Read your favorite popular children’s books in Spanish, perfect for introducing beloved and classic books in another language.

To instill a love and habit of reading, my husband and I asked our kids’ nanny to read to them daily and often.

Except…English wasn’t her first language—Spanish was. Sure, she did a great job interpreting and reading the books stocked on our shelves. But we wanted her to feel comfortable reading to them in her native language.

I also didn’t want to hand her “my first Spanish book” types which, while fantastic, excluded many classics and favorites. So instead, I searched for popular children’s books—the ones we’ve read to them for years—and found their Spanish translations.

My mother-in-law, who also speaks Spanish, was able to use these books as well. She didn’t have to translate one of our English books and instead could read comfortably with these selections.

And finally, these children’s books in Spanish reinforced the benefits of bilingualism and exposed my kids to a new language. They could even compare the books in English they’d heard so often with this new and different way of communicating the stories.

Whether your home is bilingual or you simply want to introduce Spanish to your child, below are popular children’s books in Spanish to check out:

Children’s books in Spanish

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¿Dónde Está Spot? (Where Is Spot?) by Eric Hill

La Llama Llama Rojo Pijama (Llama Llama Red Pajama) by Anna Dewdney

Dragones y Tacos (Dragons and Tacos) by Adam Rubin

Muu. Beee. ¡Así Fue! (Moo, Baa, La La La) by Sandra Boynton

Harold y el Lapiz Color Morado (Harold and the Purple Crayon) by Crockett Johnson

Oso Pardo, Oso Pardo, ¿Qué Ves Ahí? (Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?) by Bill Martin

Huevos Verdes con Jamón (Green Eggs and Ham) by Dr. Seuss

Camiones (Trucks) by Roger Priddy

Te Quiero, Yo Te Quiero (I Love You Through and Through) by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak

Siempre Te Querre (Love You Forever) by Robert Munsch

El Árbol Generoso (The Giving Tree) by Shel Silverstein

Quienquiera Que Seas (Whoever You Are) by Mem Fox

Pintura de Raton (Mouse Paint) by Ellen Stoll Walsh

¿Eres Mi Mama? (Are You My Mother?) by P.D. Eastman

Buenas Noches, Luna (Goodnight Moon) by Margaret Wise Brown

La Oruga Muy Hambrienta (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) by Eric Carle

Si le Das Una Galletita a un Ratón (If You Give a Mouse a Cookie) by Laura Joffe Numeroff

¡No Dejes Que la Paloma Conduzca el Autobus! (Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!) by Mo Willems

Corduroy by Don Freeman

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