A big part of our site here is to introduce you to a variety of children’s books, so you can explore themes that you would like to read in your own minority language homeschool. You can be assured that we read every single book here in our home. Since we generally read in Portuguese, German, and English, you will find the reviews based on one language specifically. This is for example interesting if translations change character names, or if we share pictures of the books, or if we mention publisher information. While we try to always link back to all three languages, sometimes not all books are localised in all languages.
“My Big Bear, My Little Bear and Me” - Margarita del Mazo, Rocio Bonilla
What is better than always having a bear with you? Having two bears always by your side!
“The Invisible” - Tom Percival
Isabel lives with her parents in a house where it is very cold - it is winter and the parents actually don’t have enough money to keep the heating on.
“The Gruffalo’s Child” - Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
Naturally, the Gruffalo’s child has heard about the worst mouse-monster that ever existed in the forest.
“The Gruffalo” - Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
The story is about the smartest mouse in the entire forest. The fox, the owl, and the snake all want to catch and eat the mouse.
“A Zebra Zezé” - Alberto Faria, Ana Ventura
The book “The Zebra Zezé” tells a lovely story about the little zebra that cannot distinguish her family or friends from other zebras. She is constantly mixing up who is who and often times end up not finding her own family.
“A Squash and a Squeeze” - Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler
The old lady lives in a small house and complains about her lack of space. And the old wise man suggests to invite more and more animals into the house!
“Stars and Planets” - Pierre Winters, Margot Senden
This is a non-fiction book giving a first introduction to stars and planets in a very light tone.
“Here we are” - Oliver Jeffers
What would you like your new baby to know about our world? What would you like to teach them? This book gives you just that: a beautiful introduction to what our world is, easily understood and illustrated.
“A Bear and a Tree” - Stephen Michael King
The bear meets Lia just before her big winter sleep. They spend another day together and embrace winter together.
“Mimosa não quer tomar banho” - Alexander Steffensmeier
The cow Mimosa is playing with the other farm animals, when the female farmer calls for bath time for all the animals. They all get happily washed, apart from Mimosa.
“Confusão na Montanha” - Donaldo Buchweitz
The ostrich lays her eggs uphill. When one egg rolls downhill, an entire locomotion is set out bringing the biggest confusion to the hill.
“Little Monkey” - Marta Altés
Will the little monkey be able to experience the greatest adventures in her beloved forest? Even if her group leaves her out of all the fun? And what is that tiger up to?
“Jared's Cool-Out Space” - Jane Nelsen
Tom comes home very upset about something and lets his aggression show by kicking the dining table. His mother tries to channel his aggression into a peaceful outlet and suggests that he first take a breath and calm down. They try to find a gentle way for Tom to relieve his anger.
“Lift the Flap Picture Atlas” - Usborne
This is a superb atlas for children to explore the world and to get an understanding what the earth is. Each page contains a continent with informative and cute illustrations and plenty of flaps to open and learn even more.
“A Pig is moving in!” - Claudia Fries
In the house of the hen, the fox and the rabbit there is an empty flat. One day, a pig moves into the house. The fox, rabbit and hen are shocked to see the pig, as they all think the pig is messy and dirty.
“Stuck” - Oliver Jeffers
Felipe (Floyd) is on a journey to get his kite out of the tree. Join Felipe as he tries to solve one small problem after another to unravel his world.