Hablemos, the Spanish language edition of the Talk-About-Books series, feature a simple text and engaging photographs intended to encourage discussion and the development of literacy. Each book is illustrated with realistic and comforting photographs. Children from various familial, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds experience friends and pets in their many wonderful incarnations. The simple text and engaging photos invite and encourage discussion between adult and child as they have fun exploring the images together.
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To Be a Kid
Text and photographs from countries around the world illustrate some of the activities children everywhere have in common.
Grandma Lai Goon Remembers
A Chinese-American grandmother relates family and cultural history from her life in Guangzhou, China to her grandchildren
My House/Mi casa
Teaches children the names of common objects in and around the house with pages of delightful illustrations.
Loving
Provides examples of the different ways in which love can be expressed, with an emphasis on the relationship between parent and child.
Grandma Susan Remembers
A grandmother from an old Maine family that came to America from England generations ago relates family and cultural life to her grandchildren as they enjoy various traditions of the New England seacoast.
Carry Me
Explores ways that babies are carried in various countries of the world.
The King Of Things/El Rey de las Cosas
As he plays with lottery cards and looks at the pictures, three-year-old Lalo thinks that he owns the world, including the sun, a big train, and a frog.
The Rattlesnake Who Went to School
On his first day of school, Crowboy pretends he is a rattlesnake, but then he meets a girl in his class who wants to be a rattlesnake too.
Global Babies
The Global Fund For Children develops innovative titles that help young readers expand their appreciation of the multicultural world in which they live. Each book depicts positive images of children, promotes multiculturalism, and integrates the child’s perspective into the text. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these books helps support The Global Fund For Children’s grantmaking toward community-based projects benefiting children around the world.