El Cipitío leaves El Salvador, his home country. El Cipitío is a mythical, ten-year old kid who is three feet tall. He wears a big hat and has a small belly. His feet are backwards, he can teleport, and he has eternal life. He sacrifices to do well in school and he eventually runs for mayor and president of the United States.

Ages 9-12; Gr.2-5.
A reclamation of the Mexican serenata tradition: follow the story of a young boy who asks his father if there is a song for a boy who loves a boy.

Lexile measure AD530L; Ages 5-7; K-Gr.3.
Farmer Hector and his daughter Carla seek help from the monstrous chupacabra when their goats become giants and threaten the town.

PrK-Gr.3
Galapagos girl Valentina Cruz spends her days observing the natural world around her. She greets the sea lions splashing on the shore, scampers over lava rocks with Sallylightfoot crabs, and swims with manta rays. But Valentina also understands the fragility of this wondrous world, and she makes a solemn promise to protect the islands and her animal friends. Based on a true story.

Lexile measure 730; Ages 8-10; Gr.2-5.
Join a young boy and his father on a daring journey from Mexico to Texas to find a new life. They'll need all the resilience and courage they can muster to safely cross the border - la frontera - and to make a home for themselves in a new land.

Ages 6-8; Gr.1-3.
Cartas en el bosque es una entrañable y sorprendente historia que va a emocionar a pequeños y mayores, porque muchas veces lo más maravilloso se encuentra donde menos imaginamos.

Lexile measure 150; Ages 3-5; PrK-K.
Un hijo, una amiga, un padre o una madre, cualquiera puede ser el objeto de este libro en que se dicen cosas tan entrañables como "deseo para ti más burbujas que bañeras" o "más tesoros que bolsillos.

Ages 4-8; Gr.k_3.
Valentina's class at school is having a party, and everyone is dressing up as their favorite animal. So Valentina starts imagining herself as a bear, a wolf, and even an octopus! They all have something wonderful about them, but what is the perfect animal?

Ages 4-8; Gr.3-4.
A bilingual collection of poetry by the late Francisco X. Alarcón, acclaimed Chicano poet celebrating the days of the week and everyday childhood experiences.

Lexile measure GN350L; Ages 7-11; Gr.1-4.
George and Harold create a new comic book hero in Dog Man, a crimefighter with the head of a police dog and the body of a policeman, who faces off against his arch nemesis Petey the cat.

Ages 3-6; PrK-K; Guided reading E
Mr. Panda shows that good things come to those who wait! This time, Mr. Panda's black-and-white animal friends are curious what he's making, but only one has the patience to stick around.

Ages 4-6; PrK-Gr.2; Spanish
It's the Frog family reunion, and all of Joe's relatives are together. Everyone's having fun except Joe. With so many cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents around, you'd think somebody would play with Joe, but everyone says he's too big, too small, too fast, or too slow.

Ages 4-6; PrK-Gr.2; Spanish.
El joven Joe el Sapo hace todo lo posible para evitar la hora de ir a la cama en esta divertida edición en español de una edición popular de Colección Luz Verde nivel 1 que le resuena a los lectores principiantes . . . y a sus soñolientos niñeros y padres.

PrK-K.
Little Skeletons/Esqueletitos: Countdown to Midnight is the 5th book from the Canticos collection. 2018 International Latino Book Awards winner for Best Latino Picture Book. This book is based on the song "Los Esqueletos Salen de la Tumba" (The Skeletons Come Out of the Tomb) .

This very powerful picture book shows the plight of refugees through a child's eyes. The little girl in this story does not understand why she has to leave her home, where she is going or why everyone is afraid. The dark illustrations will help readers feel the same sense of loss.

Ages 8-12
Este texto breve y sencillo es la historia perfecta para antes de la siesta o antes de irse a dormir. Los animales nocturnos y sus comportamientos son presentados a los jvenes lectores. Lectores mayores aprenden ms acerca de cada animal a travs de la infromacin en las columnas laterales.

