Classic stories · learn as you read
Read to Spanish
Stories that slowly turn into Spanish. Made by a learner in Spain, for learners everywhere.
How it reads
English first, then more Spanish every chapter.
Each book is a classic story, adapted for language learners. Chapter one reads almost entirely in English. Then Spanish words, phrases and whole sentences take over, until the last chapters read in Spanish. You never stop to look anything up: the story teaches you as you go.
Chapter 1
The casa was quiet, and their mother had gone out.
Chapter 10
Jo looked at her hermanas and smiled with her whole corazón.
Chapter 25
Every día the amigos met en la cocina.
Final chapters
Las cuatro hermanas se sentaron juntas junto al fuego.
The books
Pick a story, start in English
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Little Women
Four sisters. One small house. A world of love. Alcott’s classic, slowly turning into Spanish.
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White Fang
A wild wolf-dog, a frozen land, and a long road home. Jack London’s adventure, chapter by chapter in more Spanish.
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Color to SpanishThe Lion and the Mouse: 12 Detailed Scenes
The Lion and the Mouse: 12 Detailed Scenes
12 detailed scenes and 28 Spanish words for teens and adults who like to colour while they learn.
Little Women
Four sisters (hermanas). One small house. A world of love.
Why I made these books
A learner, not a teacher
I moved to Spain, signed up for classes and bought a pile of Spanish novels. I’m still on page one of most of them. What actually worked was reading stories I already loved, with the Spanish creeping in a little at a time.
So I started making those books myself. If you’re a fellow learner, I hope they make Spanish feel a bit more like home.
People say full immersion is the easiest way to learn a language. Nobody warns you how much you miss your own.
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