First English Words for Toddlers

Cat. Dog. Apple. Cake. The English edition prints one English word under every picture, 333 of them across three books.

Familiar pictures, English words underneath

First English words for toddlers are the everyday nouns a child hears most: cat, dog, apple, car. In our English editions each of the 111 drawings in each book carries its English name underneath, printed in large hollow letters that can be colored in. The Spanish editions use the same drawings with Spanish names.

Cat, Dog and Apple, exactly as they appear in the English editions.

Cat, Dog and Apple, exactly as they appear in the English editions.Cat, Dog and Apple, exactly as they appear in the English editions.Cat, Dog and Apple, exactly as they appear in the English editions.

The same picture in English and Spanish

One book prints Cat. The other prints Gato. Same drawing, same page, different word. Useful when there are two languages at home.

  • LionLeón
  • ElephantElefante
  • ZebraCebra
  • ParrotLoro
  • CrocodileCocodrilo
  • MonkeyMono
  • KangarooCanguro
  • RhinoRinoceronte
  • FlamingoFlamenco
  • LemurLémur
  • HummingbirdColibrí
  • GiraffeJirafa
  • KoalaKoala
  • FrogRana
  • AlpacaAlpaca
  • BunnyConejo
  • OwlLechuza
  • HedgehogErizo
  • GoatCabra
  • BatMurciélago
  • RaccoonMapache
  • BearOso
  • FoxZorro
  • ChickenGallina
  • ChameleonCamaleón
  • CowVaca
  • BeaverCastor
  • EagleÁguila
  • HamsterHámster
  • CatGato
  • DogPerro
  • SquirrelArdilla
  • DuckPato
  • DeerCiervo
  • MouseRatón
  • BeeAbeja
  • DragonflyLibélula
  • SnailCaracol
  • ButterflyMariposa
  • SharkTiburón

First words

  1. 1

    Color

    Hand the page over and let the child color. One object, thick outlines, nothing else on the sheet to get lost in.

  2. 2

    Say

    Name what is on the page while they work. Cat. A cat says meow. Where are the cat's ears? Nothing to prepare, you already know the words.

  3. 3

    Notice the word

    The word is printed under the picture in hollow letters, so it can be colored too. Point at it, read it out, move on. No drills, no testing.

The English editions

Three coloring books, 111 pictures and 111 English words in each, one on every page.

Questions Parents Ask

Is this a bilingual coloring book?

No. Each book is published in one language. The English edition prints Cat, the Spanish edition prints Gato, and the drawings are identical, page for page.

We speak Spanish at home. Can we choose the English edition?

Yes. The pictures need no translation, so a Spanish-speaking parent can use the book without reading English: point at the drawing, say the English word printed under it.

Which English words should we start with?

Start with pictures your child already loves. A pet, a favorite food, a bus. Or forget the order and let your child pick the next page.