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‘Pez Globo a todo color’

pez globo a todo color le toboggan

In Spanish, from 4yo.

Puffer fish loves swimming behind the whales enjoying the great blue ocean when all of a sudden there is a large yellow bubble. What is this liquid? Puffer fish tries to put some in a jar when he bumps into piranha. He gets scared and inflates sending the jar away. The jar hits hammer shark and there is a now a pink bubble. Puffer fish is horrified of having hurt hammer shark and apologises. Then, when puffer fish returns to his normal size, he releases a large blue bubble. The fish are in awe looking at the three colourful bubbles. They play with the colours until the grumpy octopus arrives and mixes them all up.

Let’s dive in the ocean and see how puffer fish and his friends enjoy the colours under the water in Pez globo a todo color.

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‘Adiós, negatividad. ¡Hola, optimismo!’

Adiós, negatividad. ¡Hola, optimismo! le toboggan

In Spanish, from 4yo.

This title is part of a collection about emotional intelligence. In this story, a little snail who loves reading and usually does very at school, fails in English. He is hopeless and thinks he will never pass. English is just too hard. His school friends and his family try to make him see the situation as an opportunity to improve but nothing lifts his spirits. One day, the teacher announces he is one of three pupils to go on a trip to England. He is very excited and when he is back, he tells everyone about his fantastic experience.

Read about having a positive mindset to your little one with Adiós, negatividad. ¡Hola, optimismo!

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‘Cosas que cambian y as veces nos asustan’

las cosas que cambian y as veces nos asustan

In Spanish, from 4yo.

This book follows several children who are distresses because their life is changing, either their best friend is moving away, or their parents are separating, or they are moving houses. Changes are difficult and can be traumatic. Children are scared and sometimes it looks like a big dark cloud surrounding them. There is only one way to make that cloud disappear before it swallows them. They need to find someone they trust, someone they love and talk to them about what they feel. Sharing this heavy emotion will help alleviate their fear and they will be able to see that change does not have to be terrible and can create new opportunities.

Cosas que cambian y as veces nos asustan is a great book to talk about change to your little one.

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‘Mia y Puik, dia de pesca’

Mia y puik dia de pesca le toboggan

In Spanish, from 3yo.

Gorgeous comic book for very young readers. The illustrations are simple and fun and the text is not overwhelming. Mia and her friend Puik are at home. They want to play outside but the rain is too heavy. They must find ways to play indoors. Little by little, they make up games using empty boxes and other items around them. They go fishing, they play hide and seek. With a little imagination they are having so much fun.

Mia y Puik dia de pesca is the perfect book for a rainy day to find play idea for your little ones.

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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.