My Big Book of Spanish Words by Rebecca Emberley is an introductory Spanish/English book for children published by Hachette Book Group’s Little, Brown and Company imprint.  As always, when reviewing any products designed for kids, I sat down with my resident experts, which in this case included my two-year-old daughter and my five-year-old daughter.

This book, with its colorful images and simple word labels particularly appealed to my two-year-old.  She sat down in my lap and asked me to read it over and over again, with the untiring focus that only a young child can exhibit.  She readily repeated the words in both Spanish and English.

The page topics included:

• My Colors / Mis Colores
• My Food / Mi Comida
• My Toys / Mis Juguetes
• My Clothes / Mi Ropa
• My Room / Mi Cuarto
• My Animals / Mis Animales
• Things That Go / Cosas Que Se Mueven
• Shapes / Formas
• My Numbers / Mis Números
• My Bath Time / Mi Hora de Baño
• My Bedtime / Mi Hora de Dormir

The illustrations are bright and eye-catching.  It served as a simple introduction to Spanish for both my two-year-old and myself, and a decent source for review for my five-year-old who, at her younger sister’s age, was almost as fluent in Spanish as she was in English, thanks to her bilingual nanny.  I am sad to say that she has lost much of her Spanish language skills, so I was grateful for this book as a touchstone to revisit some basic vocabulary.