Ages 6-8; Gr.2-4.
Little Tafiti wants to discover what is behind the mysterious hill in the distance. Is it true that there is nothing beyond, as told by his grandfather? He wants to see for himself! So he runs from home and embarks on a long journey to encounter dangers but also a true friend.

PrK-gr.3; Ages 4-8.
La Paz is a happy, but noisy village. A little peace and quiet would make it just right. So the villagers elect the bossy Don Pepe as their mayor. Before long, singing of any kind is outlawed. Even the teakettle is afraid to whistle! But there is one noisy rooster who doesn't give two mangos about this mayor's silly rules.

Ages 4-8; K-Gr.2.
Felicia always feels very small when she and her mom walk by the huge homes and beautiful gardens to the house where her mother works as a cleaning lady. "I need you to behave," her mother says, reminding her of all the things she should and shouldn't do.But Felicia gets bored, and in spite of her mother's warnings, begins to explore.

Based on the life of Che Guevara.

Lexile measure AD490L; Ages 5-8.
Classic favorites get a modern Latino twist. The itsy aranita, climbed up the water spout. Down came la lluvia, and washed la arana out.

Lexile Level: 640L.
Cada vestido de mamá es único, como única es la aventura que inspira cada uno de ellos. Cada vestido de mamá es un espejo de sus emociones que nos invita a crear y volar con la imaginación. Los vestidos de mamá celebra el amor entre madre e hija.

Lexile measure AD560L; Ages 5-7; K-Gr.3; Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, Commended Title, 2017.
Bilingual English/Spanish. In this lighthearted bilingual immigration story, a young girl sees the word alien on her mother's Resident Alien card and concludes that her mother is from another planet until the girl finds out that the word has more than one meaning.

Ages 5-8; PrK-Gr.2.
Bilingual English/Spanish. Free-spirited Marisol confronts her fear of monsters and unfamiliar nighttime noises.

Danny knows exactly what he wants to be for tomorrow's parade, but will he find the princess costume of his dreams in time? A uniquely bully-free book about creative gender expression.

"Este libro nace del encuentro de dos fuerzas ancestrales: la poesía de Gabriela Mistral y la pintura de Mario Murua. Ambos relatan a su modo un viaje íntimo en busca del sol americano, presencia tutelar y sagrada, y ambos concurren en un objetivo común: llegar a las niñas y niños del mundo y poner a disposición de su espíritu fresco la belleza de las obras humanas."

Ages 7-12; Gr.3-7.
Why are young people leaving their country to walk to the United States to seek a new, safe home? Over 100,000 such children have left Central America. This book of poetry helps us to understand why and what it is like to be them.

Ages in 11-17.
Wars, terrorism and natural disasters trigger massive migratory movements. Hundreds of thousands of people are forced to flee their countries in search of a better life and, unfortunately, this still occurs today. How do children see this phenomenon? What do they know about it? What do they think?

Gr.1-4; NCTE Orbis Pictus Honor Book, 2017.
With lyrical text in both Spanish and English, we travel to the magical world of a cloud forest in the Andes of Ecuador. We discover the bounty of plants, animals, and other organisms that live there as we help a zoologist look for the elusive olinguito, the first new mammal species identified in the Americas since 1978.

Lexile measure AD620L; Ages 3-7; PrK-K.
Si quieres ser amigo con un dragón, los tacos son la clave. Todo el mundo sabe que solo hay una cosa que a los dragones les gusta más que las fiestas y los tacos y es una fiesta de tacos. Pero hay algunos detalles que hay que tener en cuenta si das una fiesta de tacos: a los dragones les encantan los tacos de pollo, los de carne, los tacos gigantes y los pequeñitos. Para decidir cuántos tacos vas a necesitar para la fiesta, llena un barco de tacos y esa será la cantidad adecuada.

