Children's Songs from Spain
Karen James and Isabelita Alonso

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
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La Gallina Que se Perdió | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 1:58 | |
102
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Los Tres Ratones | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 1:36 | |
103
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Érase una Viejecita | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 1:41 | |
104
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El Caballo Trotón | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 1:39 | |
105
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Levanta José | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 2:38 | |
106
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Mi Burro | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 2:56 | |
107
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Yo Tenía Diez Perritos | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 2:40 | |
108
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Nana | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 1:23 | |
201
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A la Flor, a la Pitiflor | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 1:20 | |
202
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Eres Más Hermosa Niña | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 1:41 | |
203
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Esta Noche ha Llovido | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 2:11 | |
204
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Entre las Matas y Entre las Flores | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 1:49 | |
205
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Que le Manda Usted al Pollito | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 2:12 | |
206
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Con Mi Real Y Medio | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 1:53 | |
207
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El Piejo y la Pulga | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 2:41 | |
208
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Señor Don Gato | Karen James and Isabelita Alonso | 2:51 |