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Bebé goes shopping

Susan Middleton Elya

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🔤First words & counting

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

A baby and mama go to the grocery store in this sweet bilingual board book that introduces Spanish vocabulary through a familiar everyday outing.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love shopping, family, bilingualism.

Colores / Colors

Jorge Luján

🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors🎨Art & music

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 0-3 · Concept Book

A bilingual board book by the celebrated Argentine poet Jorge Luján, introducing colors through lyrical nature images and simple, musical text.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love colors, nature, bilingualism.

Pio peep!

Alma Flor Ada

🌙Bedtime book🐾Animal tale🎵Rhymes & poems

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 0-3 · Nursery Rhymes

A bilingual collection of traditional Spanish-language nursery rhymes and lullabies collected and adapted by Alma Flor Ada, with bright illustrations.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love nursery rhymes, animals, play.

Abuelita's Heart

Amy Córdova

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🤝Friendship🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

A board book celebrating the special bond between a baby and their abuelita, filled with warm colors and simple Spanish words of love and belonging.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love grandmothers, love, heritage.

My Colors, My World / Mis colores, mi mundo

Maya Christina González

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🔤First words & counting

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 0-3 · Concept Book

A little girl searches for colors in her windy desert world, finding them in her family and surroundings in this Pura Belpré Award-winning bilingual concept book.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love colors, desert, family, identity.

Gathering the Sun

Alma Flor Ada

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

An alphabet book of bilingual poems celebrating the lives of migrant farmworker families and their connection to the earth, illustrated with vibrant paintings.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love farming, nature, family, dignity.

Chato's Kitchen

Gary Soto

🐾Animal tale😂Giggle book🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Chato the cool barrio cat prepares a big Mexican feast for his new mouse neighbors,but the mice have a surprise of their own in this funny, food-filled picture book.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love food, friendship, humor, los angeles.

Too Many Tamales / ¡Qué montón de tamales!

Gary Soto

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🌿Nature & outdoors🍲Food & cooking

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Maria tries on her mother's ring while making tamales and panics when it disappears,thinking it may have ended up inside one of the tamales eaten by her cousins.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love family, holidays, tamales, christmas.

Cuando era puertorriqueña

Esmeralda Santiago

🪞Identity & roots🎨Art & music🖍️Picture book

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

An illustrated adaptation for young readers drawn from Santiago's celebrated memoir of growing up in rural Puerto Rico in the 1950s.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love puerto rico, identity, childhood, bilingualism.

El señor de los caballos

Pablo Bernasconi

🌙Bedtime book🧭Adventure🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A whimsical Argentine picture book by celebrated illustrator Pablo Bernasconi about a man whose passion for horses transforms everything around him.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love horses, adventure, argentina, dreams.

Abuela

Arthur Dorros

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Rosalba and her grandmother Abuela fly over New York City in a magical adventure that weaves Spanish words and phrases into an English text.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love grandmothers, flying, new york, imagination.

Isla

Arthur Dorros

👨‍👩‍👧Family story✨Magic & wonder🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

In the sequel to Abuela, Rosalba and her grandmother take a magical flight to the Caribbean island where her grandmother was born.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love caribbean island, grandmothers, heritage, imagination.

En el barrio

Francisco X. Alarcón

🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots🖍️Picture book

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Poetry Picture Book

A bilingual collection of poems celebrating the sights, sounds, and characters of a Latino urban neighborhood through the cycle of the four seasons.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love barrio life, community, seasons, bilingualism.

Laughing Tomatoes / Jitomates risueños

Francisco X. Alarcón

🌙Bedtime book👨‍👩‍👧Family story😂Giggle book

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Poetry Picture Book

Bilingual poems by the Mexican-American poet celebrating a grandmother's garden, the family that tends it, and the beauty of everyday Latino life.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love garden, family, nature, seasons.

Snapshots from the Wedding

Gary Soto

🌙Bedtime book👨‍👩‍👧Family story😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A flower girl narrates a wedding day through snapshot-like observations, capturing the warmth, humor, and chaos of a Mexican-American family celebration.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love weddings, family, mexican-american life.

My Very Own Room / Mi propio cuartito

Amada Irma Pérez

🌙Bedtime book👨‍👩‍👧Family story🤝Friendship

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A girl in a crowded family home dreams of having her own room; her family works together to create a tiny space just for her in this warm bilingual story.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love family, siblings, space, dreams.

Nana's Big Surprise / Nana, ¡qué sorpresa!

