ABECEDARIOS--MEXICAN FOLK ART ABCS IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH
Author: Cynthia Weill and K.B Basseches
Origin: Mexico
Theme: Animals, Alphabet, Art
Grades: K-1

The famous animal wood carvings of Oaxaca are used to illustrate the alphabet in both English and Spanish.

ABUELITA FULL OF LIFE/ABUELITA LLENA DE VIDA
Author: Amy Costales
Origin: Mexican American
Theme: Family, Grandmothers, Change
Grades: K-3

When José's grandmother comes to live with his family, there are many changes that happen to his life. Jos...

ALFREDITO FLIES HOME
ALFREDITO REGRESA VOLANDO A SU CASA
Author: Jorge Arqueta
Origin: El Salvador; America
Theme: Family, Belonging
Grades: K-3

This story celebrates the experience of so many people who have left their countries of birth to find a new...

AMÉRICA IS HER NAME
LA LLAMAN AMÉRICA
Author: Luis J. Rodríguez
Origin: Mexican-American
Theme: Immigration, Literacy
Grades: 2-5

América Soliz, a Mixteca Indian from Oaxaca, finds hope in writing poetry. It helps her survive the poverty...

ANGELS RIDE BIKES AND OTHER FALL POEMS/LOS ÁNGELES ANDAN EN BICICLETA Y OTROS POEMAS DE OTOÑO
Author: Francisco X. Alarcón
Origin: Los Angeles
Theme: Poetry, Family
Grades: 1-4

A bilingual collection of poems which celebrates the author's childhood memories of fall in Los Angeles.

ANIMAL POEMS OF THE IGUAZÚ/ANIMALARIO DEL IGUAZÚ
Author: Francisco X. Alarcón
Origin: Argentina; Brazil
Theme: Animals, Ecosystems, Poetry
Grades: K-3

A charming collection of poems about the animals, insects etc, that call the Iguazú home. Many of the anim...

ANY SMALL GOODNESS: A NOVEL OF THE BARRIO
Author: Tony Johnston
Origin: East Los Angeles, CA
Theme: Morals
Grades: 4-8

Growing up in East Los Angeles, Arturo struggles to make sense of the world around him. There are many goo...

APLAUSO! HISPANIC CHILDREN'S THEATRE
Author: Edited by Joe Rosenberg
Origin: Hispanic-American
Theme: Drama
Grades: 4-12

A collection of plays for children and young adults written in Spanish and English by Hispanic American aut...

ARMANDO AND THE BLUE TARP SCHOOL
Author: Edith Hope Fine and Judith Pinkerton Jos
Origin: Mexico
Theme: School, Dreams
Grades: 2-5

Based on a true story about David Lynch, a teacher, who founded a school in Tijuana, Mexico along side of a...

ARRORRÓ, MI NIÑO--LATINO LULLABIES AND GENTLE GAMES
Author: Lulu Delacri
Origin: Latin America
Theme: Traditions, Culture
Grades: PreK-2

An illustrated collection of finger play games, lullabies and nursery rhymes from the major Latino groups l...

BAKERY LADY, THE/LA SEÑORA DE LA PANADERÍA
Author: Pat Mora
Origin: Mexican-American
Theme: Cooking, Family
Grades: K-3

A family story that includes information about Mexican traditions and celebrations while appealing to many ...

BECOMING NAOMI LEÓN
Author: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Origin: USA, Mexico
Theme: Family, Identity
Grades: 4-8

Naomi's absent mother returns to claim her, so she runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and young...

BENITO'S BIZCOCHITOS/LOS BIZCOCHITOS DE BENITO
Author: Ana Baca
Origin: New Mexico
Theme: Folklore, Tradition
Grades: K-3

Cristina's grandmother tells her the story of how a magical butterfly first introduced bizcochitos, the tra...

BENITO'S SOPAIPILLAS/LAS SOPAIPILLAS DE BENITO
Author: Ana Baca
Origin: Mexican Americans
Theme: Legend, Family, Droughts
Grades: K-3

The story tells the legend of how the sopaipillas bring much needed rain to grow the crops. The book includ...

BENJAMIN AND THE WORD/BENJAMÍN Y LA PALABRA
Author: Daniel A. Olivas
Origin: Jewish, Mexican
Theme: Prejudice, Tolerance
Grades: PreK-2

Benjamin is called a name by his good friend when playing sports. His father helps him sort out his feeling...

