Cover of Chasing Christmas Around the World: Picture Book

Chasing Christmas Around the World: Picture Book

A Read to Books original

New for Christmas. A full-colour picture book: follow a little star through 18 countries’ Christmas traditions, with 37 Spanish words. Ages 8+.

Ages 8+

Out now on Amazon, just in time for Christmas.

Christmas doesn’t arrive everywhere at once. It starts in New Zealand and travels west around the globe, one country at a time. Chase it with a smiling little star (estrella) and discover how families everywhere celebrate, from beach barbecues and paper lanterns to candlelit forests, carol singers and a Christmas book flood!

  • 18 colourful illustrated scenes, one for every country on the journey
  • True traditions and fun facts on every facing page
  • “Merry Christmas” in 18 languages, from Meri Kirihimete to ¡Feliz Navidad!
  • 37 Spanish words woven into the text, with easy pronunciation

No Spanish needed to start. Just read, explore the pictures and pick up new words along the way. For ages 8+.

A page from inside

A two-page spread from Chasing Christmas Around the World, the picture book: Christmas Eve in Spain, with a family dinner and a nativity scene
Stop 12: Spain. Nochebuena dinner (cena) with the whole familia.

Try it

A sample page

In Spain, the big celebration for the familia is Nochebuena, “the Good Night”, on Christmas Eve. Familias gather for a long dinner (cena THEH-nah) and finish with turrón, a sweet made from almonds and honey, and crumbly polvorones.

Vocabulary

Words you’ll learn

  • estrellastar · ehs-TREH-yah
  • regalospresents · reh-GAH-lohs
  • playabeach · PLAH-yah
  • faroleslanterns · fah-ROH-lehs
  • iglesiachurch · ee-GLEH-syah
  • luceslights · LOO-thehs
  • árboltree · AHR-bohl
  • adornosdecorations · ah-DOHR-nohs
  • villancicoscarols · bee-yahn-THEE-kohs
  • campanasbells · kahm-PAH-nahs
  • velascandles · BEH-lahs
  • bosqueforest · BOHS-keh
  • familiasfamilies · fah-MEE-lyahs
  • coronaswreaths · koh-ROH-nahs
  • belénnativity scene · beh-LEHN
  • cenadinner · THEH-nah
  • gallorooster · GAH-yoh
  • librosbooks · LEE-brohs
  • nochenight · NOH-cheh
  • fiestaparty · FYEHS-tah
  • + 17 moreall in the word list at the back

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