Ages 4-8; Gr.3-6
All sorts of animals flutter and hum, dance and stretch, and slither and leap their way through this joyful collection of poems in English and Spanish. Julie Paschkis's poems and art sing in both languages, bringing out the beauty and playfulness of the animal world.

A bilingual children's book about the environmental and cultural history of Oakland told through the voice of a local waterway, Sausal Creek.

Ages 5-8; Gr.K-2.
A bilingual tale about Little Lilly Lujan who loves her chanclas (flip-flops) going slippety-slappety and flippity-flop. In fact, Lilly refuses any footwear except her favorite pair of flip-flops.

Lexile measure AD1010L; Ages 4-8; Gr.K-2.
Bilingual English/Spanish. Based on a Yiddish folk song, a young girl's cherished baby blanket becomes old and worn over time and she finds new ways to use it as she grows up.

Ages 4-9; Gr.1-3; Pura Belpre Illustrator honor, 2016.
"This charming little book will introduce young readers to safe and effective natural remedies from the native traditions of the American Southwest. A good way to learn about the healing power of plants."

Ages 4-7; PrK-Gr.2.
¡Perro! ¡Sombrero! ¡El perro con sombrero! Meet Pepe! Before he got a sombrero, he was a lonely dog living in the streets. Now he is a movie star, loved by everyone! Well, everyone except... ¡El Gato en Zapatos! El Gato is one sneaky, jealous kitty. Watch out, Pepe!

Ages 4-6; Gr.K-2.
Young children will delight in reading this simple rhyming text with a recurring refrain that describes a loving home and neighborhood.

PrK-K
Little Chickies/Los Pollitos is the 1st book in the bilingual (English & Spanish) nursery rhyme collection from Canticos. This book is based on "Los Pollitos Dicen", one of the most popular songs in the Spanish speaking world.

Ages 5-8.
Long ago in what would come to be called Mexico, as Mama Alma and her granddaughter, Bella, recall happy times while walking in the garden they have tended together since Bella was a baby, Mama Alma asks that after she is gone her family remember her on one special day each year.

Ages 4-8; PrK-Gr.3.
Together, a young boy and his abuelo (grandfather) go camping, ride horses, and even confront a mountain lion. Soon, the boy's family moves to the city from the country, away from Abuelo, and it is the boy's memories that help him adjust to his new life.

Ages 2-5; PrK-Gr.2.
From seeds dropping into soil to corn bursting from its stalks, from children chasing butterflies to ants burrowing underground, everything in this vibrant Spanish language picture book pulses with life- in all directions!

Gr.4-7.
In this spare, lyrically written story, we join a child on a journey of self-discovery. Finding a way to grow from the inside out, just like a tree, the child develops as an individual comfortable in the natural world and in relationships with others.

Ages 3-6; Gr.K-2.
One night, while Dalia slept safely wrapped in her mother's cool silken sheets, her hair grew and grew. By the time the rooster crowed, her hair had "grown straight up to the sky, tall and thick as a Cuban royal palm tree."

Text in English and Spanish, bound back to back and inverted.

Ages 5-9; Gr.k-3. Story told in a mixture of Spanish and English.
A smart, snappy, bilingual retelling of Little Red Riding Hood Winner of a Pura Belpre Honor for Illustration While Roja picks flowers on the way to her grandma's, a mean wolf sneaks away with her cape to surprise Abuelita.

Ages 12 and up.
The book spotlights social justice advocates Mother Jones, José Martí, Emmeline Pankhurst, Francis Townsend, Mohandas Gandhi, Francisco I. Madero, Nelson Mandela, Cesar Chavez, Martin Luther King, Jr., Harvey Milk, Frieda Zames, Václav Havel, Aung San Suu Kyi, Rigoberta Menchú, Marina Rikhvanova, Dalia Ziada and Gabby Pacheco.

