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A free picture book in Spanish by Ingrid Schechter
Tingi y las vacas is a picture book in Spanish for ages 5–8 by Ingrid Schechter that you can read free online in Pagine — no download, no cost.
📖 Read it free →- Language
- Spanish
- Written by
- Ingrid Schechter
- Illustrated by
- Ingrid Schechter
- Translated by
- Espen Stranger-Johannessen
- Reading level
- ages 5–8 · kindergarten to 2nd grade · Level 2 · First sentences
- Source
- Global Storybooks
- Licence
- CC BY 3.0
- Price
- Free — read online, nothing to download
About this book
Tingi y las vacas is a short illustrated picture book in Spanish by Ingrid Schechter, illustrated by Ingrid Schechter and translated by Espen Stranger-Johannessen. It is written for ages 5–8 (Grades 1–2) and is graded as Level 2 · First sentences, 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 3.0 licence, which is why it is free to read. The same story is available in 27 other languages — handy for bilingual families and classrooms (see below).
How it begins
Tingi vivía con su abuela. Cuidaba a las vacas con ella. Un día llegaron los soldados. Se llevaron las vacas. Tingi y su abuela huyeron para esconderse. Se escondieron en el monte hasta la noche. Pero los soldados regresaron. La…Opening lines quoted from the openly licensed book (CC BY 3.0).
This story in other languages
Reading the same story in two languages helps bilingual children connect words they already know. “Tingi y las vacas” is also available in:
- Afrikaans · Tingi en die koeie
- Bemba · Tingi ne ŋombe
- English · Tingi and the cows
- Ga · Tingi kɛ tsinai lɛ
- Jamaican Creole · Tinggi an di Kou
- Kaonde · Tingi ne Bañombe
- Khoekhoegowab · Tingib tsî gomadi
- Kigogo · Tingi na ng’ombe
- Kiswahili · Tingi na ng’ombe
- Luganda · Tingi n’ente
- Lukhonzo · Tingi N’esyande
- Lunda · Tingi nawa ng’ombi
- Luvale · Tingi navangombe
- Mauritian Creole · Tingi ek bann vas
- Nigerian Pidgin · Tingi and cows
- Nyanja · Tingi ndi ng’ombe
- Oshikwanyama · Tingi neengobe
- Oshindonga · Tingi noongombe
- Otjiherero · Tingi nozongombe
- Rutooro · Tingi N’Ente
- Sesotho · Tingi le dikgomo
- Somali · Tingi iyo lo’dii
- South Ndebele · UBongani neenkomo
- Tonga · Tingi Aŋombe
- Tswana · Tingi le dikgomo
- Xhosa · UTingi kunye Nenkomo
- Zulu · Utingi
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.
More free books in Spanish
Un hombre muy alto
El día que dejé mi casa para irme a la ciudad
De vacaciones con la abuela
El cocodrilo hambriento
Cocinando
La decisión
El Niño Burro
La canción de Sakima
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Frequently asked questions
Is “Tingi y las vacas” free to read?
Yes. “Tingi y las vacas” 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 3.0).
What language is “Tingi y las vacas” in?
It is written in Spanish. Pagine has 40 free children’s books in Spanish.
What age is “Tingi y las vacas” for?
It is best for ages 5–8 (Level 2 · First sentences). Younger children can enjoy it read aloud.
Is “Tingi y las vacas” available in other languages?
Yes — the same story is in English, Nigerian Pidgin, Kiswahili, Somali, Zulu, Xhosa and more.
Who wrote “Tingi y las vacas”?
“Tingi y las vacas” was written by Ingrid Schechter and illustrated by Ingrid Schechter; the Spanish translation is by Espen Stranger-Johannessen.
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Get the free app →Credits: Tingi y las vacas — Written by Ingrid Schechter; Illustrated by Ingrid Schechter; Translated by Espen Stranger-Johannessen; Read by Áurea Vericat. Spanish, Level 2. From Global Storybooks (global-asp.github.io/storybooks-dc), originally from the African Storybook (https://africanstorybook.org/reader.php?id=7441). CC BY 3.0. · Page updated October 2026