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Do I Belong Here?/¿Es este mi lugar?
An immigrant boy stands "in the middle of a whirlwind of children," and wonders where he is supposed to go. Finally, a woman speaks to him in a language he doesn't understand and takes him to his classroom. A boy...
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Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creció en el Bronx
The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court. Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat...
Dumpling Day (Bilingual Spanish & English)
Savor a rhyming celebration of one of the world’s most universal foods, now available in bilingual Spanish and English! Readers follow ten diverse families as they cook dumplings inside their homes in preparation for a neighborhood potluck. Dumplings are added...
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Una nueva ciudad, un nuevo hogar / A New City, A New Home
One day, a boy learns that his family is moving from Mexico to Texas. He has nightmares about moving. Assured that he can maintain contact with his family through video calls, he learns to look forward to the move as...
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My Mind is a Mountain / Mi mente es una montana
Introduce your little ones to the metaphor that the mind is a mountain and how it can powerfully handle all emotions from the lowest of the lows to the highest of the highs – and everything in between – in...
La divina Catrina/Oh, Divine Catrina
The Mexican skeleton Catrina has been invited to a Day of the Dead dance, and she’s searching for just the right outfit to wear. She pulls her Aunt María’s dress from a dusty chest, but it has a stain! There’s...
Growing Up with Tamales/Los tamales de Ana
“My name is Ana. Every year, my family makes tamales for Christmas. This year, I am six, so I get to mix the dough, which is made of cornmeal. My sister Lidia is eight, so she gets to spread the...
Maya's Blanket/La Manta de Maya
Little Maya has a special blanket that Grandma stitched with her own two hands. As Maya grows, her blanket becomes worn and frayed, so with Grandma’s help, Maya makes it into a dress. Over time the dress is made into...
Arenas y trinos/Sand and Song: Abecedario del río/The ABCs of the River
“Still, silent water / starts to run / dancing over rocks, turning into song.” Acclaimed children’s book author Alma Flor Ada and her daughter Rosalma Zubizarreta-Ada share short poems for children about rivers and the life found along them. There...
When Julia Danced Bomba/Cuando Julia bailaba bomba
“Julia, they’re already warming up. Hurry!” Cheito says to his little sister as they rush to their bomba class. Cheito is a natural on the drums, but Julia isn’t as enthusiastic about dancing. Julia tries to imitate the best dancer...
Tierra, Tierrita/Earth, Little Earth
“My name is Earth / but people call me Little Earth.” In the fourth installment of their award-winning Madre Tierra / Mother Earth series of trilingual picture books about the natural world, Jorge Argueta and Felipe Ugalde Alcántara collaborate again...
Viento, Vientito/Wind, Little Wind
“My name is Wind / but everyone knows me / as Little Wind.” In this beautiful, poetic ode to the refreshing but sometimes dangerous force of wind, award-winning children’s book author Jorge Argueta describes—in English, Spanish and Nahuat—the power of...
Mis días con papá/Spending Time with Dad
This sweet bilingual picture book follows a boy and his stay-at-home dad, who takes care of him while his mom goes to work at the port, “where huge cargo ships come and go every day.” She oversees the containers that...
El cuarto turquesa/The Turquoise Room
Esther paints a map and dreams of exploring the world. Esther's daughter Isabel paints pictures and dreams of becoming an artist. Isabel's daughter Monica paints with words and dreams of telling stories. From the turquoise room in Peru, Esther, then...
Luna luminosa, ¿dónde estás?/Luminous Moon, Where Are You?
Juanito looked outside one dark night and discovered the moon was nowhere to be seen! Where could it have gone? Is it hiding under the bed or behind a great mountain? He wonders if the coyote took it to his...
El empacho de Isabel / Isabel’s Tummy Ache
Isabel tells her class about visiting her grandmother in Cuba over the summer. She describes the village her grandmother lives in and getting a tummy ache from eating so many delicious foods.
Alicia’s Fruity Drinks/Las aguas frescas de Alicia
Seven-year-old Alicia and her parents are enjoying the annual festival celebrating Mexico’s independence. There are mariachis strolling across the festival grounds, folkloric dancers twirling in their colorful costumes and brightly colored booths lining the plaza. But the hot day has...
El niño de maíz/The Boy of Maize
In a land where the yellow jaguar lives and the sun rises behind green mountains, “the earth was filled with joy” when Balám, the boy of maize, was born. He climbed on top of a big, blue turtle, and along...
Luz Lucero, niña astronauta
Children will be introduced to the fascinating world of space exploration through the adventurous journey of Luz Lucero, the first kid astronaut. The book sparks curiosity about space travel and encourages children to dream big about the possibilities of exploring...
The Hero of Cinco De Mayo/El héroe de Cinco de Mayo: Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín
Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín was born in Goliad, Texas, in 1829, when Texas was part of Mexico. His family lived on a Mexican fort because his father was a soldier in the army. Ignacio wanted to be a just like his...
Fuego, Fueguito/Fire, Little Fire
“My name is Fire / but everyone calls me / Little Fire.” In this beautiful, poetic ode to the invigorating power of fire, awardwinning children’s book author Jorge Argueta describes—in English, Spanish and Nahuat—the characteristics of fire from the perspective...
Grandma's Chocolate/El Chocolate de Abuelita
Abuela’s visits from Mexico are always full of excitement for young Sabrina. She can’t wait to see what’s in her grandmother’s yellow suitcase covered in stickers from all the places she has visited. Opening it is like opening a treasure...
The Party for Papá Luis/La fiesta para Papá Luis
Everybody loves a birthday party, and there’s a lot to enjoy at Papá Luis’ fiesta! The children excitedly count the candy that will fill the piñata. The nieces bring the candles for the birthday cake that Mamá Marta baked. Family and...
Delicious Hullabaloo/Pachanga deliciosa
Acclaimed poet Pat Mora (Borders, Chants, Communion, and other works) has joined with artist Francisco X. Mora to create a charming and elegant book whose rhymes and drawings will delight not only children aged 3 to 7, but adults (and...
Just One Itsy Bitsy Little Bite/Sólo Un Mordadita Chiquitita
Awardwinning children’s book author Xavier Garza collaborates with illustrator Flor de Vita to create an engaging introduction to numbers and the Mexican cultural traditions of the Day of the Dead, mariachi music and sweet bread.
Sofi Paints Her Dreams/Sofi pinta sus sueños
Young Sofi enters a New York City community garden and finds a halfpainted mural. It’s full of big, leafy plants in blue and yellow, and a vibrant emerald green color appears where the two colors meet. As Sofi runs her...
La forma de un hogar
¡Es el primer dia de clases de Rashin en Estados Unidos! Todo tiene diferentes formas de lo que esta acostumbrada, desde las comidas en su desayuno hasta las letras en sus libros ¡Y las familias de sus companeros vienen de...
My Shoes and I: Crossing Three Borders/Mis zapatos y yo: Cruzando tres fronteras
Young René’s mother has sent him a new pair of shoes from the United States. He loves his new shoes. “They walk everywhere I walk. They jump every time I jump. They run as fast as me. We always cross...
Josefina's Habichuelas/Las habichuelas de Josefina
Like all kids, Josefina loves to eat sweets. She loves warm chocolate chip cookies right out of the oven, cupcakes and candy! One night, while eating a piece of flan, Mami asks her to consider giving up sweets for Lent,...
Sophia and Alex Go on a Field Trip: Sofía y Alejandro van de excursión
Through the symbolic use of zoo animals, children learn that differences in appearance, behavior and speech contribute to a healthy and diverse community. Each animal species displays their own unique set of attributes. A través del uso simbólico de los...