Amada Irma Pérez

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🐾Animal tale🎵Rhymes & poems

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Nana arrives from Mexico bringing a suitcase full of surprises in the form of farm animals, delighting the children in this warm bilingual picture book.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love grandmothers, farm animals, family, surprise.

Harvesting Hope

Kathleen Krull

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🌿Nature & outdoors🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

A picture book biography of César Chávez telling the story of his childhood on a family farm and his leadership of the historic 1966 farmworkers' march.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love farmworkers, justice, courage.

Jalapeño Bagels

Natasha Wing

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🎒School days

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Pablo's parents run a bakery,his father is Jewish and his mother is Mexican,and he must choose which food to bring to International Day at school.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love cultural identity, baking, family, bilingualism.

Prietita and the Ghost Woman / Prietita y La Llorona

Gloria Anzaldúa

👨‍👩‍👧Family story✨Magic & wonder🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A young girl ventures into the forest to find a healing herb for her sick mother and is guided by the legendary ghost woman La Llorona in a transformative retelling.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexican folklore, healing, identity.

Friends from the Other Side / Amigos del otro lado

Gloria Anzaldúa

🤝Friendship🪞Identity & roots🖍️Picture book

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Prietita befriends Joaquín, a boy who has crossed the border illegally, and protects him from the border patrol in this pioneering bilingual picture book about immigration.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love immigration, friendship, courage, border.

A Birthday Basket for Tía

Pat Mora

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Cecilia prepares a special birthday basket for her great-aunt Tía, filling it with objects that represent their shared memories in this warm celebration of family.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love family, birthdays, mexican tradition, aunts.

Tomás and the Library Lady

Pat Mora

🐾Animal tale🌿Nature & outdoors🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

Based on the life of Tomás Rivera, a migrant child who finds refuge and transformation in a public library and grows up to become a celebrated author and educator.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love libraries, books, migrant workers, education.

Pablo's Tree

Pat Mora

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Every year on Pablo's birthday, his grandfather decorates the tree he planted when Pablo was adopted in this tender story of love across generations.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love adoption, grandparents, mexican heritage, love.

Cuadros de familia / Family Pictures

Carmen Lomas Garza

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🎨Art & music

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A painter shares childhood memories of growing up in a South Texas Mexican-American community through vibrant folk-art images and bilingual text.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexican-american life, family, traditions, memory.

In My Family / En mi familia

Carmen Lomas Garza

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🎨Art & music🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A companion volume to Family Pictures, with more folk-art memories of family fiestas, healing rituals, and community gatherings in South Texas.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexican-american life, family, celebration, traditions.

Fiesta Feminina

Mary-Joan Gerson

✨Magic & wonder🏛️History & real lives🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A collection of eight traditional Mexican tales celebrating powerful female figures from goddesses to revolutionary heroines in richly illustrated retellings.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexican folklore, women, mythology, stories.

La mariposa

Francisco Jiménez

🐾Animal tale🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

The son of a migrant worker struggles in an English-only classroom, finding solace in a caterpillar he watches transform into a butterfly in this autobiographical story.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love immigration, school, language, butterflies.

The Circuit / El circuito

Francisco Jiménez

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🐾Animal tale🎒School days

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Short Stories

Autobiographical short stories following a Mexican migrant family through the circuits of California's harvest season, as the youngest son struggles to stay in school.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love migrant life, family, education, coming of age.

Breaking Through

Francisco Jiménez

🐾Animal tale💗Big feelings🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Coming of Age

The sequel to The Circuit continues Francisco's story as he navigates high school, deportation fears, and his determination to get an education in 1950s California.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love immigration, education, identity, perseverance.

Esperanza Rising

Pam Muñoz Ryan

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Historical Fiction

After her father's murder, wealthy Mexican girl Esperanza flees to California with her mother and must learn to survive as a migrant farmworker during the Great Depression.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love immigration, class, resilience, labor rights.

Becoming Naomi León

Pam Muñoz Ryan

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Contemporary Fiction

Naomi and her little brother flee their grandmother's house in California to Mexico to find their father, confronting their absentee mother along the way.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love family, mexico, identity, courage.

Going Home

Nicholasa Mohr

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🐾Animal tale🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Coming of Age

In the sequel to Felita, a twelve-year-old visits Puerto Rico for the first time and discovers her complicated feelings about the island her parents call home.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love puerto rican identity, heritage, family, belonging.

Call Me María

Judith Ortiz Cofer

🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 7-9 · Novel in Verse

A girl lives between worlds in a New York apartment building, writing poems and letters to express her dual identity as a Puerto Rican American teenager.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love bilingualism, identity, new york, puerto rico.

