Canticos Shapes & Patterns: Bilingual Firsts

by Susie Jaramillo

Overview

From the Emmy-nominated, award-winning bilingual preschool series Canticos, comes Shapes & Patterns, a part of the Canticos Bilingual Firsts collection.

Learn the names of shapes and the exciting patterns they make, in both English and Spanish. Complete with beautiful illustrations, this book is a great way to make learning basic shapes and patterns with your little chickie special and unique in not one, but two languages.

Concept: Shapes, Patterns.

Format:

• 6" x 6" board book format perfect for little readers.

• English and Spanish on the same spread.

• "This book belongs to" page to personalize with a child’s name.

"Canticos resonates with parents who want to raise multilingual children through quality, appealing content." — NBC

"Good books not only teach your child about different cultures and their traditions, they are also a great way to help your child pick up new vocabulary and information about different regions around the world. Canticos...is a great place to start" — Motherly

"Susie Jaramillo created a media company with an educational, cross-cultural, and intergenerational mission." — School Library Journal

"¿Qué hacer cuando los niños no quieren dormir? La colección bilingüe Canticos de Susie Jaramillo reúne tiernas canciones de cuna de nuestra infancia." — People en Español

Children can also watch our bilingual videos on the Canticos channel!

Beloved by kids, parents and educators, Canticos is the #1 bilingual preschool brand.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781945635441
Publisher:	Encantos
Publication date:	07/06/2021
Series:	Canticos Bilingual Firsts
Edition description:	Bilingual Edition
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	6.23(w) x 5.92(h) x 1.43(d)
Age Range:	3 Months to 6 Years

About the Author

Susie Jaramillo serves as the President and Chief Creative Officer of Encantos, an award-winning entertainment-driven edtech company creating direct-to-learner family brands that both kids and parents love. Susie is also the creator of Canticos, the Emmy-nominated Latino-inspired bilingual nursery rhyme series which launched in 2016, and is also the author/illustrator of over 20 children's books.

Editorial Reviews

Beautiful illustrations with vibrant colors … make the characters pop. Parents will love these books for teaching a second language to their child when their little brains are like sponges, taking in everything like the little geniuses they are.” —Sue Morris, Kid Lit Reviews

“Beautifully written and illustrated board books allow parents, teachers and caregivers to share words, letters, nursery rhymes and songs with their little ones that will help them increase their vocabulary in both English and Spanish. I love Canticos books for little ones. Their high quality ensures they’ll be an excellent gift to share with the young children and parents in your life. Visit canticosworld.com to learn more about their wonderful products and place an order today!” —Susan Heim

“These beautiful bilingual board books have been a hit with our youngest reader! They are also a top choice for my husband to grab since he is fluent in Spanish and enjoys the chance to share the language with her. My older kids love joining in and learning some new words too. These books are illustrated with the characters from the Emmy nominated @canticosworld bilingual musical preschool series on @nickjr but can be fully enjoyed whether you’re familiar with the show or not. We read the books first. They are beautifully designed and sturdily built with both English and Spanish words throughout. Some of the titles are available in both small lift the flap book form or larger accordion style. Our favorite is the accordion style because the kids can surround themselves with the book.” —Stephanie Price, Because My Mother Read

From the Publisher

04/01/2021

PreS-K—With each of these new additions to the "Canticos Bilingual Firsts" series, young readers explore early concepts such as shapes/patterns, numbers, feelings, and opposites. Each element is featured in both English and Spanish, but not always equally. In Feelings and Opposites, the English terms are large and in color, whereas the terms in Spanish are in a smaller white font. In Numbers 1–100, both English and Spanish are introduced in the same color and font, but the numerals and their Spanish names are revealed when the flap is lifted. The flap element is also available in Feelings, but not the other two titles. The vocabulary in Shapes and Patterns is somewhat complex for babies—the intended audience—and more appropriate for preschoolers. Terms such as "herringbone," "harlequin," and "rhombus" will more successfully enrich a four-year-old's vocabulary. The lack of a pronunciation guide in either language can be offset by accessing material online. Apart from Feelings, at 26 pages, the other three run to more hefty dimensions, which may prove to be a problem for small hands. Jaramillo's brand is reinforced everywhere, from the familiar Disneyesque characters from her previous titles to the link on each cover to the franchise's site. VERDICT The dearth of bilingual educational material will nonetheless attract audiences to this series.—Mary Margaret Mercado, Pima County P.L., Tucson, AZ

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