David Y Laura En La Casa De La Abuela / David and Laura at Grandma's House

A boy, a girl, and their dog spend a day having fun at the city park playing on the swings, a slide, the see-saw, and a jungle Jim set, as well as jump rope, ride a skate board, catch butterflies, dig in the sandbox, and quietly watch the goldfish swim.

Brother and sister, David and Laura, get up very early to pack for an overnight camp out, during which they explore along a stream, discover the beautifully clear, star-lit sky, sleep in a tent, and find tasty mushrooms to have with their meal.

This book will instill readers with an understanding of the rewarding nature of helping family members. Observing the narrator�s actions as he reads the paper aloud, walks the dog, and does the dishes, readers will be inspired to be proactive about offering assistance. Delightful illustrations will catch the fancy of beginning readers. A pictorial glossary of words to know is included to strengthen growing vocabularies.

Numbers from one to ten are used to tell how members of a family shop and work together to prepare a meal.

"Miguel is a careless boy who leaves everything out of place, breaks whatever is in his path, and doesn't obey his parents. Tired, they decide to give him a month to look for a place to live: they have fired him. Time passes, Miguel doesn't listen, and he suddenly finds himself in the street with nowhere to go, and with a profound regret for not having listened to his parents. A tale in which the author offers a critical yet funny look at the relationship between parents and lazy, irresponsible children who wear them out. "

A little girl catches a cold from her seatmate at school, chickenpox from her little brother, and other illnesses from other people, but there is one contagion she really does want to catch.