An Island Like You

Judith Ortiz Cofer

🌙Bedtime book🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Short Stories

Twelve stories about teenagers growing up in a New Jersey barrio, each navigating the tensions between their Puerto Rican heritage and American dreams.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love puerto rican identity, new jersey, adolescence, barrio life.

The Poet Slave of Cuba

Margarita Engle

🔍Mystery🎵Rhymes & poems

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Novel in Verse

A biographical novel in verse about Juan Francisco Manzano, a boy born into slavery in 19th-century Cuba who taught himself to read and write in secret.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love slavery, poetry, cuba, freedom.

The Surrender Tree

Margarita Engle

🎵Rhymes & poems🌿Nature & outdoors🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Novel in Verse

A novel in verse about Cuba's three wars for independence, focusing on a healer who shelters wounded soldiers in the forest, a runaway slave, and a tracker.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love cuba, war, healing, courage.

Tropical Secrets

Margarita Engle

🔍Mystery🎵Rhymes & poems🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Novel in Verse

A novel in verse following Jewish children who find refuge in Cuba during WWII, building friendships with Cuban children in a place of unexpected welcome.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love cuba, wwii, jewish refugees, compassion.

Silver People

Margarita Engle

🎵Rhymes & poems🌿Nature & outdoors🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Novel in Verse

A novel in verse about the construction of the Panama Canal from the perspectives of Caribbean and indigenous workers who suffered to build it.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love panama canal, racism, labor, nature.

Bravo!

Margarita Engle

🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder🎵Rhymes & poems

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Novel in Verse

A novel in verse celebrating the life of Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa, following her journey from Cuba to exile and her rise as a musical legend.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love music, cuba, poetry, revolution.

The Only Road

Alexandra Diaz

🧭Adventure🤝Friendship💗Big feelings

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Contemporary Fiction

Jaime and his cousin Angela flee Guatemala to escape gang violence and make the dangerous journey across Mexico to reach the United States border.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love central american migration, gangs, friendship, courage.

Front Desk

Kelly Yang

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🔍Mystery🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Coming of Age

Mia Tang's family runs a motel in California while her immigrant parents work to build a better life,and Mia secretly helps other immigrants in need.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love immigration, racism, friendship, resilience.

Amina's Voice

Hena Khan

🤝Friendship🪞Identity & roots🎨Art & music

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Contemporary Fiction

A Pakistani-American girl struggles to find her voice,literally and figuratively,when her mosque is vandalized and her community must come together.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love identity, friendship, music, community.

El libro de la selva (versión española)

Rudyard Kipling (trans. José Moreno Villa)

🐾Animal tale🧭Adventure🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Adventure

The beloved classic translated into Spanish, following Mowgli the boy raised by wolves in the jungle, navigating friendship, danger, and the discovery of his identity.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love jungle, animals, coming of age, identity.

Manolito Gafotas

Elvira Lindo

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🐾Animal tale😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Humor

The hilarious diary of Manolito, a boy from the working-class Madrid neighborhood of Carabanchel, navigating school, family chaos, and life's small catastrophes.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love madrid, school, family, friendship.

Historia de una maestra

Josefina Aldecoa

🐾Animal tale🎒School days🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Historical Fiction

The story of a young Spanish teacher sent to a remote rural village in the early 1930s who discovers her vocation amid poverty, beauty, and gathering political storm.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love education, spain, republic, female teachers.

El ratoncito Pérez

Luis Coloma

✨Magic & wonder

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Fantasy

The original story of the Spanish tooth mouse Ratoncito Pérez, written for King Alfonso XIII as a child, following the adventurous little mouse through the night city.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love tooth fairy, mouse, madrid, royalty.

Don Quijote contado a los niños

Rosa Navarro Durán

🧭Adventure

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Adaptation

An acclaimed adaptation of Cervantes's masterpiece designed to introduce young readers to the adventures of the Knight of La Mancha and his faithful squire Sancho.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love adventure, idealism, spain, knights.

El Cid contado a los niños

Rosa Navarro Durán

🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Historical Fiction

An accessible retelling of the medieval epic of Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, adapted by Rosa Navarro Durán for children discovering Spain's greatest hero.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love medieval spain, honor, heroism, knights.

Manolito Gafotas: Yo y el Imbécil

Elvira Lindo

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Humor

A second Manolito Gafotas adventure, in which the irrepressible narrator battles with his baby brother the Imbécil, defends his honor at school, and keeps the reader laughing.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love madrid, brothers, school, family.

