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Spanish Cultural Heritage
There are many interesting children's books about Spanish history and culture and children's books in
Spanish or Spanish-English. This Showcase features children's books that explore the rich cultural treasures of the Spanish and Latino experience in America and around the world.
Please browse the titles below and click on those that interest you to see cover art and a full book
description. Some of the titles may also include examples of interior art that offer a clearer representation of the actual book. The titles included in the Showcase are selected by their publishers
who provide the art and descriptive information.
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tales, The African-American Experience, Humorous Books, Holiday Titles, and much more.
Bizcocho (Biscuit), written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli, illustrated by Pat Schories, translated by Teresa Mlawer. Ages: 3-5. The first
beginning reader about everyone's favorite yellow puppy is now available in a Spanish-language edition. (Rayo, HarperCollins Children's Books)
¿El canguro tiene mamá?
(Does a Kangeroo Have a Mother Too?
), written and illustrated by Eric Carle, translated by Teresa Mlawer. Ages: 3-6. Eric Carle's New York Times best-selling book of animal babies and their mothers is now available in Spanish. (Rayo, HarperCollins Children's Books)
La caseta mágica (The Phantom Tollbooth)
, written by Norton Juster, translated by Alberto Jiménez Rioja, illustrated by Jules Feiffer.
Ages: 8-12. Norton Juster's timeless, best-selling novel will reach an even wider readership with this outstanding Spanish translation. (SeaStar Books, a division of North-South Books)
Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Hispanic in the United States
, edited by Lori M. Carlson.
Ages: 12-up. A bilingual collection of poems celebrating all the themes and moods of teenage life, and all the mixed traditions, that come with growing up Hispanic in America. (Henry Holt and Company)
The Fabulous Firework Family
, written and illustrated by James Flora. Ages: 5-8. The excitement of family traditions in a Mexican
village. (Margaret K. McElderry Books)
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English
, written by Alma Flor Ada, illustrated by Simón Silva. Ages: all. Moving in its simplicity and candor,
this collection of poems tells the story of Hispanic migrant farm workers and their deep connections to the earth they till. (Rayo, HarperCollins Children's Books)
Grandma's Records
, written and illustrated by Eric Velasquez.
Ages: 5-8. Eric Velasquez's tribute to his Puerto Rican grandmother, and the Latino music that bonded them together during the hot summers he spent with her in Spanish Harlem. (Walker & Company)
I Love Saturdays y Domingos
, written by Alma Flor Ada, illustrated by Elivia Savadier. Ages: 5-8.
A celebration of a young girl's bilingual heritage. (Simon and Schuster)
The Jumping Tree
, written by Rene Saldana.
Ages: 10-14. A lively debut for a new Hispanic writer who offers warm, humorous stories about family and barrio life on the Texas-Mexican border. (Delacorte)
Made in Mexico
(English) / Hecho en Mexico (Spanish), written by Peter Laufer, illustrated by Susan L. Roth. Ages: all. Visit a tiny Mexican village whose people make, sell, and enjoy playing some of the world's finest guitars. (National Geographic Society)
Margaret and Margarita, Margarita y Margaret
, written by Lynn Reiser. Ages: 3-8. Margaret speaks English but not Spanish. Margarita speaks Spanish
but not English. Can they still play? Of course they can! (Greenwillow Books)
Mi bacinica y yo
(Once Upon a Potty—Boy
), written by Alona Frankel. Ages: 1-3. Alona Frankel's best-selling Once Upon a Potty books, featuring Joshua and Prudence, are now available in Spanish-language editions. (Rayo, HarperCollins Children's Books)
Mi Mundo (My World), written by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd, translated by Teresa Mlawer.
Ages: 1-4. Two years after creating everyone's favorite bedtime story, Goodnight Moon, Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd collaborated again to bring us My World, now in a Spanish-language edition. (Rayo, HarperCollins Children's Books)
My Land Sings: Stories from the Río Grande
, written by Rudolfo Anaya, illustrated by Amy Cordóva.
Ages: 10 and up. Short stories and folktales tracing the proud, diverse heritage of the people of the American Southwest. Winner of the Tomás Rivera Mexican-American Children's Book Award. (Rayo, HarperCollins Children's Books)
Pecos Bill, written by Stephen Kellogg. Ages: 3-8. Translated into Spanish by Aida Marcuse, this larger-than-life tale "... is
one of Kellogg's best, and that is very good indeed" (Booklist). (HarperCollins Children's Books)
El pez arco iris y la cueva de los monstruos
, written by Marcus Pfister, translated by Gerardo Gambolini, illustrated by Marcus Pfister. Ages: 5-8.
Rainbow Fish is an international sensation, with more than 12 million copies sold across 37 languages. Now his newest adventure is available in Spanish! (North-South Books)
Red Midnight
, written by Ben Mikaelsen. Ages: 10 and up. The author of Touching Spirit Bear paints a vivid portrait of life in countries torn by guerrilla warfare. A riveting story of survival at sea. (Rayo, HarperCollins Children's Books)
The Secret Footprints
, written by Julia Alvarez, illustrated by Fabian Negrin. Ages: all. The Dominican legend of the ciguapas,
creatures of the sea whose feet were on backward so humans could not follow their footprints, is retold by renowed author Julia Alvarez with lush illustrations by Fabian Negrin. (Knopf)
Shake It, Morena! And Other Folklore From Puerto Rico
, written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand, illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Ages: 5-8. A potpourri of games, songs,
rhymes and stories, all from Puerto Rico. (The Millbrook Press, Inc.)
Si Llevas Un Ratón Al Cine (If You Take a Mouse to the Movies)
, written by by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond, translated by Teresa Mlawer. Ages: 3-7. The New
York Times #1 best-selling children's book is now available in a Spanish edition. Mouse is back, this time with a host of holiday antics! (Rayo, Laura Geringer Books)
Tortillitas Para Mama: and Other Spanish Rhymes
, written by Margot C. Griego, Betsy L. Bucks, Sharon S. Gilbert, Laurel H. Kimball, illustrated by Barbara
Cooney. Ages: 3-7. Beautifully illustrated bilingual collection of Spanish nursery rhymes. (Henry Holt and Company)
Uncle Rain Cloud
, written by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Fabricio VandenBroeck. Ages: 5-9. Carlos helps his Uncle
Tomás adjust to his new life in America, while Uncle Tomás tells Carlos stories of his Mexican heritage. (Talewinds, a Charlesbridge imprint)
Vaqueros: America's First Cowmen
, written by Martin W. Sandler. Ages: 10-12. The untold story of the Hispanic riders and ropers who
created the cowboy. (Henry Holt and Company)
Voices from the Fields: Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their Stories
, edited by S. Beth Atkin, photographs by S. Beth Atkin.
Ages: 10 and up. This critically acclaimed book offers readers a rare glimpse into the lives of today's migrant children. (Little, Brown and Co.)
Voices from the Streets: Young Former Gang Members Tell Their Stories
, edited by S. Beth Atkin, photographed by S. Beth Atkin.
Ages: 10 and up. Young former gang members are profiled in this remarkable book, discussing why they were initially attracted to join a gang and about how they have been able to leave gang life. (Little, Brown and Co.)
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