Lexile measure 750; Ages 10-13; gr.5-8.
A bilingual collection of ten contemporary stories of mixed-up emotions, humorous mistakes, misguided actions, and unspeakable sorrows. Includes discussion questions and ideas for writing.

Lexile measure AD950L; Ages 5-8; Gr.K-2.
'Twas Nochebuena and all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa... It's Christmas Eve, and you're invited to a Nochebuena celebration! Follow a family as they prepare to host a night filled with laughter, love, and Latino tradition.

Ages 4-8; gr.2-5; 2015 Caldecott Honor Book; 2015 Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award.
Frida Kahlo, one of the world's most famous and unusual artists is revered around the world. Her life was filled with laughter, love, and tragedy, all of which influenced what she painted on her canvases.

Ages 4-8; PrK-gr.2.
Here is a poetic ode to the beauty of the natural world as expressed by the movement and moods of water on Earth. With every evocative verse, we visit one of fourteen different water landscapes and cultural areas around the world...

Ages 4-8; K-Gr.2; board book.
El camioncito Azul is a joyful cacophony of animal and truck sounds in verse that will have youngsters beeping and quacking--and begging for one more go-round! Along the way, readers see that it pays to be kind to others.

Ages 5-8; Gr. PrK-3.
Roberto and his mother made thirty dozen confetti-filled eggs, or cascarones, for his birthday party. Roberto can't wait to crack the hollowed, painted and confetti-stuffed eggs over his friends' heads. But, when he goes to the kitchen to get the cascarones, they're gone!

Book level 3.5; Ages 7-10; K-gr.4.
Bilingual English/Spanish. From the Bellybutton of the Moon is renowned poet Francisco X. Alarcón's collection of 22 poems inspired by his touching recollections of childhood summers in Mexico.

Children and adults alike will enjoy Nasario's brilliant telling of the events that were part of his growing up. As I read the stories I heard Nasario's voice and I could see clearly the people and places he describes. I was reminded that the stories our grandparents told not only entertained us, they taught us valuable lessons.

Gr.K-3.
Lupita is excited about dancing la raspa, a Mexican folk dance, with her first-grade class at a celebration of Children's Day. But she's devastated when she learns right before the show that her partner Ernesto sprained his right ankle. She had been practicing for weeks. And now her family won't get to see her, swishing and swaying in her beautiful dress full of colorful ribbons. Lupita sadly watches the other dancers from backstage behind the blue velvet curtain. But suddenly, she finds herself on stage, in the spot where she and Ernesto should have been.

Ages 3-6; prk-gr.2.
Everyone knows about Mary and her little lamb. But do you know Maria? With gorgeous, Peruvian-inspired illustrations and English and Spanish retellings, Angela Dominguez's Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía Una Llamita gives a fresh new twist to the classic rhyme.

It would seem that a grandfather who has fought all kinds of characters has always been invincible. But Grandpa Ignacio wasn't always so strong. Discover his greatest challenge and why he opted to become a professional wrestler.

Ages 6-9; Gr.1-4.
Every dad has a magical side that makes them the best playmates. They can tame the fiercest beasts, turn into towers and bridges, but above all, they can become their child's best friend. This magical interaction between father and child, filled with mischief and love, is presented here through hilarious illustrations and playful and simple language.

Ages 4-8; Gr. K-2.
In his fourth cooking poem for young children, Jorge Argueta encourages more creativity and fun in the kitchen as he describes how to make tamalitos from corn masa and cheese, wrapped in cornhusks.

Lexile Measure AD740L; Ages 4-8; Gr.k-3.
A vibrant bilingual picture-book biography that portrays the musical and cultural phenomenon of Tito Puente, Mambo King.

"I was going to draw, but my blue pencil was missing. It was lost! Where do all the lost things go?" A young boys search for his misplaced pencil leads him to wonder where all the lost things go. When he looks inside his pencil box he sees a slim ray of light, and his imagination sends him through the opening and into an unknown world in search of his pencil.

