My Shapes / Mis Formas

My World

by Rebecca Emberley

The vibrant colors and large text in this enchanting collection of bilingual board books make learning easy and fun. Boldly colored construction paper cutouts on stark white backgrounds introduce the basic concepts of colors, numbers, shapes, and opposites in a way that will engage little ones again and again. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Spanish Literature, Nonfiction

10 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 2000

Reviews

[Jasmine from How Useful It Is · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for my toddler at the Adventure Science Center museum and planetarium during Nashville Tennessee vacation.

[Kara Danford · Rating 4 out of 5]

Genre: Nonfiction (Concept Book)
Awards: None
Audience: Baby- PreK
A. The topic of this book is different shapes.
B. The topic is presented in a child friendly way through the use of many large illustrations accompanied by one worded text to describe the picture. The book is also a board book which is appropriate material used for the intended audience of very young children. The book is also visually appealing through the use of many colors.
C. The text features in this book are captions of text below the illustrations and different fonts used when the words are written in English and Spanish.
D. I would use this book to read to toddlers to help teach them about different shapes and what they look like.

[Katie Page · Rating 3 out of 5]

My Shapes - Mis Formas
Genre: Picture Book: Baby Book
Awards: n/a
Audience: 0-2 year olds
A. My Shapes - Mis Formas is a baby board book, with key words, large simple images, and thick board pages.
B. Line plays a role throughout this board book, having simple, clear cut lines that are create large images for babies to easily recognize shapes and images.
C. This board book could be used when reading with babies and toddlers, especially those in bilingual households, to teach them simple shapes and objects in both English and Spanish.
D. What is the spanish word for diamond? El rombo

[Margaret Hallock · Rating 3 out of 5]

genre: non-fiction concept book
awards: n/a
audience: Babies, it is also a board book
A. The topic of this book is shapes.
B. It is presented in a child-friendly way through the use of simple language and bright colorful images.
C. Each shape has a label with its name in both English and Spanish, as well as bolded words.
D. Because of its duel language properties, this would be a great text to use when teaching a young english language learner shapes.

[JoAnna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This simple book is great for younger children, with it having very few words to a page and pictures that represent the shape. It is in both English and Spanish. I believe that children should be introduced to more languages other than English. Spanish can be picked up very quickly and if learned at a young age, they will retain it much better. I would use this book for diversity in the classroom so the students know that there are other cultures and languages out there. Also, it is great for them to be introduced to it because they will then most likely go home and share with their siblings and parents.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think they need to have the phonetic spelling of the spanish words. Not all of use know how to pronounce the spanish words.