I was thrilled to stumble upon this on the web this morning – the beloved book Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood and Don Wood, and in Spanish.
Quick as a Cricket explores many similes and ways of moving – quickly, slowly, large, small, strong, weak. This picture book can be explored in preschool, kindergarten, and first grade classes.
Purchase a copy in Spanish here.
————————
I was excited to see this book on display at the library this summer. It is a great story to share with kindergarten and first grade students. With beautiful watercolor illustrations – and text in both Spanish and English – Lupita's First Dance shares a story about a young girl in first grade.
Lupita's class is learning "La Raspa" for an upcoming performance. Excited about the dancing, costume, and performance, Lupita is an eager, young dancer. The night of the event, unfortunately, Lupita's partner does not show up. This is a common problem to juggle with young students – what do you do if your partner does not make it to the final performance?
Lupita bravely performs "La Raspa" as if her partner was there. She was proud and loved performing. The message of Lupita's First Dance is a great one to discuss with young students.
Lupita's First Dance is by Lupe Ruiz-Flores with illustrations by Gabhor Utomo.
———
Today, while browsing the dance resource library at the Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley, I stumbled upon a version of Eric Carle's picture book From Head to Toe, and in Spanish! This simple, delightful book gets young ones ages 1-6 moving and exploring. It is an accessible book to read at home with your child, use during a storytime at a library, or use as a warm up in parent/child dance classes and preschool dance classes.
Looking at amazon.com, De la cabeza a los pies is reasonably priced in paperback. Used copies are also available.
Dancing Words Blog 