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Del Sol Books provides the best Spanish/English/Bilingual Children's Books/CDs/DVDs, featuring Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, and Suni Paz

Suni PazAlma Flor AdaAuthor : Alma Flor Ada, Illustrator : Vivi Escriva, Translator : Bernice Randall, Musician : Suni Paz
Preschool - 2nd Grade

Me gustaria tener
How Happy I Would Be

Del Sol Books, Get The Complete SetMe gustaria tener, Softcover, Spanish, Book, Alma Flor Ada, Vivi Escriva, Bernice Randall, Preschool - 2nd Grade, 9781581051940, # 4003s, $7.95
Me gustaria tener, Softcover, Spanish, Big Book,
Alma Flor Ada, Vivi Escriva, Bernice Randall, Preschool - 2nd Grade, 9781581051933, # 4003b, $29.00
Me gustaria tener
, Spanish, Cassette, Suni Paz, Preschool - 5th Grade, 1581052553, # 2503, $9.95   Listen
How Happy I Would Be, Softcover, English, Book,
Alma Flor Ada, Vivi Escriva, Bernice Randall, Preschool - 2nd Grade, 9781581052282, # 4004s, $7.95
How Happy I Would Be, Softcover, English, Big Book,
Alma Flor Ada, Vivi Escriva, Bernice Randall, Preschool - 2nd Grade, 9781581052275, # 4004b, $29.00
How Happy I Would Be
, English, Cassette, Preschool - 5th Grade, 1581053223, # 2504, Out of Print :(

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Me gustaria tener, How Happy I Would Be!Surprise-filled illustrations awaken children’s imaginations and inspire their creativity. Many teachers tell us how much their students love this book, and how motivated the students are to make their own books following this pattern.

Authors Note : To play with rhyme and to imagine unique situations give me joy, a joy I suspect many children share. Teachers have told me many times how much their students enjoy this book and how it motivates them to make their own books following the pattern. And in the bookshelf I have dedicated to collecting the books made by children and given to me as gifts, there are quite a few inspired by this book.

School Library Journal : About Stories for the Telling : A charming series, illustrated with watercolor and pen-and-ink drawings. The stories are told in a humorous style and are enhanced throughout by Ada's gift for language and poetry. El Canto del mosquito / The Song of the Teene Tiny Mosquito is the droll story of a frog who eats a mosquito and whose song then sounds like that of a mosquito. The frog is eaten by a fish, who then sings like a mosquito, etc. Una extraña vista / Strange Visitors is a humorous counting story of the days of the week in rhyme. Me gustaría  tener… / How Happy I Would Be… . . . lists the various things ``I would like to have . . .'' Again in a counting - book format, the desired items all turn out to be animals involved in unusual activities (e.g. two giraffes reading with glasses). ¿Quién nacerá aquí? / Who’s hatching Here?  ., in contrast to the others, is a science book. Rhyming riddles ask which animal will hatch from different eggs. The eggs are presented in their natural habitats; both illustrations and text hint at the answers.

Vienna RoseListen to Vienna Rose read How Happy I Would Be to you.  A marvelous example of the magical encounter between a child and books that we wish for all children.

Listen to a sample portion of Me gustaria tener.

 

 

 

 

 


Me gustaria tener, How Happy I Would Be!

Me gustaria tener - How Happy I Would Be!

Me gustaria tener - How Happy I Would Be!


Stories for the Telling Books :
Amigos, FriendsEl canto del mosquito, The Song of the Teeny Tiny MosquitoMe gustaria tener, How Happy I Would BeQuien nacera aqui, Whos Hatching HereUna extrana visita, Strange Visitors

If you like our Stories for the Telling Books, you may also enjoy our Stories the Year Round Books :
Rosa alada, A Rose with WingsLa sorpresa de Mama Coneja, A Surprise for Mother RabbitLa pinata vacia, The Empty PinataComo nacio el arco iris, How the Rainbow Came to BeDespues de la tormenta, After the StormLa hamaca de la vaca, In the Cows Backyard
El papalote, The KiteEl susto de los fantasmas, What Are Ghosts Afraid OfPavo para la cena de gracias  No gracias, Turkey forThanksgiving Dinner No ThanksLa jaula dorada, The Golden CageNo quiero derretirme, I Don't Want to MeltNo fui yo, It Wasn't Me


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Del Sol Books : www.delsolbooks.com
Alma Flor Ada : www.almaflorada.com and almaflorada.blogspot.com 
F. Isabel Campoy : www.isabelcampoy.com and isabelcampoy.blogspot.com
Suni Paz : www.sunipaz.com