Waiting for Papá / Esperando a papá

René Colato Laínez

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🔤First words & counting

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A young Salvadoran boy waits for his father to join the family in the United States, counting the days with hope and longing in this tender bilingual story.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love immigration, family separation, hope, waiting.

Playing Lotería / El juego de la lotería

René Colato Laínez

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🖍️Picture book

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A boy plays the traditional Mexican card game lotería with his grandmother, learning Spanish words while discovering the joy of cultural tradition.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexican traditions, games, bilingualism, family.

Señorita Mariposa

Ben Gundersheimer

🐾Animal tale🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A bilingual celebration of monarch butterfly migration, introducing young readers to Spanish vocabulary through the butterfly's magical journey.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love butterflies, migration, spanish language, nature.

Pepita Talks Twice / Pepita habla dos veces

Ofelia Dumas Lachtman

🪞Identity & roots🎒School days🖍️Picture book

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Pepita is tired of having to say everything twice,once in English, once in Spanish,until she realizes what a gift her two languages really are.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love bilingualism, identity, spanish language, school.

The Tamale Quilt

Jane Tenorio-Coscarelli

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🍲Food & cooking

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A young girl helps her grandmother make tamales and a memory quilt, learning about her heritage and the stories sewn into every square.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexican traditions, tamales, family, quilts.

Diego

Jeanette Winter

🌿Nature & outdoors🏛️History & real lives🎨Art & music

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

A picture book biography of the Mexican muralist Diego Rivera, tracing his childhood love of drawing through his apprenticeship to his monumental public artworks.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexico, art, murals.

Frida

Jonah Winter

✨Magic & wonder🏛️History & real lives🎨Art & music

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

A picture book biography of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, focusing on how she turned pain into extraordinary art and created a legend of strength and beauty.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexico, art, courage.

My Name Is Celia / Me llamo Celia

Monica Brown

🪞Identity & roots🏛️History & real lives🎨Art & music

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

A bilingual picture book biography of Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa, celebrating her Cuban childhood, her love of music, and her extraordinary gift to the world.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love cuba, music, identity.

My Name Is Gabito / Me llamo Gabito

Monica Brown

🧭Adventure🪞Identity & roots🏛️History & real lives

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

A bilingual picture book biography of Gabriel García Márquez, exploring how the stories of his Colombian childhood sparked the imagination of one of the world's greatest writers.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love colombia, storytelling, imagination.

Side by Side / Lado a lado

Monica Brown

🪞Identity & roots🏛️History & real lives🖍️Picture book

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

A bilingual picture book about César Chávez and Dolores Huerta's partnership in founding the United Farm Workers union and fighting for farmworkers' rights.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love farmworkers, justice.

Tito Puente: Mambo King / Rey del mambo

Monica Brown

🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder🪞Identity & roots

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

A bilingual biography of the legendary Puerto Rican-American percussionist Tito Puente, tracing his journey from El Barrio to becoming the King of Latin Music.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love puerto rico, music, new york.

Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / No combina

Monica Brown

🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Marisol McDonald is Peruvian-Scottish-American with red hair and brown skin, and she doesn't match,but in this Pura Belpré Award-winner, that's exactly what makes her special.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love identity, mixed heritage, individuality, self-acceptance.

Sharuko / El arqueólogo peruano

Monica Brown

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure🪞Identity & roots

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

A bilingual biography of Peruvian archaeologist Julio C. Tello, the 'father of Peruvian archaeology,' celebrating his journey from a small Andean village to world renown.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love peru, archaeology, science, identity.

Danza! Amalia Hernandez and El Ballet Folklórico de México

Duncan Tonatiuh

✨Magic & wonder🪞Identity & roots🏛️History & real lives

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

A bilingual picture book biography of Amalia Hernández, who founded the Ballet Folklórico de México and brought traditional Mexican dance to the world stage.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexico, dance, folklore, female pioneer.

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote

Duncan Tonatiuh

👨‍👩‍👧Family story✨Magic & wonder🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A young rabbit travels north to find his father who hasn't returned from working in the fields, guided by a coyote with ulterior motives,an allegory of undocumented immigration.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love immigration, family, courage, coyote myth.

The Princess and the Warrior

Duncan Tonatiuh

🐾Animal tale✨Magic & wonder🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Mythology

A retelling of the Aztec legend of the two volcanoes near Mexico City,the story of a princess and the warrior who loved her, turned to stone by the gods.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love aztec mythology, iztaccíhuatl, popocatépetl, mexico.

