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April 26, 2020 by Lindsay Brown Homeschooling, Preschool Spanish, Spanish for High School, Spanish for Kids, Spanish Resources

20 Free Spanish Books, Novels, and Stories in PDF and Printables

Are you ready to read in Spanish? We’ve compiled a list of more than 20 Spanish books in PDF form to keep you and your family busy reading! The following PDF books, novels, and stories are organized by age groups: preschoolers (2-5), kids (6-12), teens (13-17), and adults (18+). All the links have been checked and approved for quality!  

Spanish Literacy

Why is it important to read in Spanish? The fact is, bilinguals are not only able to communicate with more people in more ways, they actually have a higher cognitive capacity. By encouraging yourself or your child to learn to read in both English and Spanish, you will be significantly enhancing both verbal and non-verbal abilities! Support your bilingual reading skills by exploring a wide variety of Spanish books and stories as often as possible.

How to Use Stories to Practice Spanish

While reading in Spanish, you likely have two main goals:

study spanish with books in PDF
  • Increase your vocabulary
  • Improve your comprehension

The most effective way to achieve these goals is to study the text that you’re reading in four main stages:

  1. Pre-study: list up to 20 new vocabulary words at a time and search for their definitions in a free online dictionary. Write new words on flashcards or download a flashcard app.
  2. Read the text: depending on your fluency level, read through a paragraph or a page at a time, highlight phrases or words that catch your eye. Read it out loud, if possible.
  3. Self-check for comprehension: ask yourself the 5 Ws (who, what, when, where, why) and keep a language journal where you jot down all the details. 
  4. Grade your comprehension: Since you’ll be using the Spanish books in PDF form from our list, it’s easy to copy and paste text into Google translate. If you feel stuck, this is an easy way to get answers fast.

Do you need a master list of free Spanish resources, like the best dictionaries, translators, and apps? Take a look at 45+ Free Spanish Resources Proven to Promote Fluency.

If you’d like more reading tips for beginner Spanish learners, check out No More Boring Textbooks! Top 5 Spanish Books for Beginners. 

Are you reading to your child? You’ll definitely want to read up on Reading Strategies for Bilingual Kids at Home.

¡Miremos el listado de libros en español!

Preschoolers, ages 2-5

Preschoolers experience exponential growth in every facet of their development. In fact, 90% of a child’s brain development happens before age five! It’s during this time that you can foster early literacy by promoting listening competence, vocabulary expansion, and comprehension skills. This list of preschool Spanish books in PDF form showcases large, colorful pictures and simple, repetitive sentences to engage your little one.

** ¿Puedo jugar? and other titles by Gilberto Mariscal are free on Amazon for Kindle Unlimited members.

Are you interested in English and Spanish side-by-side books for preschoolers? Learn more from our list of 12 Spanish Books for Preschoolers.

Kids, ages 6-12

This age group is busy learning how to use books as a source of information, entertainment or escape. Elementary kids begin understanding how fiction and non-fiction texts compare to their own experience of the world: their inner life, opinions, and other books they’ve read. It’s important to enhance their exploration of a book through activities, such as:

  1. A Lifetime Tale: Draw the main character from a book you’re reading. What do you think they looked like as a baby, a middle aged person, and as an older person?
  2. Text to Self: Write a story about yourself that is related to an event or character from the book you’re reading.
  3. A User Manual: Choose an important object or creature from the book you’re reading and write a creative user manual or guide that explains how to care for it.

Free Spanish Books PDF Downloads for Kids:

If you’d like to expand your Spanish library to include physical books, check out 10 Spanish Books Perfect for Grades 1-3.

Teenagers, ages 13-18

The teenage years provide students with the opportunity to master reading comprehension using various techniques like identifying story elements and asking questions while reading. They enjoy longer texts and can handle a heavier load of new vocabulary. Some important reading strategies they can use while reading these Spanish books in PDF include:

  1. Using context clues to determine the meaning of a new word
  2. Taking notes to organize and summarize information
  3. Remembering new words using mnemonic devices
  4. Sequencing story elements with the order of events

Free Spanish Books PDF Downloads for Teens:

Adults, age 18+

As is the case for any age, adults do best learning from content that they actually enjoy. The key to unlocking the true potential of these Spanish books is to love what you’re reading. If the topic is interesting enough, then the occasional overwhelm of new vocabulary won’t feel as heavy. Whether you’re the type to dog-ear the pages of your book or you’re more likely to cringe at such a sight, the fact is—marking all over your book with notes and highlights is extremely useful! Give it a shot by downloading one of these Spanish books in PDF for adults, printing it out, and studying it using the strategies you’ve learned from this article and the ones we’ve shared with you.

More Free Spanish Books & Resources

Have you already read all the titles we shared with you and you’re ready for more? Here is a list of free Spanish books in PDF resources for learners of every age! 

Free Google Play Books in Spanish from weeblebooks.com

Free Spanish Kids Books from freekidsbooks.org

100+ Free Classics in Spanish from elestudiantedigital.com

Kids Books in PDF from elestudiantedigital.com

Collection of Spanish Literature from Project Gutenberg

Spanish Books for Young Adults from educalibro.info

Literature, Fiction, and More from libros.center

Kindle Unlimited Spanish Books from Amazon.com

50 Classics for Kids in Spanish from portaldeeducacion.com

Enhance Comprehension by Speaking

Would you like to practice your Spanish accent, speaking skills, or check your comprehension of something you’ve read recently? Sign up for a free class with a native Spanish-speaking teacher at Homeschool Spanish Academy. Take the time to make your learning journey a priority and to get one-on-one attention from a certified Spanish teacher who loves to talk about books!

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