Ages 5-7.
Oh, I had ten little puppies, Ten little puppies had I . . . Count along in Spanish and English as each one of the ten adorable puppies disappears from the pages.

Book level 2.8: Ages 4-8; Prk-Gr.3.
Kirkus 2010 Best Children's Books selection The cuisines of many different cultures all over the world include rice and rice pudding. In this title in the Cooking Poems series, Jorge Argueta gives us a bilingual recipe for the classic Latin American version.

Lexile measure AD530;L PrK-2; Guided reading M
Follow two children as they celebrate their ancestors in this bilingual introduction to el Día de los Muertos-- the Day of the Dead!

En 'Mi primer Mario Vargas Llosa' podrás vivir con el pequeño Fonchito las emociones del primer amor y descubrir que no hay nada que uno no pueda hacer por un ser querido, ¡incluso si éste te pida la Luna!

Lexile measure 640; Ages 5-8; K-Gr.3.
Jose loves helping Mama in the garden outside their home in California. But when Mama is sent back to Mexico for not having citizenship papers, Jose and his Papa face an uncertain future.

Ages 2-6, gr. PreK-2.
A collection of animal-themed nursery rhymes in Spanish, from Spain and Latin America, with English translations.

Ages 4-7; PrK-gr.2.
The sun shines through the windows of Martha's Panadería onto the shelves of freshly baked treats. The bakery holds tray after tray of hot Mexican sweet bread -- conchas, orejas, cuernitos, empanadas, and cochinitos -- all ready for hungry customers.

Ages 2-7; bedtime stories, gr. PreK-2.
This Pura Belpré Award-winning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Children's Day/El día de los niños. Children's Day/Book Day; El día de los niños/El día de los libros has been observed on April 30th for over twelve years.

Lexile measure 740; Ages 10-14; Grade level 5.2; Horror & supernatural; Fantasy, gr. 4-7.
Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

Lexile measure AD580L; Reading level 2.3, Ages 5-8; PrK-Gr.2.
Whenever Maya visits the river, the river jumps up to greet her. It cools her when the summer sun is too hot and holds her up when she dives in. It keeps her company in the quiet of winter.

Lexile measure NC840L; Ages 4-8; K-Gr.3.
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 in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx.

Ages 4-6; K-Gr.1.
A cradle for baby, a superhero's cape, a warm blanket on a cool night--there are so many things you can do with a rebozo. Through the eyes of a young girl, readers are introduced to the traditional shawl found in many Mexican and Mexican-American households.

Book level 4.9; Ages 7-12, gr. 3-6.
Presented in both English and Spanish, this lively poetry collection features the endangered flora and fauna of the Iguaz rain forest in Argentina, and addresses environmental issues in a fun, engaging way.

Age 5-7; Gr.1-2; Spanish and English
At first Mom and Pop Nash have ten eggs, then five--and soon they have none! Mom and Pop want to surprise that tricky wolf who's stealing their eggs, but he surprises them first.

Told in both English and Spanish, this story introduces young readers to the concept of opposites as it follows young Quinito, whose daily life is just full of opposites.

Lexile measure 730; Ages 5-9; Gr.1-4; Pura Belpre Illustrator Honor, 2009; Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Honorable mention, 2009.
During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City's first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpré, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood's first Three Kings' Day fiesta.

Lexile measure 650; Ages 5-7; Gr.K-2.
A vivid depiction of the early injustices encountered by a young Mexican-American girl in San Antonio in the 1920's, this book tells the true story of Emma Tenayuca.

In this wordless graphic novel, a man leaves his homeland and sets off for a new country, where he must build a new life for himself and try to support his family back home. His new country is full of strange arquitectural wonders, fantastic animals and other immigrants with stories of why they left home.

Ages 7-10; Gr.3-8.
Bilingual English/Spanish. Young Jorgito has come to live in the Mission District of San Francisco, but he hasn't forgotten the unique beauty of El Salvador.