BEST MARIACHI IN THE WORLD, THE
EL MEJOR MARIACHI DEL MUNDO
Author: J.D. Smith
Origin: Mexico
Theme: Challenges, Family
Grades: K-3

Gustavo wants to be in the family mariachi band, but he cannot play any of the instruments. He finds his p...

BREAKING THROUGH
SENDEROS FRONTERIZOS
Author: Francisco Jiménez
Origin: California
Theme: Migrant workers, Illegal Immigration
Grades: 5-8

Having come from Mexico to California ten years ago, fourteen-year-old Francisco is still working in the fi...

BUTTERFLIES ON CARMEN STREET/MARIPOSAS EN LA CALLE CARMEN
Author: Monica Brown
Origin: Mexican-American
Theme: Life Cycle, Change, Nature
Grades: 1-3

While Juanita and her classmates wait for caterpillars they are raising to transform into Monarch butterfli...

CALAVERA ABECEDARIO: A DAY OF THE DEAD ALPHABET BOOK
Author: Jeanette Winter
Origin: Mexico
Theme: Customs, All Soul's Day, Day of the Dead
Grades: K-1

A charming illustrated alphabet book, using colorful calaveras for each letter. When the calaveras are rea...

CALLING THE DOVES/EL CANTO DE LAS PALOMAS
Author: Juan Felipe Herrera
Origin: Mexico
Theme: Migrant Workers, Determination
Grades: K-6

This book is the author's story of his migrant farmworker childhood. This farmworker road was also the beg...

CAPOEIRA
Author: George Ancoma
Origin: Brazil; United States
Theme: Challenges, Identity
Grades: 2-5

Capoeira is a form of martial arts that was originally brought to Brazil by African slaves. The book is a ...

CARLOS AND THE CORNFIELD/CARLOS Y LA MILPA DE MAÍZ
Author: Jan Romero Stevens
Origin: New Mexico
Theme: Learning a lesson, Farming
Grades: 2-4

In this sequel to the very popular, "Carlos and the Squash Plant", Carlos learns what his father means when...

CARLOS AND THE SKUNK/CARLOS Y EL ZORRILLO
Author: Jan Romero Stevens
Origin: New Mexico
Theme: Growing Up
Grades: 2-4

Another great growing up adventure about Carlos, his friend Gloria, and a skunk. A recipe for fresh tomato ...

CARLOS AND THE SQUASH PLANT/CARLOS Y LA PLANTA DE CALABAZA
Author: Jan Romero Stevens
Origin: New Mexico
Theme: Hygiene
Grades: 2-4

Carlos enjoys tilling the earth of his parent's farm in New Mexico, but his dislike of baths leads him to i...

CARLOS DIGS TO CHINA/CARLOS EXCAVA HASTA LA CHINA
Author: Jan Romero Stevens
Origin: New Mexico
Theme: Family, Food, Imagination
Grades: 2-4

The fifth and last book in the Carlos series. Carlos goes out for Chinese food and decides that he is goin...

CARLOS, LIGHT THE FAROLITO
Author: Jean Ciavonne
Origin: Southwest
Theme: Holidays, Celebrations
Grades: 1-4

A story about Las Posadas. This book gives us a good description of this Christmas time tradition

CELEBRATE! IT'S CINCO DE MAYO/CELEBRAMOS! ES EL CINCO DE MAYO
Author: Janice Levy/translation by Miguel Arisa
Origin: Mexico
Theme: Celebrations
Grades: K-2

Grandfather tells the story of the Battle of Pueblo as the family is celebrating Cinco de Mayo. There are ...

CELIA CRUZ, QUEEN OF SALSA
Author: Veronica Chambers
Origin: Cuba
Theme: Dreams, Culture, Biography
Grades: 1-5

This is a well written biography of Celia Cruz from her early years in Cuba, through her immigration to the...

CESAR CHAVEZ: A HERO FOR EVERYONE
Author: Gary Soto
Origin: Mexican-American
Theme: Biography, Migrant workers
Grades: 3-8

¡Viva la causa! ¡Viva César Chávez! Up and down the San Juaquin Valley and across the country, people cha...

CÉSAR CHÁVEZ: THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE/CÉSAR CHÁVEZ: LA LUCHA POR LA JUSTICIA
Author: Richard Griswold del Castillo
Origin: Mexican-American
Theme: Biography
Grades: K-3

A picture book about a legendary Latino leader, César Chávez. His life is laid out for young children and t...