Funny Bones

Duncan Tonatiuh

😂Giggle book💗Big feelings🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Biography Picture Book

A biography of the Mexican printmaker José Guadalupe Posada, whose calavera illustrations inspired the imagery of Día de los Muertos as we know it today.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love día de los muertos, art, mexico.

Dear Primo

Duncan Tonatiuh

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Two cousins,one in New York, one in Mexico,exchange letters about their daily lives, discovering both their differences and deep similarities.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexico, united states, cousins, comparison.

Salsa

Jorge Argueta

🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots🎨Art & music

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Poetry Picture Book

A bilingual poem celebrating the making and joy of salsa, dancing through the ingredients with the same infectious rhythm as the music that shares its name.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love food, poetry, latin american culture, rhythm.

Arroz con leche

Jorge Argueta

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Poetry Picture Book

A bilingual poem about the beloved Latin American rice pudding, stirring up memories of grandmother's kitchen and the sweetness of childhood.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love food, poetry, memory, childhood.

Guacamole

Jorge Argueta

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure🎵Rhymes & poems

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Poetry Picture Book

A bilingual poem celebrating the making of guacamole, turning the simple act of mashing avocados into a joyful exploration of Latino food and family.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love food, poetry, mexican culture, community.

Agua, agüita / Water, Little Water

Jorge Argueta

🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 0-3 · Poetry Picture Book

A gentle bilingual picture book poem for the youngest readers, celebrating the many forms and gifts of water in the natural world of El Salvador.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love water, nature, el salvador, bilingualism.

Talking with Mother Earth / Hablando con Madre Tierra

Jorge Argueta

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 7-9 · Poetry

A bilingual collection of poems by the Nahua-Salvadoran poet, in which a boy who has been bullied finds healing and strength through his connection to the earth.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love indigenous heritage, earth, identity, healing.

A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada

Jorge Argueta

✨Magic & wonder🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Poetry

Autobiographical poems about leaving El Salvador as a child and growing up in San Francisco, navigating two languages, two worlds, and the movies in his memory.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love immigration, el salvador, memory, childhood.

Niño Wrestles the World

Yuyi Morales

👨‍👩‍👧Family story✨Magic & wonder💗Big feelings

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A fearless little boy defeats wrestling opponents drawn from Mexican mythology and folklore,until his two baby sisters prove to be the greatest challenge of all.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love luchadores, mexican culture, siblings, play.

Just a Minute!

Yuyi Morales

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Señor Calavera comes to take Grandma Beetle away, but she keeps asking for just a minute to finish one more thing,until her grandchildren arrive to celebrate her birthday.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love día de los muertos, mexican culture, grandmothers, death.

Just in Case

Yuyi Morales

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🤝Friendship🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Señor Calavera searches for the perfect birthday gift for Grandma Beetle and is helped by the ghost boy Zelmiro in a book overflowing with cultural richness.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love gifts, mexican culture, friendship, día de los muertos.

Viva Frida

Yuyi Morales

🪞Identity & roots🎨Art & music🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Photography Picture Book

Stunning photographs of handmade puppets and sets recreate moments from Frida Kahlo's life in a wordless celebration of the artist's spirit and Mexico's visual culture.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love art, creativity, mexico.

Dreamers / Soñadores

Yuyi Morales

🌙Bedtime book👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A lyrical, autobiographical picture book about Morales's arrival in the United States from Mexico with her baby son and how the public library became their lifeline.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love immigration, libraries, books, mother, son.

Bright Star / Lucero

Yuyi Morales

🧭Adventure🤝Friendship🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A fawn makes a perilous journey across a border in this stunning, nearly wordless picture book that uses the natural world as a metaphor for immigration and belonging.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love immigration, hope, nature, journey.

Alma and How She Got Her Name / Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre

Juana Martínez-Neal

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela wonders about her long name,until her father explains each one comes from a different ancestor she takes after.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love names, identity, family heritage, peruvian culture.

Fry Bread

Kevin Noble Maillard

🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots🎒School days

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Poetry Picture Book

A beautiful poem about fry bread as a symbol of Native American identity, community, and resilience,translated into Spanish for bilingual classrooms.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love native american life, food, community, identity.

Eloísa y los bichos

Jairo Buitrago

🐾Animal tale🪞Identity & roots🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A little girl arriving in a new city feels like a strange creature surrounded by other strange creatures, in a Colombian picture book about the alienation and hope of immigration.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love immigration, fitting in, identity, colombia.