English and Spanish on facing pages.
Little Maya longs to find brilliant, beautiful, inspiring color in her world....but Maya's world, the Mojave Desert, seems to be filled with nothing but sand. With the help of a feathered friend, she searches everywhere to discover color in her world.

Lexile measure 910; book level 5.1; biography, gr. 2-4.
Can you imagine a shipwrecked sailor living on air and seaweed for eight days? Can you imagine a trail of yellow butterflies fluttering their wings to songs of love? Once, there was a little boy named Gabito who could.

"King Kong es un gorila gigante, un mono enorme que vive en una isla remota. Su fascinante historia tiene batallas con dinosaurios, rescates audaces y escapes increíbles; emociones sin fin que culminan en ¡uno de los finales más famosos del cine!"

Lexile measure 850; Ages 8-10; Gr.4-6.
Ramona Quimby está emocionada por empezar Kindergarten. Ahora no tiene que ver a su hermana mayor, Beezus, montarse en el autobús a la escuela con todos los niños grandes. ¡Ella finalmente es suficiente mayor para hacerlo también! Después ella se mete en problemas por hallar el pelo rizado de su compañero de clase durante el recreo.

Las palabras de este hermoso libro van acompañadas de ilustraciones y de un juego tipográfico que les imprime mayor emotividad. En escenarios diferentes, el autor nos habla de distintos tipos de mamás: estrellas de cine, astronautas, cocineras, malabaristas, pintoras, bailarinas; madres que pueden ser suaves o enérgicas, que pueden cantar como un ángel o rugir como un león; jardineras mágicas porque son capaces de hacer que cualquier cosa crezca y hadas buenas por hacer feliz a quien esté triste.

K-Gr.1.
Luna isn't at all sure she wants to go to school. But when her parents assure her that she'll have a great time, she agrees to give it a try. An understanding teacher and a great group of kids make Luna glad she made the right decision. Written in English and Spanish.

Lexile measure 490; ages 5-8; PreK-Gr.2; Guided reading M
Quinito's family and friends all have important jobs in the neighborhood -- jobs that help make the community a happy place where people know each other and work together.

In his Caldecott Honor book, dePaolo tells the story of Strega Nona, who is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. When Strega Nona leaves him alone with her magic pasta pot, Big Anthony is determined to show the townspeople how it works.

Lexile measure 650; Ages 8-10; Gr.3-6.
Un cerdito. Humilde. Radiante. Estas son las palabras en La telaraña de Carlota, en lo alto del establo Zuckerman. Charlotte narra sus sentimientos por un cerdito llamado Wilbur, que simplemente quiere un amigo. Asimismo, expresa el amor de una niña llamada Fern, que salvó la vida de Wilbur cuando nació.

Ages 3-7; poetry and rhymes, PreK-Kindergarten,
Arrorró, mi niño - Hush-a-bye, my child It's time to go to bed, and what better way to lull your child to sleep than with a tender song or gentle game? In this beautiful collection of classic Latino lullabies and games, mothers and children happily embrace and treasure their traditions while sharing the universal joy of the special bond between parent and child.

Una ma ana, pap no estaba. Le pregunt a mam cuando iba a regresar, pero no ten a cara de saberlo. Al d a siguiente, me pidi que le llevara un pastel a la abuela que se sent a mal. Hay dos caminos Para ir a su casa: el largo, que es muy tardado, o el atajo a trav s del bosque. "No vayas por el bosque, -dijo mam - vete por el camino largo". Pero yo quer a estar en casa por si pap regresaba.

Lexile measure 780; Ages 9-14.
De cómo tía Lola vino de visita a quedarse, una novela juvenil de Julia Alvarez, cuenta la deliciosa historia de una familia dominicana, instalada en Vermont, que recibe la visita de una pariente muy especial. La irresistible, incontrolable e incluso mágica tía Lola transforma la vida de su familia.

