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The Baby Chicks Are Singing / Los Pollitos Dicen
Perfect for bilingual children learning to read, this traditional Spanish folksong is brought to life by bestselling illustrator Ashley Wolff, with words in both English and Spanish. This well-known Spanish song is sure to get children from all cultures "peep"-ing and "pio"-ing along with the baby chicks and mother hen on the farm.
22 pages, Board Book
First published January 26, 2005
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March 19, 2019
Awards Received (if any):
-None found.
Appropriate Grade Level:
-Pre-K through 1st Grade
Original Summary:
-This is a short cardboard, easy reader book for children to sing along to in both English and Spanish. The song is about baby chicks that are cold and hungry until their mother finds them food and keeps them warm.
Original Review:
-I love that this book has the lyrics in both English and Spanish, so that in a diverse classroom children who speak both languages can follow along. It is a short and sweet song that promotes motherly love and family support.
Possible In-Class Use:
-This book would be great to leave out for bilingual children to have access to during free-reading time. It could also be read during a music period so the children can sing along in both languages and learn some of each language. A fun activity to do after singing along to this book would be to draw a picture of something the child’s caregiver helps them with, just like the mother hen helps the baby chicks eat and stay warm.
-None found.
Appropriate Grade Level:
-Pre-K through 1st Grade
Original Summary:
-This is a short cardboard, easy reader book for children to sing along to in both English and Spanish. The song is about baby chicks that are cold and hungry until their mother finds them food and keeps them warm.
Original Review:
-I love that this book has the lyrics in both English and Spanish, so that in a diverse classroom children who speak both languages can follow along. It is a short and sweet song that promotes motherly love and family support.
Possible In-Class Use:
-This book would be great to leave out for bilingual children to have access to during free-reading time. It could also be read during a music period so the children can sing along in both languages and learn some of each language. A fun activity to do after singing along to this book would be to draw a picture of something the child’s caregiver helps them with, just like the mother hen helps the baby chicks eat and stay warm.
October 30, 2019
Such a nostalgic blast from the past for me. My grandma used to sing me this song when I was a little girl, so I was thrilled to find it at my library. I loved being able to sing this to my little girl while she enjoyed the charming illustrations.
March 8, 2025
Got this book for my nephew who has half family who is English-speaking only, and half Spanish and English speakers for his first birthday. Cute little book, love that the words are side by side for easy translation.
October 4, 2022
Cute read aloud. Good resource for kids to gain exposure to another language.
April 18, 2013
so cute... I love that it is bilingual.
January 3, 2026
Love this song, and so happy there is a lovely board book to go with it now. Bilingual text can also be sung to the same tune.
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