10 Easy and fun short stories in Spanish

This Spanish reader contains 10 short, fun stories about 11-year-old Valeria and her invisible elf, which will help you learn Spanish or refresh your knowledge of the language.

Spanish reader level 1: Learn effortlessly!

These Spanish short stories for beginners are suitable for children and adults who want to work with an engaging, modern and easy language book. If you are about to travel to Spain, or you are learning Spanish at school, you will enjoy these reader without a doubt! It won’t even feel like learning, but you will soon have a basic command of the language and be able to communicate in day to day situations.

These short stories in Spanish are very easy to understand, but they contain the most important vocabulary and grammar for a beginner to intermediate Spanish student.

The book tells the story of Valeria, a foreign school girl who is spending a year in the USA with her family and her invisible elf friend, Luciano. Valeria writes a diary during her stay abroad, where she describes her adventures living in a new country with her mischievous but good-hearted elf friend.

A Spanish phrasebook, a children’s book in Spanish, and much more:

At the end of this book you will be able to:

Communicate confidently in basic daily life situations,
Understand basic spoken Spanish,
Use basic Spanish grammar,
Grow your Spanish vocabulary.

The book is divided in ten shorter stories or chapters, which are structured as follows:

A short story in Spanish,
Important Spanish-English vocabulary,
Comprehension questions, English translation of the text (parallel text Spanish – English).

Eva Bargues

Narrátor