Utilizando los recursos de la galer a Tate Britain, Anthony Browne trabaj con un millar de ni os de escuelas de zonas marginales Para ense arlos a leer y escribir, y de paso hacer un libro basado en sus reacciones a las obras de arte de las colecciones de la galer a. a los ni os de todas esas escuelas, que "jugaron el juego de las formas maravillosamente (como todos los ni os)", se debe en parte este libro.

Guided Reading Level: L; Lexile measure 850; ages 8-12; book level 4.1
This bilingual book allows young readers to enter Celia Cruz's life as she becomes a well-known singer in her homeland of Cuba, then moves to New York City and Miami where she and others create a new type of music called salsa.

Las risas no dejaraán de oirse mientras los niños (¡y los adultos!) participan en el juego. Ahora, además de escuchar, imaginar, descubrir, sentir y pensar, los niños pueden ser parte de la acción. Es como si Eric Carle dijera a su manera, 'Ven a jugar conmigo'"".

Ages 4-8; K-Gr.2; board book
Motley mutts ride bikes, trikes, skates, skis--you name it--to attend a party in a tree.

¿Los animales tienen mama? ¡Por supuesto que si! Los animales tienen mamá, como tú y como yo, ¡igual! Conoce al bebé canguro que viaja dentro de una bolsa en la barriga de su mamá. Mira cómo el polluelo del cisne navega en el lomo de su mamá. A través de sus coloridos collages, Eric Carle ofrece a los pequeños lectores no sólo un maravilloso panorama visual, sino también la seguridad que les transmiten las imágenes que muestran cómo las crias son protegidas y queridas por sus mamás.

En la feria hay un carrusel con ni os y rinocerontes, una casa de los sustos con brujas, mandriles y fantasmas, y muchos, muchos animales por descubrir.

Mi pap es fuerte, feliz y puede saltar sobre la luna. No hay que saber leer Para disfrutar al maravilloso pap de las ilustraciones de este libro, que es igual a todos los pap s. Con bata y pantuflas, canta al lado de Pavarotti y juega futbol; "yo quiero a mi pap . y saben qu ? l me quiere a m !

Lexile measure 720; Reading level 3.4; Ages 8-12; Gr.3-6; Pura Belpre Award, 2004.
One night, young Amada overhears her parents whisper of moving from Mexico to the other side of the border--to Los Angeles, where greater opportunity awaits. As she and her family make their journey north, Amada records her fears, hopes, and dreams for their lives in the United States in her diary.

Five tales recounting the adventures of two best friends - Frog and Toad.

Book level 3.9
Told in both Spanish and English, this story tells of a young coyote who teaches an old woman to recycle when her trash heap begins to clutter his desert.

Las pinturas de Willy parecen grandes obras de arte, pero no lo son en realidad, pues Willy ha incluido su imagen y la de sus amigos en pinturas famosas de Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael, Picasso, Magritte, Frida Kahlo y muchos m s. Como Willy sabe, cada cuadro cuenta una historia.

Lexile measure AD450L; Gr.2-5.
Juan Felipe Herrera's playful language and the colorful, magical art of Elizabeth Gomez capture the universal experience of entering a new school and feeling like a stranger in a world that seems upside down.
The Upside Down Boy/El nino de cabeza

Cierta noche una anciana con un sombrero puntiagudo entra por la ventana de la rec mara de Nicol s, agita su escoba, escupe algunas palabras y se va tan intempestivamente como lleg . En el momento es perturbador, pero no tanto como lo que sucede al d a siguiente.

K-Gr.2.
Striking art accompanies this classic fairy tale that is now available in a Spanish/English dual-language edition.

Guided Reading Level P; Lexile measure 710; ages 9-12, book level 5
Through the magic windows of her cut-paper art, Carmen shows us her family, her life as an artist, and the legends of her Aztec past.

