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The Treasured Memory
April 30, 2012 – 7:08 am | 21 Comments

A Favorite Bedtime Story
I often wonder about what my children will remember from their childhood.
Any sweet memories I have of being little all involve my abuela. My grandmother is the one who raised me and …

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My Own Amiga Imaginaria
May 13, 2009 – 5:59 pm | One Comment
My Own Amiga Imaginaria

A veces el pulpo es malo, otras veces es bueno.  When I ask my daughter about him se ve espantada, telling me that he’s outside, on the terrace, wanting to bite her, or looks past …

Free bilingual children’s audio book
May 13, 2009 – 11:43 am | One Comment
Free bilingual children’s audio book

Maria keeps a new book by her bedside, “Before you were here, Mi Amor” by Samantha R. Vamos. It is beautiful and sweet and boldly illustrated and it has inspired conversations about the years before …

B as in Beauty. Pretty pretty.
May 11, 2009 – 11:27 am | 3 Comments
B as in Beauty. Pretty pretty.

Latino Book Month Giveaway. Just post a comment, tell us what you think of the new blog and enter to win five fabulous books.

Déjate Llevar
May 7, 2009 – 7:29 pm | No Comment
Déjate Llevar

Los expertos (whoever they are) say toddlers laugh more than 300 times a day.  The number doesn’t matter; se rien más que tu.  Their laughter a chortle, a giggle, algo que les entra and tumbles …

Hen House lessons
May 7, 2009 – 7:12 pm | No Comment
Hen House lessons

 
Last summer, we adopted 12 Guinea fowl. Birds so odd, they are beautiful. They arrived as little babies, just a day old. For the first two weeks, a friend took care of them while we …

Little altars everywhere
May 7, 2009 – 2:44 pm | No Comment
Little altars everywhere

At some point early in our marriage, my husband noticed I stepped wide around discarded bags — big or small, paper or plastic.
I think we were in New York City, meandering, when he first asked …