Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy

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Ideas para una hora de cuentos bilingüe con libros y canciones

por: Kate Fitzpatrick He formado parte de los comités de Premios CLEL y Premios CLEL en español durante los últimos ...

Bilingual Storytime Ideas for Books with Songs

By: Kate Fitzpatrick I’ve been on the CLEL Bells or Spanish CLEL Bells committees for the past 3 years. One ...

Announcing the 2026 English CLEL Bells Shortlist

We are pleased to announce the shortlist titles for the annual English CLEL Bell Awards. Now in its 12th year, ...

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