René Colato Laínez

Joe and Jos play games in the park in this third bilingual board book in the My Friend, Mi amigo series Two friends, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, go to the park for a day filled with games and making new friends. Hi, Jos Let's go to the park. Hola Joe Vamos al parque. I like to climb. Me gusta subir. I like to slide. Me gusta deslizarme Perfect for toddlers and a delightful reading experience for bilingual families. Ren Colato La nez, a teacher in a bilingual kindergarten classroom, has crafted an ingenious story that authentically and naturally uses conversation to introduce children to English and Spanish. The fun friendship story engages children, while simple words and short sentences reinforce learning. Nomar Perez, Pura Belpre Honor winning illustrator of best-selling children's books as well as greeting cards, has a bright, bold, colorful, kid-pleasing style that invites readers to befriend the characters in this book. Ren was raised in El Salvador and Nomar in Puerto Rico. You will also like the board editions of Let's Be Friends, Seamos Amigos and We Play Soccer / Jugamos al f tbol by Ren Colato La nez and illustrated by Nomar Perez.

Joe and Jos play games in the park in this third bilingual picture book in the My Friend, Mi amigo series Two friends, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, go to the park for a day filled with games and making new friends. Hi, Jos Let's go to the park. Hola Joe Vamos al parque.I like to climb. Me gusta subir.I like to slide. Me gusta deslizarme Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first and second graders who are learning to speak or read English and Spanish. A delightful reading experience for bilingual families. Ren Colato La nez, a teacher in a bilingual kindergarten classroom, has crafted an ingenious story that authentically and naturally uses conversation to introduce children to English and Spanish. The fun friendship story engages children, while simple words, short sentences, and a glossary reinforce learning. Nomar Perez, Pura Belpre Honor winning illustrator of best-selling children's books as well as greeting cards, has a bright, bold, colorful, kid-pleasing style that invites readers to befriend the characters in this book. Ren was raised in El Salvador and Nomar in Puerto Rico. You will also like Let's Be Friends, Seamos Amigos and We Play Soccer / Jugamos al f tbol by Ren Colato La nez and illustrated by Nomar Perez.

When it comes to having fun, everyone speaks the same language "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" goes multicultural in this rollicking Spanish-English rendition. An abundance of onomatopoeia and tongue-twisters encourages children to laugh and sing along. The colorful illustrations perfectly match the silly text, comparing the two farms and their playful, singing animals. The barnyard animals on Old MacDonald's and Se or Pancho's farms have a hard time communicating. MacDonald's rooster says cock-a doodle-doo while Se or Pancho's gallo says quiquiriqu . The English-speaking chick says peep, peep, but el pollito says pio, pio. Then the cow says moo--and la vaca says mu Maybe they're not so different after all The animals come together for a barnyard fiesta in a celebration of languages. A pronunciation guide is included for readers and teachers. This book was awarded Bank Street's Book of the Year.

Joe speaks English. He loves soccer. Jos habla espa ol. A Jos le gusta el f tbol. This story is in English and Spanish Hola, Joe. Hi, Jos . I have my uniform. Tengo mi uniforme. I am ready. Estoy listo. Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, are on the same soccer team. They have their uniforms and their cleats. They can both juggle the ball. At first, the boys must wait on the bench. But when the coach lets them in the game, both Joe and Jos score goals. "We win," says Joe. "Ganamos," says Jos . Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first and second graders who are learning to speak or read English and Spanish. A delightful reading experience for bilingual families. Ren Colato La nez, a teacher in a bilingual kindergarten classroom, has crafted an ingenious story that authentically and naturally uses conversation to introduce children to English and Spanish. The fun friendship story engages children, while simple words, short sentences, and a glossary reinforce learning. Nomar Perez, illustrator of best-selling children's books as well as greeting cards, has a bright, bold, colorful, kid-pleasing style that invites readers to befriend the characters in this book. Ren was raised in El Salvador and Nomar in Puerto Rico. You will also like Let's Be Friends, Seamos Amigos, by Ren Colato La nez; illustrated by Nomar Perez.

