One of my favorite children’s books is Ed Emberley’s Go Away Big Green Monster (LB Kids, 1993.) There’s no better time than the month of October to pull out this fun story and introduce kids to body parts vocabulary in French and Spanish. Last Thursday, I read Va-t’en Grand Monstre Vert to my preschool students. Then
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Meeting interesting people is by far the best part of blogging. Let me tell you about a new email acquaintance of mine—Dulce Rodrigues. Dulce, a native of Portugal, is the author of plays, books, and a CD-rom for children. This talented, award-winning writer has been published in
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The Little Red Hen is an awesome story for teaching foreign languages. You’ll find animals, repetition, dialogue, and even a great lesson. I found an adorable German-English bilingual picture book called Die Kleine Rote Henne und die Weizenkörner: The Little Red Hen and the Grains of Wheat (by L.R. Hen, illustrated by Jago, published by
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Learn Swahili with a tried-and-true picture book, Jambo Means Hello: Swahili Alphabet Book (Penguin Young Readers Group, 1992.) The author, Muriel Feelings, and illustrator, Tom Feelings, have both lived in East Africa. Their first-hand experience certainly comes through in this culturally rich, award-winning book. My boys and I have already picked up a few words
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For years and years, Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar has been one of my favorite books for teaching languages to kids. This children’s book has got it all: life cycle of a butterfly, days of the week, a little weather, some counting, lots of foods, simple descriptions, active verbs, and colors. It’s the total
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As I check items off of my son’s first official school supply list, I’m most excited to purchase the big 64-count box of Crayola crayons. I’ll always remember opening my very first box of 64 Crayolas. Oooh, all those colors and a built-in sharpener, too! Can you believe that the biggest box of Crayolas nowadays has 150
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Jambo! Introduce your kids to Swahili with We All Went on Safari: A Counting Journey Through Tanzania (Barefoot Books, 2003). This little treasure of a picture book is written by Laurie Krebs and illustrated by Julia Cairns. If you have a 3 to 8 year old, this book belongs on your bookshelf. I must admit,
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