Join two friends on a jungle adventure as they dodge snakes, climb waterfalls, and discover playful Spanish synonyms that turn language learning into a lively game.
A playful picture book for ages 3 to 7 celebrating Latine culture through a graphic-style jungle adventure, perfect for sparking imagination and learning new Spanish dialects.
Friends Benito and Vicente are out with their families to enjoy a Latine cultural festival in their neighborhood. But before they head there, they decide to go to Vicente’s treehouse to play pretend. They roleplay as Coqui and Ranita (Puerto Rican and Mexican words for “frog”).
As Benito and Vicente go through the jungle, evade sneaky snakes, and find waterfalls and other surprises, they learn that in Mexico and in Puerto Rico, they have different words for the same items.
“Pass me the sorbeto to make a rope.”
“Sorbeto? Oh you mean popote!”
In this multilayered story, readers discover how Spanish words and dialects vary across Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Colombia—just like “soda” and “pop” differ across the United States.
The Adventures of Coquí & Ranita is also available in Spanish as Las aventuras de Coquí y Ranita.
