In the past I have stressed about the limited diversity in children’s book especially in my neck of the woods. Finding multicultural or Spanish language books is nearly impossible. I’ve had to place “special order request” at our town’s bookstore, I’ve ordered on-line, and family members often gift little one with Spanish and/or bilingual books. I’ve also purchased books when I visit Puerto Rico.
So, when I found a variety of children’s book in Spanish (at a discount store) I couldn’t help but feel that I had hit the jackpot, and to find books with audio CD’s in them was priceless!!!
Using audio books in the child’s target language is a great way to use technology to raise a bilingual child. Check out the video I posted below.
To read more about our journey in bilingualism click here.
I'll have to look for these books. My son loves listening to audio books, also. He has a bilingual one called "Sip, Surp Soup/Caldo, Caldo, Caldo" that he loves…although I find it odd that he's so interested in a book about making soup:-)
Hola Frances:
Te quería preguntar en que parte de la isla haz encontrado libros? He visitado la isla en otros momentos pero no he podido encontrar nada.
Gracias por la ayuda
Fam
Saludos Fam Bless! Disculpa la demora en contestar. Mi computadora se dañó. Pues te cuento, que puedes conseguir libros y cuadernos en los lugares menos esperados. Por ejemplo, conseguí muchos cuadernos en Pepe Ganga y en Walmart. También compré libros en la tiendita que tienen dentro de El Morro. Existen varias librerías en la isla. Depende en que pueblo estás te puedo decir. Gracias por visitar mi blog.