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Time to say ‘Gracias’

by Roxana S. on November 26, 2009

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As I mentioned over at SpanglishBaby today, now that my three-year-old daughter is able to kind of understand the meaning of Thanksgiving, we’ve been talking about it a lot.
Since she is a big book-lover, I was very thankful when we received Pat Mora’s latest book, “Gracias/Thanks” last week because it instantly became a great way [...]

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Now I know my ABC’s

by Roxana S. on November 12, 2009

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It’s all about the ABC’s for my daughter these days and nothing could be more luring than a set of colorful and sturdy cards with both the English and Spanish alphabet all packed into a nifty red box that begs to be opened. Another very cool product from Bilingual Readers.
The Easy Alphabet!/¡Abecedario Fácil! is a [...]

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Yesterday we published Part 1 of this post with a list of some of the coolest Finds featuring iconic and classic Day of the Dead symbols such as calaveras and calacas.
Today we continue with the feast. Enjoy!
Chocolate Day of the Dead Skulls
One of the most traditional aspects of a Día de los Muertos celebration are [...]

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While many are busy getting ready for Halloween, we want to spice things up a bit for the bicultural families amongst us with a little Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) feast.
Day of the Dead is celebrated on November 1st in Mexico and some Latin American countries.  It´s a day to remember the [...]

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Let the animals come to life

by Roxana S. on October 22, 2009

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Have you heard of something called Scanimation? It’s a pretty cool technique which makes the images of this book, ¡Al Galope!, seem as if they’re moving. Artist, inventor, filmmaker, Rufus Butler Seder, came up with this animation process described as “video without a screen.”
Translated from the #1 New York Times bestseller children’s book, Gallop!, the [...]

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That’s exactly the way the publishers describe this Frida Kahlo Coloring Book for children: Big art for little hands.  And this is one I really want to get my own hands on.  I can even imagine myself begging my two-year old to sit down and color with me the fascinating 32 pages on this [...]

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