Bookshelf Adventures Collection

Every Little Thing

Bob Marley's songs are known the world over for their powerful message of love, peace, and harmony. Now a whole new generati...

In My Life

There are places I’ll remember, in my life, though some have changed... One gift with a bright bow starts a young girl on a...

Delicious Hullabaloo/Pachanga deliciosa

Acclaimed poet Pat Mora (Borders, Chants, Communion, and other works) has joined with artist Francisco X. Mora to create a ...

Nerdycorn

Meet Fern! She’s a smart, creative unicorn who prefers building robots and coding software to jumping through shimmering rai...

Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party

It’s a party, a party, a perfect pizza party! That’s what Pete thinks as he piles the pie high with his favorite topping—pe...

Lupita's First Dance/El primer baile de Lupita

Lupita is excited about dancing la raspa, a Mexican folk dance, with her first-grade class at a celebration of Children’s ...

Agua, Agüita/Water, Little Water

“My name / is Water / but everyone / calls me Little Water.” In this beautiful, poetic ode to the life-giving force of water...

Sharuko: El arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello / Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello

Growing up in the late 1800s, Julio Tello, an Indigenous boy, spent time exploring the caves and burial grounds in the footh...

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 th...

The Little Doctor/El doctorcito

Salvador raced home from school to share exciting news with his abuela: he made an A+ on his science test! But at home, he l...

Remembering Grandma/Recordando a Abuela

Since Grandma’s recent death, everything has changed for Lorena. Her mother often cries, and Grandpa sits motionless in 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, aw...

A Polar Bear in the Snow

Follow a magnificent polar bear through a fantastic world of snow and shockingly blue sea. Over the ice, through the water, ...

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...

The Amazing Watercolor Fish/El asombroso pez acuarela

A lonely pet fish longs to know what exists in the world beyond her bowl. “I wish I could see over there / Behind the wall, ...

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...

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...

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 w...

Escape Goat

The Farmer family has a big problem! Every day their goat escapes, and every day, Mr. Farmer brings him back. So when things...

The Couch Potato

The Couch Potato has everything he needs within reach of his sunken couch cushion. But when the electricity goes out, Couch ...

Pete the Cat: Crayons Rock!

From rockin' red to cool cat blue, with a box of crayons there's nothing Pete can't do! Pete uses his groovy crayons to dra...

Maya and Annie on Saturdays and Sundays/Los sábados y domingos de Maya y Annie

Maya and Annie are friends who play together on Saturdays and Sundays. They make lemonade with lemons from the big tree in A...

The Boy Who Touched the Stars/El niño que alcanzó las estrellas

Every night when he was a boy, José M. Hernández would look out the window and stare at the stars. They were different color...

Harvesting Friends/Cosechando amigos

Young Lupe loves helping her mother with their salsa garden full of tomatoes, chile peppers, onions, garlic and cilantro. Bu...

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 introducti...

Dalia's Wondrous Hair/El cabello maravilloso de Dalia

In this whimsical bilingual picture book, Dalia’s hair becomes a magical force of nature, a lifegiving cocoon.

Esteban De Luna, Baby Rescuer!/Esteban De Luna, Rescatador De Bebés!

In this bilingual picture book, a young boy discovers that he doesn’t need magical powers to be a hero.

Growing Up on the Playground/Nuestro patio de recreo

Acclaimed children’s book author James Luna uses short, simple text and active words to depict children at play. They swing ...

Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses

In this hardcover picture book, Pete the Cat wakes up feeling grumpy—nothing seems to be going his way. But with the help of...

My Grandma/Mi Abuelita

Follow an imaginative boy and his family as they take a faraway trip above the clouds and across the sea to visit his belove...

Dias y dias/Days and Days

Días y días/Days and Days introduces readers to basic seasonal concepts and vocabulary and is an excellent choice for classr...

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...

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...

Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros

This Pura Belpré Award–winning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Children’s Day/El día de los n...

The Cool Bean

Everyone knows the cool beans. They’re sooooo cool. And then there’s the uncool hasbean . . Always on the sidelines, one bea...

¡Perros! Perros!/Dogs! Dogs!

Perro grande. Perro chico. Big dog. Little dog. Perro rápido. Perro lento. Fast dog. Slow dog. ¡Muchos perros! Lots of dogs!...