New Releases by Rene Colato Lainez

Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, are on the same soccer team. They have their uniforms and their cleats. They can both juggle the ball. At first, the boys must wait on the bench. But when the coach lets them in the game, both Joe a

Rene Colato Lainez, a teacher in a bilingual kindergarten classroom, has crafted an ingenious story that authentically and naturally uses conversation to introduce children to English and Spanish. The fun friendship story engages children, while simp

Explores the experiences of newcomers in U.S. schools and affirms that yes! They do belong here. In English and Spanish.

A boy has a good time attending a fair with his grandmother in San Luis de La Paz, Mexico, as she teaches him Spanish words and phrases and he teachers her English.

A Boy visits his mother after she is sent back to Mexico for not having the proper papers.