Voy a comprar un libro

Autor: Rukmini Banerji

Ilustrador: Santosh Pujari

Un día, el abuelo le dio a mi hermano y a mí algo de dinero.

"Vayan y compren libros," dijo.

Ambos estábamos muy felices. Nos encanta leer.

¿Deberíamos ir ahora? ¿Deberíamos ir mas tarde?

¿Deberíamos ir hoy? ¿Deberíamos ir mañana?

Decidimos ir en ese momento.

¿Deberíamos ir al gran mercado? ¿Deberíamos ir a la pequeña tienda?

¿Deberíamos ir con alguien? ¿Deberíamos ir solos?

Decidimos ir a la pequeña tienda, sólo nosotros dos.

Nos gusta la pequeña librería. Es pequeña pero tiene muchos libros.

El hombre en la tienda nos cae bien. Él siempre nos ayuda.

¿Debería comprar un libro con muchas fotos?

¿Debería comprar un libro con muchas historias?

¿Debería comprar un libro delgado?

No podría decidirme.

No sabemos cual libro comprar. El hombre en la tienda sonrió como nosotros. "Tranquilos, les ayudaré", dijo. "Estos libros son sobre animales. Esos son sobre maquinas. Aquellos de allí son sobre guerras. Tomen los que quieran."

Levanté algunos libros. Mi hermano levantó otros.

Me senté en el piso. Él se sentó en la silla.

Y leímos y leímos y leímos.

Era muy tranquilo. No había ningún sonido.

Pasó una hora. Pasaron dos horas.

Finalmente, supimos qué libros comprar.

El hombre en la librería nos sonrió. Tengo un libro grueso con muchas historias. Mi hermano consiguió un libro grande con muchos dibujos.

Corrimos a casa con nuestro abuelo. Subimos en su cama.

Puso sus brazos alrededor de nosotros y luego leyó, leyó y leyó.

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Cover page: Children holding books , by Santosh Pujari © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Old man talking to children , by Santosh Pujari © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Boy and girl leaving house , by Santosh Pujari © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Children entering a bookshop , by Santosh Pujari © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Man talking to children in a bookshop , by Santosh Pujari © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Boy and girl reading books , by Santosh Pujari © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Man and children reading books , by Santosh Pujari © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Children reading books , by Santosh Pujari © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Girl and boy reading books , by Santosh Pujari © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Man watching children at a bookshop , by Santosh Pujari © Pratham Books, 2004. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Going to Buy a Book (English)

Children always like to share their experience with others. 'Going to Buy a Book' shows how enjoyable these experiences can be. Tag along with these siblings as they pick books in a bookstore.

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.

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