¡Juguetes, Vamos a Jugar! ¡Toys, Let's Go and Play!

Discussing themes such as friendship, fear, and the relationship between dreams and reality, this story shows that life is more interesting when opposites exist. Ugly the monster lives under Handsome's bed. At night when Handsome is asleep, Ugly wakes up. During the day when Handsome goes to school, Ugly sleeps and rests. Ugly and Handsome are as different as night and day, black and white, light and dark, dreams and reality. The hypnotic black-and-white illustrations create a captivating atmosphere that reinforce the story's contrasts and themes. Exponiendo temas como la amistad, el miedo y...

Adnan Zakaria's family recently fled Syria and resettled in America. Adnan feels like a stranger in a strange land. He's lonely and homesick. The one thing that gives him comfort is his best friend's skateboard that he brought with him from Syria. As Adnan navigates his new community, he bonds with new friends at a local skatepark. But he also faces adversity in the form of local troublemaker Mike Proctor. After Adnan loses his precious skateboard one evening, he learns that Mike Proctor has it and won't give it up without a challenge. Will Adnan be able to out-skate his foe and reclaim his...

El secreto de las hormigas (The Ant's Secret)is a story about the importance of respecting animals and nature, and in this case ants.

Listen to all the animal noises around the barn! First, read the story in Spanish. Then, flip to the next page and read it again in English. Comparing words in both languages helps early readers with comprehension and literacy. Plus, bright animal illustrations encourage a love of storytime.