My Toys/ Mis Juguetes [Board book]

Rebecca Emberley (Author)

Book Description

Grade Level: P and up

The vibrant colors and large text in this enchanting collection of bilingual board books make learning easy and fun. Boldly colored construction paper cutouts on stark white backgrounds introduce the basic concepts of colors, numbers, shapes, and opposites in a way that will engage little ones again and again. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

English and Spanish translations of familiar words appear side-by-side in four bilingual board books by Rebecca Emberley-My Animals/Mis Animales; My Clothes/Mi Ropa; My Food/Mi Comida; and My Toys/Mis Juguetes-all illustrated with colorful fabric collage against a stark white background. Each object or concept gets its own page, but clever pairings (e.g., "car/el auto" featuring a red car and "truck/el camion" depicting a blue and yellow truck) make the most of each spread.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Rebecca Emberley is also the creator of the bilingual children's books My Day/Mi Dia, Let's Go/Vamos, My House/Mi Casa, and Taking a Walk/Caminando.

Product Details

• Board book: 10 pages
• Publisher: LB Kids (October 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0316174947
• ISBN-13: 978-0316174947
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.6 x 6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #824,123 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #92 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Obsessions > Teddy Bears

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

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not too exciting, May 22, 2004

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Julie Peters Akey "kabuka1" (Honolulu, HI United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Toys/ Mis Juguetes (Board book)

I purchased several of these books from this author and my boys were never interested in them. The illustrations are simple, fabric, pictures and they are not very interesting. The price is inexpensive, however, but I'd buy something else.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great addition to your Spanish library, October 13, 2005

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Senora Gose (Bryan, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Toys/ Mis Juguetes (Board book)

This brightly colored book is great to use as an addition to a Spanish curriculum.

The sturdy pages continue to wow my classes of ages 3 all the way to 14 years old. If you'd like to introduce your child to Spanish, I might choose an animal, colors, or shapes book before this one, and you might want to get something they can WRITE on or color rather than just look at.

Overall, I think it's great to know ANY word (especially toys, which are everywhere!) when you're trying to introduce a second language to your child. It's a big endeavor, and this book helps!

Sra. Gose
Author of Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 1 & Flip Flop Spanish: Ages 3-5: Level 2

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to Spanish for your child!, August 11, 2005

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K. Kelly "habeas librus" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Toys/ Mis Juguetes (Board book)

This series is a great way to introduce Spanish to your child. The board books are sturdy and colorful. Each is theme-based, with food, toys, clothes, numbers etc. Starting out with just words will give your youngster the impetus to move on to more words or even sentences next!