Natalia Simons

The Spanglish Girl / La Chica Espanglish Natalia Simons

Bilingual children's book in English and Spanish.




Ideal for bilingual children who feel they can identify with dual heritage. Also for helping monolingual children to better understand different cultures and the importance of kindness.




Meet Anna, a little girl who spends her summers in a village in Spain with her grandparents. The rest of the year she lives in England. Although Anna visits Spain every year, she cannot speak much Spanish yet. She only speaks it a bit at home, with her mum. The children in the Spanish village laugh at the way she talks; they say that Anna speaks differently than them. Her grandma reminds her how lucky she is to be able to speak two languages, Spanish and English, and to have two different cultures.


Beautifully illustrated throughout. Perfect for bilingual and expat families, teachers and children learning English or Spanish as a second language. Teaches children that being different is okay. It's better to be kind and help others feel good about themselves.