Varias personas se encuentran en el parque. Carlos va con su mam y con Victoria, su perro labrador. Smudge va con su pap y su perro. Todos son diferentes y ven las cosas de distinta forma. te imaginas qu pasar a si pudieras saber c mo cada personaje ve el mundo y a los dem s?

Ages 5-6.
Two children in a day of play experience such opposites as inside and outside, hiding and seeking, and low and high.

This jewel-like vignette from Sandra A girl describes how each person in the family has hair that looks and acts different, Papa's like a broom, Kiki's like fur, and Mama's with the sweet smell of bread before it's baked.

Gr.1-4.
In this whimsical and touching collection of 20 poems in English and Spanish, readers will find tomatoes that laugh, chiles that explode, and tortillas that applaud the sun.

A Willy le encanta sonar. Suena que es una estrella de cine, un pintor, un bailarin de ballet... Suena con monstruos feroces y superheroes. La tierra de los suenos de Willy es una galeria de imagenes magicas y sorprendentes. Entra y mira.

Lexile measure 680; ages 5-10; book level 4.7, gr. 1-5.
In both English and Spanish, the author shares special moments and traditions from her childhood growing up in Kingsville, Texas, near the border of Mexico.

Por veinte años, La mariquita malhumorada ha deleitado a los pequeños lectores y oyentes. Sus dibujos audaces y su texto humorístico nos relatan la historia de una diminuta mariquita, como no hay otra. La mariquita malhumorada no acostumbraba a decir ""por favor"" ni ""gracias""; no le gustaba compartir nada; pensaba que era más grande y más importante que los demás; y siempre estaba lista a provocar una pelea. De acción continua y con atractivas páginas troqueladas, esta historia invita a los niños a explorar los conceptos de tiempo, tamaños, formas y buenos modales. Aprenderán, a la vez que se divertirán, con el cuento de cómo esta malhumorada fanfarrona se encuentra con ""la horma de su zapato"" y se convierte en un insecto bueno y educado. Reimpreso, utilizando las ilustraciones originales, La mariquita malhumorada, más atractiva que nunca, continúa siendo uno de los libros preferidos de los niños por su originalidad y su belleza.

Lexile measure AD910L; Reading level 4.1; Gr.2-3
Poet Juan Felipe Herrera's bilingual memoir paints a vivid picture of his migrant farmworker childhood. His rich, evocative prose re-creates the joy of eating under the open sky, celebrating at a fiesta with other farm families, and listening to his mother singing Mexican songs and his father calling the doves.

Gr. K-2.
Through simple text and attractive drawings, Aliki captures the excitement that accompanies a child's discovery of the world through the five senses.

Ages 2-4; PrK-K.
Un niño sale de paseo y descubre un colorido desfile de animales en el camino. The Spanish-language edition of I Went Walking.

Lexile measure 670; Book level 3.4; Ages 4-7; Prk-K; Guided reading M
A bilingual retelling of the popular Cuban folktale about a bossy little rooster.

Ages 5-10; Book level 1.
"In simple phrases and bold, colorful images, Rebecca Emberley invites the youngest readers to learn basic words in both Spanish and English.Using brilliantly colored paper cutouts, she has created settings filled with familiar objects, each clearly labeled with both its Spanish and English names.

Lexile measure 550; Ages 6-9; Gr.2-6; Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 1993, Winner Picture Book.
In Puerto Rico, Ramon is looking forward to being a masquerader in the carnival.

Pictures and brief text show there are many ways to play using imagination and everyday objects.

Osito pasea por el bosque lleno de criaturas acechantes, armando con su pequeño lápiz. Y con tan prodigiosa arma, no hay peligro que no resuelva.

Ages 5-7; PrK-Gr.2; Also available in English as The snowy day
Es un día de nieve y Peter va a descubrirla. Sale abrigado a la calle para pasear entre montones de nieve apilada y para ver a los niños grandes jugar a tirarse bolas gigantes.