My Big Book of Spanish Words [Board book]

Rebecca Emberley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2008 | Grade Level: P and up | Series: My Big Book Of...

Kids will love learning their very first words in Spanish and English with this colorful bilingual book by beloved author and artist, Rebecca Emberley, whose bilingual board book series has sold over a million copies. This oversized, sturdy board book introduces kids to colors, numbers, animals, and more--a perfect first bilingual book!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2—This oversize book contains the Spanish and English terms for colors, foods, toys, clothing, animals, things that go, shapes, numbers 1-10, and items familiar to bath and bedtime routines. Each noun is accompanied by a brilliant collage illustration. The bright page borders and white backgrounds will draw readers' eyes to the marvelous art. The book will serve both families and classroom teachers desiring to teach young children basic Spanish words.—Teresa Moffett, Fulton High School, Knoxville, TN
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About the Author

Rebecca Emberley is the author and illustrator of more than 40 books for children. She lives in Kittery, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Board book: 14 pages
• Publisher: LB Kids (April 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316118036
• ISBN-13: 978-0316118033
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 0.6 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #303,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #10 in Books > Children's Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Learning > English as a Second Language
  • #28 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Picture
  • #52 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Reference > Dictionaries & Thesauruses > Foreign Language > Spanish

More About the Author

Rebecca Emberley is the author and illustrator of numerous books for children, including a bestselling bi-lingual series. She comes from a family of artists, including her father Ed Emberley, her brother Michael Emberley, and sister in law Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick, all children's book illustrators and her daughter Adrian Emberley and husband Peter Black, both singer-songwriters. Sometimes they work on projects together. With all this creative energy surrounding her, Rebecca is kept very busy. When not creating more books for children she also does some graphic design, dabbles in everything from silk screening to music production, travels, and looks for opportunities to work with her family. She currently lives in Maine with her husband, but will soon be traveling for a while, observing, writing and looking for new and exciting ideas.

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful board book story for children, June 17, 2008

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Armchair Interviews (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: My Big Book of Spanish Words (Board book)

In this day and age, it is of great benefit to be bilingual-and it is well-known that young children are master language learners. Is there anything parents can do to begin the multi-language learning process when only one language is spoken in the home?

My Big Book of Spanish Words is one tool to begin children on the road to language learning success. This sturdy, colorful, oversized board book is perfect for combining language study and fun-with cuddle time, too! Toddlers and their caregivers can learn the words for basic colors, food, toys, clothes, animals, things that go, shapes, numbers, and common things around the house.

The illustrations are bright and creative. Each page is arranged to be pleasing to the eye and not overwhelming. It has just the right touch of whimsy and functionality. This isn't like some wordbooks that have so many words on the page that parents shudder to see it coming. Readers can linger over the pages or give it a quick read and move on. Either way, the take-away value is present.

If I have any complaint, it is that parents without a background in Spanish may have difficulty with proper pronunciation, but I still believe that poorly pronouncing "comida" (food) is better that not knowing the word at all!

Armchair Interviews says: Fun way to start your children toward being bi-lingual.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!, December 10, 2010

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This review is from: My Big Book of Spanish Words (Board book)

This book is great! Big, thick, sturdy pages! It helps to know the pronunciation of Spanish so you can say it to your kids, but even if you don't, at least it gives them a general idea of how to say the words. I'm sure that's better than nothing. The pages are colorful, and I'm very excited to give this book to my niece for X-mas this year! Heck, this book would be great for ME to learn more Spanish as I know very little. More incentive for me to visit my niece and read her this book while I'm there, however! :) The book ranges from about 5-9 words per page, with 14 pages in the entire book.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars fun book, but includes some strange words, January 3, 2011

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This review is from: My Big Book of Spanish Words (Board book)

very nice book, high quality, colorful. only complaint is that it contains some strange words for learning your first words in spanish. overall I'm glad I bought this book, my toddler loves it.