Some of you might be familiar with the BabyLit board books.  This set is from the same publishers.  These are about the same size as the BabyLit primers, or the Mini Masters books, and there are four bilingual (English/Spanish) books: Red (Rojo), Yellow (Amarillo), Green (Verde), and Blue (Azul).

Each page consists of a single word (or phrase), in both English and Spanish, along with a representative image.  There are a couple characteristics, though, that set these apart from other bilingual word books.

First, the words are strung together to create picture stories.  For instance, a “whale” has a “spout” that sprays, forcing a “boot” into the air.

Second, the Spanish words have pronunciations with them.  These are not always completely precise, but they’re written in a manner intended to be simple for English readers, incorporating familiar English words whenever possible.  For instance, the Spanish word for “boot,” “bota,” is offered as “BOAT-ah.”

One caveat is that more conservative readers might not be fans of Green.  It has a heavy fantasy focus, with elves and (sea) “monsters,” and even a witch.

And it also has this page with mucus dripping from the sea monster’s nose:

We’re not as crazy about this one as we are the other three.

Overall, though, the kids love them.  The toddler flips through them, and even my elementary schoolers (6 and 8) enjoy reading them.  I think they appreciate that, unlike our other bilingual books, the pronunciation guides enable them to read the Spanish in these.