FabuLingua User Reviews

Response from developer

Hi BilingualFamilyMama. We are sorry to have disappointed you with the fact that our latest story has a guardian angel on one of the pages. FabuLingua has not, and does not intend to, publish religious book. However, we realize that certain religious elements are part of the everyday Latin American and Spanish culture and vernacular. We work really hard to secure authentic stories from all over Latin America and Spain in order that children may be exposed to its wide diversity of culture and perspectives as they learn the Spanish language. Some of our stories carry depictions of ancient Mayan symbols, because that symbolism matters to that Mexican illustrator. The story you are referring to is by a Chilean author/ illustrator and is about a child who has trouble going to sleep, and her parents offer up various perspectives to convince her she need not be scared of the dark. One of their various perspectives is that a guardian angel will look after her, and there is also mention of a Nightime Fairy as well as vigilant parents that can take on any monster she may imagine. This is common in much of the culture in South America and Spain, where even parents who are not particularly religious will refer to a guardian angel as a way of reassuring children that they are safe at night. Where an illustrator or author choose to reflect relatively common religious and cultural elements, we leave them in because that forms part of their culture. Similarly, when we eventually expand into other languages, our contributing authors and illustrators from Europe, Asia and Africa may occasionally mention other culturally relevant belief systems. We won’t be publishing religious books, but if culturally relevant to the language we are teaching, relevant religious elements may occasionally appear. Thank you again for your comments. We appreciate that you’ve loved FabuLingua, and we value your perspective. Going forward, we will let readers know when a story is released that it may contain culturally relevant religious elements.