Siesta

A blue backpack. Una mochila azul.

Empty!

A brother and sister, un hermano y una hermana, and their little bear, un osito.

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Sleepy!

But there are so many things to gather — and so much to be done!

Come join the fun — in English and Spanish — and make an ordinary afternoon extraordinary.

Audience
picture bookschildrens
Length
short · 32 pages

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