Where To Find Books In Spanish
I kind of go overboard with book buying in our home! We have A LOT of books and my daughter’s entire library is in Spanish.
I also have a growing collection of books for me that are in Spanish so that I can practice along with her. Buying books is fun for me and I love that we have such a wonderful collection at home.
So many people have asked me where I get my books in Spanish. There are a lot of places that I look and there are many ways that I search for Spanish books.
Table of Contents
The Public Library
I always start at the public library.
Our public library has a very small Spanish section and we have read all the books in it.
Of course, we still continue to go and take out old favorites and enjoy using the library’s resources. If I know the title of a book in Spanish that I’d like to get, I usually start with a book search on our library webpage to see if any other local libraries have it so that we can pick it up there or have it Inter Library Loaned.
Local Bookshops and Amazon
If I know the title of a book that I want and we can’t get it from the library system, I do an internet search to find the Spanish edition that looks best based on excerpts and reviews. From there I either order the book from our local bookshop or Amazon.
Blogs and Pinterest
If I don’t know the name of the book I want, but I have an idea of a topic (like, if I was looking for Spanish folktales) I usually start at a blog or Pinterest board that I follow to get ideas. There are so many people who have done the research work for you and created amazing lists and compilations of themed books. Here are some of the sites that I use to find themed books:
Spanish Mama Blog – Spanish Books
Spanish Playground Spanish Books
Bilingual Kidspot Blog – Spanish Books
Scholastic’s Club Leo
Sometimes I don’t have a specific book or themed book that I want to find and I just want to browse books in Spanish.
For this I usually use Club Leo.
Club Leo is the Spanish language magazine section of Scholastic Book Clubs that features all Spanish books. Some of the books are translations of English titles and others are written originally in Spanish. Scholastic usually publishes a few magazines a year, so you can browse at different times and get seasonal items and new releases as well. Being able to browse for books in Spanish in their flyer is a great way to get my daughter involved in the book selection process as well!
Here’s what I like about it:
Variety of Books:
One of my favorite things about Club Leo is that there is a wide variety of books. When my daughter was young, we were able to find a good amount of board books, songbooks, lift the flap, and touch and feel books in the Scholastic flyers. It was great to have this access to books for younger children so early so that I could really build my daughter’s collection as an infant.
As she’s gotten older, we’ve moved on to their selection of picture books. The picture books that range in interest and difficulty, and we’ve always found some good ones that my daughter is interested in. There are usually a few new releases of popular English books that are translated into Spanish.
Recently, my daughter became interested in reading herself and we were able to get books on tape as well as phonics readers to help boost her early reading skills in Spanish.
Most importantly, each magazine usually has a section dedicated to nonfiction. Finding nonfiction books has been much harder for us, but it’s super important. Not only is it important for my daughter to have good exposure to nonfiction books, but it’s crucial that she gets the higher level vocabulary of nonfiction books, that I’m not necessarily using in our everyday interactions.
Each magazine also includes a small selection of chapter books. Some of these I have bought over the years to build our Spanish library even though my daughter is too young for them yet.
For more information on raising a truly bilingual kid, read here,
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Authentic Books
While the majority of the Spanish books at Scholastic are translations of English books, there is almost always an entire page that’s dedicated to authentic Spanish books, or “Latino Voices”. This section is wonderful because it highlights authors and illustrators that we may not otherwise have come into contact with and it allows us to get some non- translated works to boost the quality of our Spanish library. Some of the highlights that we’ve collected include several books about el Dia de los Muertos and some South American myths and legend books.
Supports A Classroom:
As always, any purchase of a book from Scholastic Book Clubs directly supports my daughter’s teacher. By using her teacher’s classroom code and ordering through them, either online or through their paper order, her classroom receives points that they can then use to buy new books or materials. I’ve always found it great that her teacher and classroom also receive a benefit and think that it’s a great way to support the school and grade level that she’s in.
For more information about using books in Spanish, check out these:
What I Used To Teach My Daughter To Read In Spanish
An Awesome Spanish Picture Book To Use Right Now
4 Secrets To Learning A Language With Audiobooks
You can check them out here on their website:
The ordering usually is live during the school year and takes a break during the summer months.
If you’re looking for Spanish books for your child, then Club Leo is a great place to start your collection!
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