Uno, Dos, Tres: One, Two, Three

We love this beautifully illustrated bilingual book so much we had to purchase a second one for a gift!

I blindly selected this book to use to help teach my nieces and nephews to count from 1 to 10 in Spanish. It was an excellent choice! I was surprised to see that the majority of the book is in English but I think that's okay; it simply reinforces the point of this book being to learn to count to 10 in Spanish. I believe that this book also introduces tid bits of Latin culture. Some pages introduce a number (e.g., uno, one, picture of one item) and later there is a page that reviews all of the numbers introduced thus far. This happens multiple times for more reinforcement. Also, there are lots of things to count so the adult can reemphasize and practice the numbers multiple ways with this book. I find this book to be really rich while appearing surprisenly simple. I recommend it to help your little ones count in English and/or Spanish; it's all inside.

The market setting is a fun way to learn numbers.

Great illustrations and concept. My kids loved the repetition and counting in Spanish.

Great book for young children. Fun and particularly nice for children who are learning Spanish or English.... or, better still, both!

LOVE this book! Perfect for teaching Spanish numbers 1-10 with the code switching method. Also, check out "Counting Ovejas" by Sarah Weeks. It teaches Spanish numbers to ten as well as colors.

I loved the aztec inspired illustrations by barabara lavallee! The rounded faces and beautifully shadded clothes & objects are delightful.Two girls go through the mexican market and buy birthday gifts for their mama - counting in spanish & in english.One by one they guy 10 gifts - a ceramic sun, 2 doves, three bells, 4 pinata's, etc.It's a glorious celebration of the charm of pueblo markets.It's also great fun for you and your child to count along - uno dos tres, one two three, and at the back of the book there is a pronunciation guide.I think it's always a positive thing to challenge the little ones with new words, and this book will open up new avenues of understanding - we can count in other languages!

While the words and verse may be simple in this children's Spanish counting book, Pat Mora uses the sounds of the words to convey the senses of the Mexican market. Stars twink, twinkling, castanets click, clicks, bells ring, ringing. The vibrant colors and use of shading to create textures in the illustrations also reflects the wares of the Mexican Market.