Rosa caramelo

Adela Turin

🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A classic feminist picture book about a little elephant who refuses to eat the pink flowers that will turn her pink and submissive like all the other girl elephants.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love gender, pink, individuality, feminism.

El monstruo de colores

Anna Llenas

🤝Friendship💗Big feelings🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A little monster's emotions are all mixed up until a friend helps sort them by color,each feeling gets its own jar in this internationally beloved book about emotional intelligence.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love emotions, mindfulness, feelings, colors.

Cuentos para todo el año

Alma Flor Ada

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Short Stories

Twelve stories by Alma Flor Ada, one for each month, celebrating the seasonal rhythms of Latin American family life through warmly observed community moments.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love seasons, family, latin american traditions, community.

With Love, Little Red Hen

Alma Flor Ada

✨Magic & wonder😂Giggle book🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Fairy Tale Retelling

An epistolary picture book in which fairy-tale characters write letters to one another, mixing classic stories in a warm, funny celebration of reading and writing.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love fairy tales, friendship, letters, community.

Vamos! Let's Go to the Market

Raúl the Third

🧭Adventure🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A bilingual picture book following a boy named Lupe as he makes deliveries through a vibrant Mexican market town, exploring the sights, sounds, and flavors of mercado life.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexican market, bilingualism, community, food.

Vamos! Let's Go Eat

Raúl the Third

🧭Adventure🤝Friendship🪞Identity & roots

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A bilingual adventure through a Mexican street food fair, with young Lupe and his friends sampling dishes and encountering the flavors of Mexican culinary culture.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love mexican street food, bilingualism, community, food.

Lowriders in Space

Cathy Camper

🤝Friendship🪞Identity & roots🔬Science & discovery

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 7-9 · Graphic Novel

Three unlikely mechanics,a girl, an axolotl, and a flea,build a lowrider spaceship to win a contest in outer space in this vibrant, bilingual graphic novel.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love lowrider cars, space, chicano culture, friendship.

Lowriders to the Center of the Earth

Cathy Camper

🐾Animal tale✨Magic & wonder🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Graphic Novel

Lupe, Flapjack, and Elirio travel to the center of the earth to rescue their cat from Mictlan, the Aztec underworld, in this sequel full of cultural richness.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love lowrider cars, mythology, aztec culture, friendship.

¡Sí, se puede! / Yes, We Can!

Diana Cohn

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Picture Book

Based on the 2000 L.A. janitors' strike, a boy helps support his mother's union struggle in a story that brings labor activism alive for young readers.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love labor rights, janitors, los angeles, community action.

Hairs / Pelitos

Sandra Cisneros

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A vignette from The House on Mango Street expanded into a picture book, celebrating the different hair of each family member and the comfort of a mother's scent.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love family, mexican-american, hair, love.

El pequeño conejo blanco

Xosé Ballesteros

🐾Animal tale🧭Adventure🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

A curious little white rabbit explores the forest and meets new animal friends in a gentle Spanish picture book for toddlers.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love rabbits, curiosity, forest, friendship.

Orejas de mariposa

Luisa Aguilar

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🐾Animal tale💗Big feelings

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A girl with big ears learns to love her differences with her mother's encouragement, turning teasing into pride in this beloved Spanish picture book.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love self-esteem, bullying, identity, confidence.

Cuentopos de Gulubú

María Elena Walsh

✨Magic & wonder

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Short Stories

Whimsical fantastical tales from the imaginary land of Gulubú, full of wordplay and nonsense beloved by generations of Argentine children.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love imagination, whimsy, argentina, fantasy.

La cebra Camila

Marisa Núñez

🤝Friendship💗Big feelings🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A zebra mourns the loss of a friend and learns to carry happy memories forward in this tender Spanish picture book about childhood grief.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love loss, memory, friendship, grief.

Te quiero casi siempre

Anna Llenas

👨‍👩‍👧Family story💗Big feelings🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

From the creator of El monstruo de colores, a tender book about how siblings can love and be annoyed with each other at the same time.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love sibling rivalry, love, family, emotions.

El monstruo de colores: colores

Anna Llenas

💗Big feelings🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Concept Book

A companion concept book to the Color Monster series teaching colors through the same beloved emotional characters.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love colors, emotions, learning, toddlers.

El pirata Garrapata

Juan Muñoz Martín

🧭Adventure😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Adventure

A bumbling but lovable pirate has comic seafaring adventures in this beloved series for young Spanish readers.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love pirates, adventure, humor, sea.

