PagineEl día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad
A free picture book in Spanish by Lesley Koyi, Ursula Nafula
El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad is a picture book in Spanish for ages 5–11 by Lesley Koyi, Ursula Nafula that you can read free online in Pagine — no download, no cost.
📖 Read it free →- Language
- Spanish
- Written by
- Lesley Koyi, Ursula Nafula
- Illustrated by
- Brian Wambi
- Translated by
- Karina Vásquez
- Reading level
- ages 5–11 · kindergarten to 2nd grade, 3rd to 5th grade · Level 3 · First paragraphs
- Source
- Global Storybooks
- Licence
- CC BY 4.0
- Price
- Free — read online, nothing to download
About this book
El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad is a short illustrated picture book in Spanish by Lesley Koyi, Ursula Nafula, illustrated by Brian Wambi and translated by Karina Vásquez. It is written for ages 5–11 (Grades 2–3) and is graded as Level 3 · First paragraphs, so it works as a read-aloud for little ones and as practice for children learning to read in Spanish. The book comes from Global Storybooks and is shared under an open CC BY 4.0 licence, which is why it is free to read. The same story is available in 19 other languages — handy for bilingual families and classrooms (see below).
How it begins
La pequeña parada de autobuses de mi aldea estaba llena de gente y de autobuses sobrecargados. En el suelo había aun más cosas por cargar. Los pregoneros anunciaban los lugares a los que iban sus autobuses. “¡A la ciudad! ¡A…Opening lines quoted from the openly licensed book (CC BY 4.0).
This story in other languages
Reading the same story in two languages helps bilingual children connect words they already know. “El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad” is also available in:
- Afrikaans · Die dag toe ek van my huis weggegaan het stad toe
- Bemba · Ubushiku nafumine pa ŋanda ukuya ku kalaale
- English · Day I left home for the city
- English · The day I left home for the city
- Jamaican Creole · Di Die Mi Lef Mi Yaad Fi Go Toun
- Kaonde · Juuba Jonafumine Kumuzhi Kuya Kutaunyi
- Khoekhoegowab · ǁGâusa xu ta ge kaiǃās ǁga ǃgû tsēs
- Kiswahili · Siku niliyoondoka nyumbani kuelekea mjini
- Lukhonzo · Ekiro Nalw’eka ingaghenda omw’akibugha
- Lunda · Ifuku inafumini kumukala nakuya kumbaka
- Luvale · Likumbi ngwafumine hembo nakuya kumbaka
- Mauritian Creole · Zour mo’nn kit lakaz pou lavil
- Nyanja · Tsiku lamene ndinanyamukila panyumba kuyenda kumzinda
- Oshikwanyama · Efiku nda fiya po eumbo komukunda ndi ye koshilando
- Oshindonga · Esiku nda thiga po egumbo ndi ye koshilando
- Otjiherero · Eyuva ndu mba za ponganda okuyenda kotjihuro
- Somali · Maalintii aan ka tagay guriga een magalada aaday
- Tonga · Buzuba Mbwindakaunka Kudolopo
- Tswana · Letsatsi je ke duleng mo gae ka ya toropong
Reading together in Spanish
- Read it aloud first, pointing at the pictures; then let your child “read” the pictures back to you.
- Ask open questions: what happened, how did the character feel, what would you do?
- Growing up with two languages? Talk about the story in whichever language feels easiest — the understanding carries over.
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Frequently asked questions
Is “El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad” free to read?
Yes. “El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad” is free to read online in Pagine on any phone, tablet or computer — no payment and nothing to download. It is openly licensed (CC BY 4.0).
What language is “El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad” in?
It is written in Spanish. Pagine has 40 free children’s books in Spanish.
What age is “El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad” for?
It is best for ages 5–11 (Level 3 · First paragraphs). Younger children can enjoy it read aloud.
Is “El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad” available in other languages?
Yes — the same story is in English, English, Kiswahili, Somali, Afrikaans, Tswana and more.
Who wrote “El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad”?
“El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad” was written by Lesley Koyi, Ursula Nafula and illustrated by Brian Wambi; the Spanish translation is by Karina Vásquez.
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Get the free app →Credits: El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad — Written by Lesley Koyi, Ursula Nafula; Illustrated by Brian Wambi; Translated by Karina Vásquez; Read by Áurea Vericat. Spanish, Level 3. From Global Storybooks (global-asp.github.io/storybooks-dc), originally from the African Storybook (https://africanstorybook.org/reader.php?id=15029). CC BY 4.0. · Page updated October 2026