¡Calisto y Nicolás están ocupados!

<p><em>Calisto y Nicolás están ocupados</em> is a lively and playful decodable book from the Hola Books Yellow Series designed to support early Spanish readers in building fluency decoding confidence and vocabulary development. This engaging book includes <strong>three short interconnected stories</strong> that highlight persistence problem-solving emotional growth and everyday adventures-all written with highly decodable text and charming illustrations.</p><p></p><p>In the first story <em>La guitarra de Calisto</em> young readers meet Calisto a determined musician-in-the-making who struggles with tangled strings and sour notes. With support from his friend Nicolás and his encouraging mamá Calisto discovers a new instrument-the guitarrón-and embraces a new sound with pride and joy. The story promotes messages of perseverance and family tradition introducing children to the rich musical culture of mariachi.</p><p></p><p>The second story <em>Alisa quiere jugar</em> follows Alisa a playful pup in search of a playmate. As Calisto and Nicolás are both too busy to play Alisa feels sad and alone-until she finds joy and companionship with Ema and Begoña. This simple yet relatable narrative supports emotional learning emphasizing kindness and inclusion.</p><p></p><p>The third and final story <em>Nicolás y el chicle</em> offers a humorous look at experimenting failing and learning from mistakes. Nicolás loves chewing gum and making bubbles... until one goes terribly wrong! Children will laugh relate and learn a gentle lesson about trying new things carefully (and maybe avoiding a gum disaster!).</p><p></p><p>Each story ends with thoughtful comprehension prompts and discussion questions to deepen understanding. The back matter includes two nonfiction ¿Sabías que...? sections-one about the guitarrón and another about dog toys-plus step-by-step instructions on how to blow a gum bubble bringing in playful science and real-world connections. </p>