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This one is for those of you who are adopting from a Spanish speaking country. We love music in our home, and I believe it would be a great tool for helping your little one make the transition into your home. We were planning on bringing home a lively pre-schooler and a sweet, quite little toddler. One of the ways I was excited to bond with them was through music. I found an excellent CD and book set. They are sold separately, but I highly recommend buying both. It is called De Colores and other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children. The CD is sung in very clear (easy to understand) Spanish with a simple guitar accompaniment. The book has wonderful illustrations and also has the lyrics in both English and the original Spanish. There are even background notes on the origins of the songs and suggestions for fun ways to sing the song with your children (hand gestures, actions, etc.) The book also has the musical arrangements for piano and guitar. The links I included are all to Amazon, but you can also check out his web-site at http://www.joseluisorozco.com/.
José-Luis Orozco, who Amazon says is "perhaps the best-known bilingual children's singer," was born in Mexico city and has lived in many different countries. With Spanish as his native tongue, the songs are very well done, and not cheesy like many children's CDs out there. He has several different CDs, but I chose this one because we already knew a few of the songs on the CD. (Including "La araña pequeñita" or "The Eensy, Weensy Spider") I bought a CD for the car and one for the house so that we could really learn the songs well. Sophia and Dillon love it!
This one is for those of you who are adopting from a Spanish speaking country. We love music in our home, and I believe it would be a great tool for helping your little one make the transition into your home. We were planning on bringing home a lively pre-schooler and a sweet, quite little toddler. One of the ways I was excited to bond with them was through music. I found an excellent CD and book set. They are sold separately, but I highly recommend buying both. It is called De Colores and other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children. The CD is sung in very clear (easy to understand) Spanish with a simple guitar accompaniment. The book has wonderful illustrations and also has the lyrics in both English and the original Spanish. There are even background notes on the origins of the songs and suggestions for fun ways to sing the song with your children (hand gestures, actions, etc.) The book also has the musical arrangements for piano and guitar. The links I included are all to Amazon, but you can also check out his web-site at http://www.joseluisorozco.com/.
José-Luis Orozco, who Amazon says is "perhaps the best-known bilingual children's singer," was born in Mexico city and has lived in many different countries. With Spanish as his native tongue, the songs are very well done, and not cheesy like many children's CDs out there. He has several different CDs, but I chose this one because we already knew a few of the songs on the CD. (Including "La araña pequeñita" or "The Eensy, Weensy Spider") I bought a CD for the car and one for the house so that we could really learn the songs well. Sophia and Dillon love it!
Just letting you know I am still here, and I think about and pray for you guys often. -T
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. We continue to pray for you and your family.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you updated. I have been thinking about you so much and praying for you daily! Amy
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip. Praying for your sweet family.
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