Juana and Lucas

I’ve been reading this chapter book with my 8 yo son at night. I love the Spanglish sprinkled throughout since that is how we speak at home.Also adore the fact that the story is set in Colombia, so he gets to read about a different school and country experience.

I'm Colombian and since this book is set in Bogota, the book is special to us. Our granddaughter loves books and she appears to really like this one.

This is a great book about a girl growing up in Bogotá. My daughter was interested in Juana's school, which is a little different than the US school.

This is a really lovely story on its own but the fact that it takes place in Colombia is an added plus. I also love that this book scatters Spanish words throughout the chapter book. It is perfect for those of you who are trying to teach/nurture another language to your little ones. My daughter loved it.

I bought this book for my niece and nephew and read it to them before bedtime (we read it over a few bedtime occasions because the book is longer than I expected, which is great!). The content of the book is unlike any other. We love the Spanglish and the family themes of Disney World and Colombia :) Now for the holidays, I'm going to buy several of the author's other books because the kids loved this book so much!

We really loved this book. Beautiful and funny story. We read this together with my 5 yo daughter.

One the best books I have read to my kids. I’m from Bogota - Colombia And the story tells how is life for a kid in Colombia, the value of family and the importance of learning a new language. My kids loved it. So entertaining.

I was really hoping for a truly bilingual book that would engage my daughter. This book is cute, but its Spanish is limited to a few words thrown in kind of haphazardly. I appreciate that it is about a little Colombian girl in Bogotá and that there are some cultural elements, but those too are just a few.

Too much for a 2nd grader in Waldorf school.