My first language is Spanish. I’m fluent in reading, understanding, writing and speaking Spanish and I want my daughter to be the same. I want her to learn more than one language in her life, specially when it comes to Spanish since its part of our culture. Right now she understands a little Spanish when I talk to her but she doesn’t speak Spanish at all. She is barely speaking sentences in English.
We try to read her a book in English or Spanish a day, during the day or for bedtime and she loves the idea. Sometimes she doesn’t even want to leave the house without a book in her hand and when we visit the store she insists of getting a new book. I have a little bookworm, do you?
Are you interested in cultural books or interested in the Latino culture? Then come visit LeaLA. LéaLA is a free event held in Los Angeles to promote the. I’m hoping to attend this event because of my daughter, I know she will love it since it relates to books!
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Why is LéaLA so important? LéaLA, the Spanish Book Fair of Los Angeles, and the largest Hispanic book fair in the country, returns for the third year, May 17-19, 2013, to the Los Angeles Convention Center. It’s a free, three-day cultural event that has captured Latinos and non-Latinos interested in books in the language of 22 countries and their diverse cultures. LéaLA is a cultural festival where Latinos can rediscover their roots and culture and feel proud of their native language. For more information LéaLA visit: www.lea-la.com.
Are you going to LeaLA? If you are a local SOCAl resident you should attend LéaLA. It’s going to be fun event, filled with lots of activities, book signings, music, theater presentations, poetry recitals and a children’s place. Nicholas Spark will be also attending the event, so grab your favorite Nicolas Spark books!
I have yet to attend LeaLA for the first time and what I’m most excited about is purchasing some books at LeaLA for my toddler who loves books. I’m also super excited about attending LeaLA’s Children’s Area that will include special workshops and activities for the children.
LeaLA will be held on the LA convention Center and its FREE. Share this news with your friends. .jpg){kind=logo}
Disclosure: This is a sponsored post in collaboration with LeaLA and Latina Bloggers Connect. All opinions and content is 100% my own.
I just started following your blog and I love it! I wish LA was closer!!
My husband (native Spanish speaker) and I (Spanish as a second language) have two children that didn’t speak Spanish at all their first 5 years, so something like this would be SO fun to go to! Now that our firstborn has been in Spanish Immersion for a few years, she is speaking fluently and it would be extra wonderful to bring her! Maybe next year we’ll have to take a trip to LA!
Thanks for sharing!
Sounds like a fabulous event! My boys’ sitter speaks Spanish, and to them, so I wish I understood it better. I think language is such a great thing to study and just enriches your life!
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First of all, your little one is positively gorgeous, she looks so sweet and spirited! I think it is amazing to cultivate a love of books in children at a young age, it expands their world so much! I am not bilingual but I think it is something that is so important to teach your kids, and helps them embrace their culture on a much deeper level! I wish I could attend the book fair because it seems like a lovely event and I have a couple of little girls in my life who I’m sure would love some books in Spanish, but unfortunately I’m on the east coast. I hope you have a wonderful time!
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