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Say Hola to Spanish, otra vez

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My four year old daughter would not have anything to do with a Spanish book until I got this one. It's mostly in English, but mixes in over 70 Spanish words in rhyming sentences. The pictures are cute and amusing, which always helps to keep a child's interest. If you are learning Spanish yourself like I am, you'll probably pick up some new vocabulary (juala is cage and tijeras are scissors). But best of all, your child will definitely learn some Spanish. The other day I asked my daughter if she wants to go to the biblioteca and she said, "Oh, the library - sure!".

Say Hola to Spanich Otra Vez is a wonderful book filled with colorful pictures (written by a four time picture book author) and a wonderful glossary of useful spanish phrases.

A librarian friend recommended this; the bright blue cover with a bull and red cape intrigued me. There are clever illustrations that go along with the Spanish words (I needed to use the glossary in the back for some words). This is a great introductory book for children, but also for someone who is beginning to learn Spanish. Adios!

This was an entertaining follow-up to the first "Hola to Spanish." The illustrations are charming, but the "flow" of the story was not as good as the first. Perhaps it bothered me more than my spouse since I'm the one fluent in both languages. He's the one learning Spanish and it doesn't bother him.

Although the Spanish word is bold and in a different font, I still found it a bit hard to read since there are no quotation marks around the word as you would expect with correct grammar. This also affected the flow when reading it to my daughter.

The pronunciation guide in back is very nice and my spouse found it easy to understand. It would be nice if the word was also on the story pages so the non-Spanish speaking reader could know how to pronounce it when reading it instead of having to flip back.

I would recc. this book to anyone wanting something akin to the rhyming Dr. Seuess books, or to anyone wanting a fun way to pick up some Spanish vocabulary.

Susan Middleton Elya has done it again! "Say Hola! to Spanish" was delight to read - aloud; "Say Hola to Spanish, Otra Vez" does not disappoint! On the contrary, students from kindergarten all the way through grade 8 delighted in Ms. Elya's catchy rhymes and plays on words. If you loved "Say Hola! to Spanish" the first time around, "Otra Vez" delivers... again and again!

I like how this is done. I'm a Spanish teacher and I love using this with my younger classes - they love it too. They can very quickly catch on and fill in the blanks. Well-done - just like the whole series.

My 3 yr old loves this book. It's a great introduction towards learning Spanish.