Growing With Spanish, Latin American Spanish

Yoto says: Learn Spanish through catchy songs, rhymes and short scenes while sharing in an adventurous day outdoors!

Growing with Spanish is an engaging way into the language for children aged 3-9 and beyond, taking us through a fun and melodic day in nature .

We move from the garden, countryside and woods to the river, beach and camp close to a lake —meeting a variety of creatures and enjoying traditional songs & rhymes along the way.

Young listeners will enjoy a range of musical moods —from the gentle, rainy harmonies of Pican, pican las gotitas to the tropical vibes of Vamos a la mar and from the lively melodies of Sobre el puente de Aviñón to the sleepy tranquillity of Toronjil de plata.

To learn Spanish or any language with true confidence means mastering its sounds —and knowing songs and rhymes enables children to do just that, totally naturally. They sing, they repeat —and all the while the sounds are reinforced.

This is music for children that parents love too —with acoustic instruments, quality musicianship and high production values. So you can un-grit your teeth while immersing your child in the sounds of Spanish during their receptive first decade, then keep the language fresh later on with songs you’ll love to return to!

The album is spoken and sung in a gentle Latin American Spanish (a European Spanish version is also available  here).

1. Martinillo / Little Martin
2. En el jardín / In the garden
3. Caracol / Snail
4. Caracol -col -col / Snail, snail, snail
5. Tocando la guitarra / Playing the guitar
6. Un elefante se balanceaba / An elephant was balancing
7. En el estanque / At the pond
8. Cucú, cucú cantaba la rana / Cucú, cucú sang the frog
9. Los pajaritos / The little birds
10. Pican, pican las gotitas / The little drops go splash, splash
11. Después de la lluvia / After the rain
12. En coche va una niña / A girl is going by carriage
13. En el río / On the river
14. Sobre el puente de Aviñón / On the bridge at Avignon
15. El caballo / The horse
16. El caballito del rey / The king’s horsey
17. El cocherito, leré / The little coachman
18. El picnic / The picnic
19. Naranja dulce / Sweet orange
20. Soñando con el mar / Dreaming of the sea
21. Vamos a la mar / Let’s go to the sea
22. En la playa / On the beach
23. Hoy pesqué un mejillón / Today I caught a mussel
24. Mirando al mar / Looking out to sea
25. El barquito chiquitito / The tiny little boat
26. El burrito / The little donkey
27. A mi burro / My donkey’s ill
28. ¡Cuántas monedas! / So many coins!
29. Pon, pon, chiquito pon… / Put, put, little one put…
30. El monigote / The rag doll
31. Paseo por el bosque / A walk by the wood
32. En un lejano bosque / In a distant wood
33. Camping / Camping
34. Allá está la luna / There’s the moon
35. A orillas del lago / By the lake shore
36. Pajarito que cantas en la laguna / Little bird singing on the lagoon
37. Tengo sueño / Feeling sleepy
38. Toronjil de plata / Silvery lemon balm

Find the lyrics sheet to sing along on this Yoto Space.