonfiction book; part of a series. Let’s look at Eyes; Let’s Look at Ears.
Adivinanzas by Alejandra Longo.
New York: Scholastic, 2004.
Word puzzles. Parents are familiar with these.
Maisy’s Rainbow Dream by Lucy Cousins. Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press, 2003. Concept: colors; Use with a color song—we have families hold colored paper during the color song; they raise their piece of paper when they hear their color
Hooray for Fish by Lucy Cousins.
Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press, 2005. Concepts: shapes and colors
Maisy Goes to the Library by Lucy Cousins. Cambridge, Mass: Candlewick Press, 2005.
Fiesta by Ginger Foglesong Guy.
New York: Greenwillow Books, 1996.
Concept: counting; works well with some traditional party items.
Beso Beso by Margaret Wild.
Caracas, Venezuela: Ediciones Ekaré, 2004. Kiss Kiss
Salta Ranita Salta. By Robert Kalan
Live Oak Media, 2005
Jump, Frog, Jump! Repeat stanza of Salta Ranita Salta! A fun story to use with props or do with puppets
¿Quién lo recogera?
¿Quien lo cuidara?
¿Quien lo leera?
¿Quien me asustara? Series by Maria Moñtaná
Rei Ediciones, 2002. 1. ed. castellana.
¡No, No y No! by Mireille d’Allance. Barcelona: Editorial Corimbo, 2001
Grande o pequeña es mi pelota by Emma Dodd.
Barcelona: Combel Editorial, 2004.
Osito Blanco by Piers Harper.
Barcelona: Editorial Juventud, 2003.
Snow Bear
Mi primer libro de las formas by Melanie Gerth. Barcelona: Combel Editorial, 2005. Concepts: shapes and colors
Alas by Silvia Dubovoy.
Leon: Everest, 2002. Part of a series which includes other body parts.
Mientras se enfría el pastel
by Claudia Rueda
México, D.F. : Ediciones Serres, 2005.
Concepts: counting, telling time
De la cabeza a los pies
by Eric Carle
Concepts: animals, movement
Music
Hop, Skip and Sing Spanish by Ana Loba, McGraw-Hill, 2007.
Cd that includes booklet with games and activities in Spanish.
Las 100 Clásicas de Cri-Cri by Cri-Cri
Así cantan y juegan en Los Altos de Jalisco by Isabel Galaor Silva et al. Consejo Nacional de Fomento Educativo, 200-?. Traditional Mexican songs and games sung by kids.
Poems, Fingerplays
Mamá Goose: a Latino nursery treasury
by Alma Flor Ada. NY: Hyperion, 2004.
Pío Peep by Alma Flor Ada. NY: Harper, 2003.