Children's Songs from Spain

Drawn from the Spanish provinces of Santander, Madrid, and La Mancha, this collection of children’s folk songs is as instructional in the Spanish language as it is entertaining. Isabelita Alonso and her daughter, Karen James, instruct children in vocalization through animal sounds and onomatopoetic percussive syllables. Alonso dedicates this album to American children eager to learn the Spanish language and explains that the “lessons” will carry through Latin American dialects as well. In keeping with the nature of children, these riddles, jingles, and tongue twisters are meant to be recited while skipping rope or hula-hooping.

Track Listing

101	La Gallina Que se Perdió (The Hen that Got Lost)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	01:58
102	Los Tres Ratones (The Three Mice)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	01:36
103	Érase una Viejecita (There was a Little Lady)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	01:41
104	El Caballo Trotón (The Trotting Horse)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	01:39
105	Levanta José (Get Up, Joseph!)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	02:38
106	Mi Burro (My Donkey)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	02:56
107	Yo Tenía Diez Perritos (Ten Little Puppy Dogs)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	02:40
108	Nana (Lullaby)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	01:23
201	A la Flor, a la Pitiflor (To the Flower)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	01:20
202	Eres Más Hermosa Niña (Little Girl)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	01:41
203	Esta Noche ha Llovido (Tonight It Has Rained)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	02:11
204	Entre las Matas y Entre las Flores (Among the Plants and Flowers)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	01:49
205	Que le Manda Usted al Pollito (What Will You Send the Little Chicken?)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	02:12
206	Con Mi Real Y Medio (Why My Dime and a Half)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	01:53
207	El Piejo y la Pulga (The Bug and the Flea)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	02:41
208	Señor Don Gato (Lord Pussy Cat)	Karen James and Isabelita Alonso	02:51