Cuentos de Gloria Fuertes

Gloria Fuertes

🐾Animal tale😂Giggle book🎵Rhymes & poems

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Poetry

Playful humorous poems by one of Spain's most beloved children's poets, full of animals, wordplay, and gentle absurdity.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love humor, animals, wordplay, childhood.

Manolito on the road

Elvira Lindo

👨‍👩‍👧Family story😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Humor

Manolito Gafotas takes a family road trip in this further installment of the beloved comic series about a working-class Madrid boy.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love madrid, family, travel, humor.

Pobre Manolito

Elvira Lindo

👨‍👩‍👧Family story😂Giggle book🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Humor

Another comic diary entry from Manolito Gafotas navigating school, friendship, and family chaos in his Madrid neighborhood.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love madrid, family, school, humor.

Cuentos de Calleja

Saturnino Calleja

🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Fairy Tales

Classic early 20th-century Spanish fairy tales originally published by the legendary Calleja publishing house, beloved across generations.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love spanish folklore, morality, adventure, classic tales.

Celia en el colegio

Elena Fortún

😂Giggle book🤝Friendship🎒School days

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Humor

Celia navigates boarding school life with her characteristic wit and rebellious spirit in this classic sequel of Spanish children's literature.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love school, friendship, mischief, spain.

Zipi y Zape

José Escobar

👨‍👩‍👧Family story😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Humor

Twin brothers cause chaos in their household and neighborhood in this classic Spanish comic series adapted for young readers.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love twins, mischief, family, spain.

El misterio de los hijos de Lúa

Fina Casalderrey

🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder🔍Mystery

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Mystery

A group of Galician children solve a local mystery involving an ancient legend in this regional Spanish adventure story.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love galicia, mystery, friendship, adventure.

Ronja, hija del bandolero

Astrid Lindgren

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Adventure

A bandit chief's daughter befriends the son of a rival clan and navigates forest adventures and family loyalty in Lindgren's beloved novel.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love adventure.

Las aventuras de Tintín: cuentos

Hergé (adapt.)

🧭Adventure🔍Mystery

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Adventure

Prose adaptations of the famous Belgian comic reporter's globe-trotting mystery adventures, beloved across the Spanish-speaking world.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love adventure, mystery, travel, journalism.

Las crónicas de Narnia: El león, la bruja y el armario

C.S. Lewis

👨‍👩‍👧Family story✨Magic & wonder🌿Nature & outdoors

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Fantasy

Four siblings discover a magical wardrobe leading to the enchanted land of Narnia in the first of Lewis's beloved fantasy series.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love fantasy.

Mi planta de naranja-lima

José Mauro de Vasconcelos

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Coming of Age

A poor Brazilian boy finds comfort talking to an orange tree he believes is alive, in this beloved bittersweet coming-of-age novel.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love brazil, poverty, childhood, imagination.

Las crónicas de Spiderwick

Tony DiTerlizzi

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🐾Animal tale🧭Adventure

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Fantasy

Siblings discover a hidden world of fairies and magical creatures after moving into their great-great-uncle's old estate.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love fairies, family, magic, adventure.

Mitos y leyendas de México

Various

✨Magic & wonder🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Folklore

A collection of traditional Mexican legends and Aztec myths retold for children, preserving the oral storytelling traditions of Mexico.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love mexican folklore, mythology, aztec, legends.

El gallo de bodas

Lucía González

🐾Animal tale😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Folktale

A rooster dirties his beak on the way to a wedding and must convince a series of animals to help him clean up in this cumulative Cuban folktale.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love cuba, animals, cumulative tale, humor.

Cu-cu

Alma Flor Ada

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🔤First words & counting

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

A peekaboo-style board book with hidden flaps perfect for the earliest interactive reading experiences between caregiver and baby.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love peekaboo, play, family, bilingualism.

Teo en el zoo

Violeta Denou

🐾Animal tale🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Concept Book

Teo visits the zoo and meets animals from around the world in this beloved Spanish early concept book in the long-running Teo series.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love animals, zoo, learning, discovery.

Teo en la granja

Violeta Denou

🐾Animal tale🧭Adventure🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Concept Book

Teo explores a farm and discovers horses cows and chickens in this popular early reader from the classic Spanish Teo series.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love farm, animals, spain, learning.

Teo descubre los oficios

Violeta Denou

🐾Animal tale🔤First words & counting🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Concept Book

Teo learns about different jobs and the people who do them in this educational picture book from the beloved Spanish series.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love jobs, community, learning, spain.

