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‘La roca de Mila y Carlos’

La roca de Mila y Carlos le toboggan

In Spanish, from 2yo.

Mila is a happy seal. She likes to swim to a rock far in the sea and spend the day playing. One day she meets a seagull Carlos. Very quickly they become good friends but too soon they must be apart. Carlos must fly away with his family. Mila is sad. The weather seems to be matching her mood and a huge storm is coming sending big waves against Mila’s rock. She must find shelter quick! Carlos worries, the clouds are dark, the rain is falling and the sea looks upset. He looks down and sees Mila’s red beanie. He must see if his friends is safe.

Read about this lovely friendship between a seal and a seagull with la roca de Mila y Carlos.

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‘Animales marinos’

Animales marinos le toboggan

In Spanish, from 3yo.

This is an amazing collection of encyclopaedias for young curious minds. Full of facts in short texts and engaging illustrations, this book guarantees to catch your child’s attention.

Learn everything about the marine animals from fish, birds and reptiles to mammals, what they eat, if they travel on their own or in a group, how they communicate, where to find them, etc….

Tell us which of these animales marinos you like the most.

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‘Cara de pepino’

Cara de pepino le toboggan

In Spanish, from 3yo.

Leo is a rooster. He is vain and keeps telling the other animals to admire him, how beautiful he is. He wandering in the farm when a gust a of wind moves trash and a piece is stuck on Leo’s back feathers. As he keeps walking in the farm asking for the animals to admire him, they all end up calling him ‘cucumber face’. What is wrong with them?

Discover this hilarious story about a rooster who thinks too highly of himself with Cara de pepino.

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‘La peor pandilla de la historia. Aventura entre dinosaurios’

La peor pandilla de la historia. Aventura entre dinosaurios le toboggan

In Spanish, from 6yo.

A group of friends or the worst ‘gang’ in the world is playing soccer in the park when the ball lands in the neighbour’s garden. She is a witch and she knifes the soccer ball. Hugo is sad. Fortunately, the gang finds his another ball. When Hugo shoots the ball, they all find themselves back in time among dinosaurs.

Guess how la peor pandilla de la historia will escape a T-rex and come back to present. This is a great book for young readers. The story is fun and the text is written in capital letters. It also offers a few reading activities.

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‘Tuctuc y Rucutuc y la nube más baja de lo normal’

Tuctuc y Rucutuc y la nube más baja de lo normal

In Spanish, from 2yo.

Tuctuc and Rucutuc are friends. One is a giraffe very tall and the other is a giraffe very short. Together they go on a walk and the tall giraffe gets her head stuck in a cloud that is lower than usual. Discover this hilarious story about two friends in an unusual situation.

See how Tuctuc can avoid all the obstacles on their walk thanks to Rucutuc’s help in Tuctuc y Rucutuc y la nube más baja de lo normal.

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‘Mi pequeno mercado’

mi pequeno mercado

In Spanish, from 6mo.

Little readers will love to read and manipulate. Each double page shows an item of food seen from the outside and from the inside. The children can feel the different shapes. Teach your child about food he can recognise in the shop, such as fish, eggs, strawberry and more. The colourful illustrations and the background are also ideal to learn or review the colours.

The board book has thick pages and as such is durable. It is perfect for little hands.

Grab your basket and let’s go shopping with mi pequeno mercado.

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‘La cancion del bosque’

la cancion del bosque le toboggan

In Spanish, from 4yo.

This is a story of little girl whose family and friends settle in the forest. She loves listening to the different sounds of the forest, from the leaves rustling to the birds singing. As the adults build a village, more and more trees are cut down. Winter comes along with cold days and more wood is needed. Each spring the forest is more and more silent. The little girl decides to play her violin but after a few years, she is the only one making sounds as the forest is no longer and the animals left.

The people from the village decide them to leave and find another place to live in. Will the little girl find another singing forest? To find out what the song from the forest sounds like read la cancion del bosque.

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‘Llega el senhor Flat’

llega el senhor Flat le toboggan

In Spanish, from 6yo.

This a fun collection of books. Follow Agus in another adventure. The book mix text and engaging illustrations, perfect for young independent readers.

Agus is a regular child that goes to school, eat pizzas. One day he meets Mr Flat. Mr Flat is a monster and he moves into Agus’ s room. Since then a lot of trouble surrounds Agus.

See how Agus meets with Mr Flat in Llega el senhor Flat.

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‘Un kronk en el cole’

un kronk en el cole le toboggan

In Spanish, from 7yo.

This is the first day of school for Mila and Lia. They are very happy. They notice a smaller boy among their classmates. His name is Max and he seems a little strange. A boy bullies Max. Mila and Lia decide to use their magic to defend Max.

This book is part of a collection of fantasy books, perfect for young girls who are independent readers. They will love the fun illustrations.

Read Mila and Lia’s story ‘Un Kronk en el cole‘ to find out why Max is strange.

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‘Bien por los cinco’

bien por los cinco le toboggan

In Spanish, from 6yo.

Another adventure for the famous five. The five friends are having a peaceful picnic and enjoying some downtime when one of them spots a horse running without his rider. They recognise a famous racehorse. They quickly organise the rescue of the horse and bring it back to its owner. Another successful adventure for the famous five.

This is a great version of the story. The text has specially been edited to suit young readers. There are many colourful illustrations that help with the understand of the story. This is a fantastic resource for children learning how to read in Spanish.

Go on an adventure with the Famous five with bien por los cinco.