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‘La gran Poppytective – actividad paranormal’

La gran Poppytective – actividad paranormal le toboggan

In Spanish, from 6yo.

Poppy is puppy. He convinces his best friend the cat ‘Truffle’ to investigate the mystery of the ghost living in their neighbour’s house. An old lady and her kitten have moved into the next house and funny noise can be heard at night.

Poppy and Truffle are determined to figure out what is happening. This funny story is perfect for your learners. The story is not text heavy, is written in large capital letters and has gorgeous illustrations. All the ingredients to encourage reading in Spanish.

You want to help sole the mystery, read La gran poppytective – actividad paranormal.

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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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‘Pequeña historia de España’

pequena historia de espana

In Spanish, from 8yo.

This a great book to learn about the History of Spain in a concise version with fun illustrations. It starts in the prehistoric era, then Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Spanish Empire, then 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century. The chapters are not too long and are subdivided to make it easier for children to follow.

Read “Pequeña historia de España‘ to learn more about Spanish History.

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‘Adivina cuanto te quiero durante todo el año’

adivina cuanto te quiero todo el ano

In Spanish, from 2yo.

Four stories for four seasons. Follow little brown hare throughout the year and discover how nature changes with the seasons. Winter covers everything in white, the spring brings yummy colourful flowers, the summer brings joy and heat and with autumn come gold and red.

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‘Odisea’

Odisea

In Spanish, from 6yo.

Get your children to read classic literature with these adapted versions. They will learn about Ulysses’ odyssey and will love the beautiful illustrations. Ulysse fought in a terrible war in Troy. Once the war was over he and his crew sail back home. On their way, they stopped at an island where there was a giant monster with a single eye ‘the cyclops’. He was not happy to be disturbed by Ulysse. They fought and Ulysse managed to escape by firing an arrow in the Cyclops’ eye. On their way home, they will have to face many more adventures and not everyone will be safe. From the witch Circe’s spell, the call of sirens’ song to sea monsters, will Ulysse arrive home on time to save his wife Penelope and his son Telemachus?

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‘El libro de las emociones’

el libro de las emociones le toboggan

In Spanish, from 4yo.

Great book to help children understand how emotions work and how we can handle them. Each emotion is presented in a story giving some context on when that emotion may occur, how it can be triggered. Then there is an explanation about the emotion and some tips to help with coping.

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‘El monstruo del armario existe…Y te lo voy a demonstrar!’

El monstruo del armario existe. Y te lo voy a demonstrar! - le toboggan bookstore

In Spanish, from 3yo.

This is the story of a little boy who has a monster living in his bedroom. He knows it because the monster likes eating dirty socks, he can only find one at a time. The monster likes to play with toys, this is why the bedroom is always messy. The monster also drops bits of cheese in the boy’s mouth during the night, this is why he has bad breath when he wakes in the morning.

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‘Mi oso grande, mi oso pequeno y yo’

mi oso grande mi oso pequeno y yo - le toboggan bookstore

In Spanish, from 1yo.

This is a gorgeous story about a little girl who has a big bear and a little bear. The big bear takes her to play in the park, and shelters her from the cold. The little bear helps her to see the little things. She is never left alone.

Happiness is having two bears in one’s life https://bit.ly/3G6h6HR

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‘Hasta las narices’

hasta las narices - le toboggan

In Spanish, from 10yo.

Teenagers and parents have a hard time understanding each other. This book tells us about Alberto, Anais, Candela, Jota y Raquel and how they want to try new things, such as go and visit a friend who lives far way or they want to ride their bike across town. Their parents think they are too young for some of those adventures. Everyone is unhappy and getting cranky.

It is a funny story showing that the teenage years are difficult for both the children and the parents. Despite the miscommunication and emotions, parents and children love each other.

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‘Mafalda, presidenta’

Mafalda presidenta - le toboggan

In Spanish, from 8yo.

Amazing collection of comic strips. Mafalda, President should be read by all children to understand how world politics work. Tired of the intolerance around the world, Mafalda decides that it is her duty as a citizen to do something about it. Mafalda offers a critic of global politics and societies. Mafalda’s comic strip has been run from 1964 to 1973, its themes are very much current.