Hi Hola A friendship story in English and Spanish Un cuento de amistad en ingl s y espa ol Hi. / Hola.My name is Joe. / Mi nombre es Jos .Let's paint. / Pintemos. Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, meet at school. They paint together and learn about colors. In the end, they declare, "Let's be friends. / Seamos amigos. Rene Colato Lainez, a teacher in a bilingual kindergarten classroom, has crafted an ingenious story that authentically and naturally uses conversation to introduce children to English and Spanish. The fun friendship story engages children, while simple words, short sentences, and a glossary reinforce learning. Nomar Perez, illustrator of best-selling children's books as well as greeting cards, has a bright, bold, colorful, kid-pleasing style that invites readers to befriend the characters in this book. Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first and second graders who are learning to speak or read English and Spanish. A delightful reading experience for bilingual families. Named to the Tejas Star Reading List

Hi Hola A friendship board book in English and Spanish Hi. / Hola.My name is Joe. / Mi nombre es Jos .Let's paint. / Pintemos. Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, meet at school. They paint together and learn about colors. In the end, they declare, "Let's be friends. / Seamos amigos." The fun friendship story with bright, bold art introduces toddlers to colors with simple words in both English and Spanish. A celebration of friendship for bilingual and monolingual families alike.

Joe speaks English. He loves soccer. Jos habla espa ol. A Jos le gusta el f tbol. This story is in English and Spanish Hola, Joe. / Hi, Jos . I have my uniform. /Tengo mi uniforme.I am ready. / Estoy listo. Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, are on the same soccer team. They have their uniforms and their cleats. They can both juggle the ball. At first, the boys must wait on the bench. But when the coach lets them in the game, both Joe and Jos score goals. "We win," says Joe. "Ganamos," says Jos . Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first and second graders who are learning to speak or read English and Spanish. A delightful reading experience for bilingual families. Ren Colato La nez, a teacher in a bilingual kindergarten classroom, has crafted an ingenious story that authentically and naturally uses conversation to introduce children to English and Spanish. The fun friendship story engages children, while simple words, short sentences, and a glossary reinforce learning. Nomar Perez, illustrator of best-selling children's books as well as greeting cards, has a bright, bold, colorful, kid-pleasing style that invites readers to befriend the characters in this book. Ren was raised in El Salvador and Nomar in Puerto Rico. You will also like Let's Be Friends, Seamos Amigos, by Ren Colato La nez; illustrated by Nomar Perez.

Hi Hola A friendship story in English and Spanish Un cuento de amistad en ingl s y espa ol Hi. / Hola.My name is Joe. / Mi nombre es Jos .Let's paint. / Pintemos. Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, meet at school. They paint together and learn about colors. In the end, they declare, Let's be friends. / Seamos amigos. Rene Colato Lainez, a teacher in a bilingual kindergarten classroom, has crafted an ingenious story that authentically and naturally uses conversation to introduce children to English and Spanish. The fun friendship story engages children, while simple words, short sentences, and a glossary reinforce learning. Nomar Perez, illustrator of best-selling children's books as well as greeting cards, has a bright, bold, colorful, kid-pleasing style that invites readers to befriend the characters in this book. Perfect for preschoolers, kindergarteners, and first and second graders who are learning to speak or read English and Spanish. A delightful reading experience for bilingual families.

The experiences of young migrant children traveling to the United States are poignantly portrayed in this bilingual picture book.

