About This Book:
Take a moment to stop and smell the flowers on a colorful visit to a flower shop in this bilingual board book series that introduces the youngest of readers to the community around them.
Welcome to Mrs. Rosario’s flower shop.
Bienvenido a la florería de la Señora Rosario.
In Mrs. Rosario’s flower shop, there are so many beautiful flowers for sale—from roses and rosemary to lilacs and lilies! Learn their names in both English and Spanish, then pick your favorite for a special gathering at the senior center. Will you choose a pretty daisy/margarita? Or a fragrant hydrangea/hortensia? They are all so lovely! In this bilingual series from Lourdes Heuer and Zara González Hoang, readers are invited to make a stop at a different teeny tienda in each bright board book and celebrate with the vibrant, diverse community that frequents it.
*Review Contributed By Adrien Guerra, Staff Reviewer*
A Bilingual Bloom: Exploring Flowers in English and Spanish
Teeny Tiendas: The Flower Shop/La florería takes you through Mrs. Rosario’s flower shop. You discover the various flowers she sells in English and Spanish.
What I Liked: I am so excited to see that books are now being written in English and Spanish for young children to teach them the languages. This book is a great introduction to a flower shop and the variety of flowers that you see there. This book introduced me to terms that I was not already familiar with and it was helpful that the English translation was on the previous page.
Each page has only a few words, making it perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Each item in the images is labeled with both the English and Spanish terms for the flowers. The closing of this book reintroduces all of the flowers that you have seen throughout the book and asks you to pick your favorite bunch which is a great way for children to interact with the book.
Final Verdict: Teeny Tiendas: The Flower Shop/La florería is a cute board book with vibrant images that teaches young children English and Spanish.
