Celebrate February's Special Days with Bilingual Books!

February is a month full of celebrations and special days. From Black History Month to President's Day and this year's bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln, there are lots of great learning opportunities throughout the month. And of course, we can't forget Valentine's Day!

One of the best ways to celebrate these holidays is to curl up with a good book, especially when you are reading and sharing books with kids. To see some titles of wonderful children's books in English, take a look at these booklists from Reading Rockets:

• Ten Books That Say 'I Love You'
• Favorite Books for Black History Month
• Hail to the Chief
• Celebrating Abraham Lincoln's 200th Year

What you may not know, however, is that there are a number of related titles available in Spanish too!

Here is a sample of titles available for February's holidays (special characters may be missing from text):

Valentine's Day

• Adivina Cuanto Te Quiero by Sam McBratney, Esther Roehrich-Rubio, Teresa Mlawer, and Anita Jeram
• Siempre te querre by Robert N. Munsch, Sheila McGraw, and Shirley Langer
• Me Quieres, Mama? by Barbara M. Joosse, Barbara Lavallee, and Diego Lasconi

Black History Month

• Un Sillon Para Mi Mama by Vera B. Williams and Aida E. Marcuse
• Nina bonita by Ana Maria Machado and Rosana Faria

Abraham Lincoln

• El Monumento a Lincoln by Kristin L. Nelson

President's Day

• Vamos a leer sobre George Washington by Kimberly Weinberger

And for some more winter tales, take a look at these classics:

• Un dia de nieve by Ezra Jack Keats
• Tu Puedes Hacerlo, Sam by Amy Hest, Anita Jeram, and Alberto Jimenez Rioja

With so many books to choose from, what are you waiting for? Get to the library's February display and enjoy what you find!