In this lighthearted bilingual story, a young girl sees the word alien on her mother's immigration card and concludes that her mother is from another planet---until the girl finds out that the word has more than one meaning.En esta alegre historia biling e, una ni a ve la palabra alien en una tarjeta de imigraci n de su mam y concluye que su madre es alien gena, hasta que discubre que la palabra tiene m s que un significado en ngles.When Sofia gets a peek at Mam 's Resident Alien card, she wonders: Is Mam an alien from outer space? Sofia heads to the library to learn about aliens. Some have four fingers on each hand and some have gray skin or blue or green. But Mam looks like a human mother Sofia is stuck puzzling out this mystery until she sees her mom getting ready for her citizenship ceremony. That's when Sofia realizes that in English, an alien can be someone from another planet, and it can also be a person from another country. Just like Mam Filled with imagination and humor, this title is a sweet and timely celebration of family, no matter where that family comes from. Even if it's outer space Cuando Sofia ve una tarjeta de su mam que dice Resident Alien, se pregunta: podr a ser mam un alien gena, de otro planeta? Sofia va a la biblioteca para aprender sobre los extraterrestres. Algunos tienen cuatro dedos en cada mano y algunos tienen piel gris o az l o verde. Pero mam parece una madre humana Sofia se queda atascada con este rompecabeza hasta que ve a su mama preparandose para su ceremonia de ciudadania. Y es entonces que Sofia se da cuenta que en ingl s, un alien puede ser alguien de otro planeta y tambi n puede ser una persona de otro pa s. Justo como mam Lleno de imaginaci n y humor, este dulce libro es una oportuna celebraci n de la familia, no importe de donde vienen sus miembros. Hasta si vienen del espacio sideral

You may know that the wheels on the bus go round and round, but did you know that las ruedas del bus ruedan y ruedan? Or that while the horn on the truck goes honk, honk, honk, la bocina del camion goes tut tuu tuu? The Wheels on the Bus takes on a new, bilingual identity as children sing in both English and Spanish about the exciting noises made by all sorts of vehicles ranging from a motorcycle, to an ambulance, to a fire truck. The best sounds of all are the ones from the children. Yay and Yupi Sheet music included. "

Carlos is not sure that his favorite sport can be played with an oval-shaped ball. Chris is not sure that it can be played with a round ball. It may not be a good idea to play with a kid who is so different He doesn't even know how to play this game Wait-it looks kind of fun Let's give it a try

From their window on the bus, a girl and a boy see a fire truck that goes woo-ooo-ooo, also known as a cami n de bomberos--uuuah uuuah uuuah. They see a train, an ambulance and an airplane too With this rollicking adaptation of The Wheels on the Bus, young people can sing out the names of their favorite vehicles and the sounds they make -- in both English and Spanish.

When it comes to having fun, everyone speaks the same language Old MacDonald Had a Farm goes multicultural in this rollicking Spanish-English rendition. An abundance of onomatopoeia and tongue-twisters encourages children to laugh and sing along. The colorful illustrations perfectly match the silly text, comparing the two farms and their playful, singing animals. The barnyard animals on Old MacDonald's and Se or Pancho's farms have a hard time communicating. MacDonald's rooster says cock-a doodle-doo while Se or Pancho's gallo says quiquiriqu . The English-speaking chick says peep, peep, but el pollito says pio, pio. Then the cow says moo--and la vaca says mu Maybe they're not so different after all The animals come together for a barnyard fiesta in a celebration of languages. A pronunciation guide is included for readers and teachers. This book was awarded Bank Street's Book of the Year.

Bilingual English/Spanish. This nuanced picture book tackles the difficult and timely subject of family separation and deportation. Near the border, the cars began to move very slowly. "Pap , go fast. I want to see Mam ," I said. Jos loves helping Mam in the garden outside their home in California. But when Mam is sent back to Mexico for not having proper papers, Jos and his Pap face an uncertain future. What will it be like to visit Mam in Tijuana? When will Mam be able to come home? Award-winning children's book author Ren Colato La nez tackles the difficult and timely subject of family separation with exquisite tenderness. Ren is donating a portion of his royalties to El Centro Madre Assunta, a refuge for women and children who are waiting to be reunited with their families up north. Joe Cepeda's bright and engaging illustrations bring this story of hope to vivid life.

Together a little boy and his grandma discover a world of language and realize that loved ones have special ways of understanding each other.