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by Duopress Labs (Author), Estelí Meza (Illustrator)
Introduce little ones to the English and Spanish words used by kids in their daily lives with Tons of Palabras (Tons of Words), a new series of bilingual books made for Hispanics by Hispanics.
In this title in the Tons of Palabras series, tots will learn words about the home and family that are used as the building blocks of their daily lives. Casa y Familia introduces more than 100 words in both English and Spanish alongside beautiful and simple images. In the home pages, kids will learn that "baskets" in Spanish are canastas, "flowers" are flores, and "chair" is silla, while the family pages will show them that "baby" is bebé, "grandma" is abuela, "aunt" is tía, and "mom" is mamá.
Also available:
Tons of Palabras: Comida
Author Biography
duopress universal publishes multilingual books for a global and contemporary audience. Our books are crafted by language professionals and native speakers tasked with creating distinctive books for the real world.
Estelí Meza was born in Mexico City. She studied Design and Visual Communication at FAD and received a master's degree in Visual Arts from UNAM in Mexico. In 2018, she was awarded A la Orilla del Viento "Picture Book" Contest Award sponsored by Fondo de Cultura Económica for the book El Príncipe Valiente tiene miedo. In 2013, Estelí was awarded the FILIJ XVIII "Picture Book" International Award for her book Angustia. In 2017 she received an Honorific Mention in Sharjah´s Illustration Catalog (United Arab Emirates) and in 2016 she received an Honorific Mention in the National Poster Contest "Invitemos a Leer" in Mexico. She has published books in Mexico, Spain, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. Currently, she works for different publishers and magazines.