Teo en el hospital

Violeta Denou

👨‍👩‍👧Family story💗Big feelings🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Teo must visit the hospital and faces his fears with the support of family in this reassuring picture book from the beloved Spanish Teo series.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love hospital, bravery, family, spain.

La pequeña oruga glotona

Eric Carle

🐾Animal tale🌿Nature & outdoors🍲Food & cooking

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

A very hungry caterpillar eats through a variety of foods and transforms into a beautiful butterfly in Carle's beloved classic board book.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love caterpillar, counting, transformation, nature.

Oso pardo oso pardo qué ves ahí

Bill Martin Jr.

🐾Animal tale🔤First words & counting🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

Animals of different colors appear one by one in this simple repetitive classic that teaches colors and animal names to the youngest readers.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love colors, animals, repetition, learning.

De la cabeza a los pies

Eric Carle

🐾Animal tale🔬Science & discovery🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Concept Book

Animals invite children to copy their body movements in this interactive picture book celebrating physical play and animal diversity.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love body movement, animals, exercise, play.

Arroz con leche

Lulu Delacre

🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots🎨Art & music

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Songs and Games

A collection of traditional Latin American songs and games beautifully illustrated with scenes from different countries across the Spanish-speaking world.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love music, games, latin america, tradition.

Friends from the Other Side

Gloria Anzaldúa

🤝Friendship🪞Identity & roots

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 7-9 · Social Realism

Prietita befriends Joaquin an undocumented boy from Mexico and protects him from the Border Patrol in this bilingual story about compassion across borders.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love immigration, friendship, border, compassion.

Prietita and the Ghost Woman

Gloria Anzaldúa

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Folklore

Prietita goes on a quest through the brush to find a healing herb for her sick mother guided by La Llorona in this reimagining of a Mexican folk legend.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love mexican folklore, identity, healing, courage.

Dailan Kifki

María Elena Walsh

😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Comic Novel

A giant elephant named Dailan Kifki arrives at a Buenos Aires apartment building and causes delightful chaos in Walsh's most beloved comic novel.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love elephant, buenos aires, humor, argentina.

Los dinosaurios

Various

🏛️History & real lives🔬Science & discovery🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Science

A vibrant illustrated guide to the most famous dinosaurs with fun facts about their size diet and habits for young prehistory fans.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love dinosaurs, prehistory, science, discovery.

Cuentos del río Amazonas

Various

🐾Animal tale✨Magic & wonder🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Folklore

Traditional stories from the communities living along the Amazon River celebrating the river's spirits animals and legendary figures.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love amazon, river, indigenous culture, peru.

¿Puedo mirar tu pañal?

Guido van Genechten

😂Giggle book🌿Nature & outdoors🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

A nosy little mouse asks everyone if he can look at their diaper in this funny and reassuring board book that makes potty training conversations easy and fun for toddlers.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love diapers, mouse, curiosity, humor, toddlers.

Anna Kadabra: El club de la Luna Llena

Pedro Mañas y David Sierra Listón

🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Fantasy Chapter Book

Anna Kadabra is a young witch who starts a full moon club with her friends navigating spells magic and the adventures of being a child with extraordinary powers.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love magic, witch, friends, spain, adventure.

La magia del fútbol

Luca Martín

🌙Bedtime book✨Magic & wonder

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Sports Fiction

A boy discovers that football holds a special magic for him as he works toward his dream of playing on the big stage in this inspirational Spanish sports story.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love football, magic, sports, dreams, spain.

Be Bold Be Brave: Sé audaz sé valiente

Naibe Reynoso

💗Big feelings🪞Identity & roots🏛️History & real lives

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 7-9 · Bilingual Biography

Eleven Latinas who made US history are celebrated in this beautifully illustrated bilingual English-Spanish book inspiring young readers with stories of courageous women.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love latinas, role models, history, bilingual, courage.

Quizás algo hermoso: Cómo el arte transformó un barrio

Isabel Campoy y Theresa Howell

🏛️History & real lives🎨Art & music🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Based on a true story about the Mural Arts Program in Philadelphia this picture book shows how one girl's idea to paint her neighborhood sparked a beautiful community transformation.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love art, community, neighborhood, transformation, usa.

Frida: El misterio del anillo del pavo real y yo

Angela Cervantes

🧭Adventure🔍Mystery🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Mystery Chapter Book

A young girl solves a mystery involving a stolen peacock ring while learning about the life and art of Frida Kahlo in this engaging chapter book blending history and adventure.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love mexico, mystery, art, adventure.

Gaia y las abejas

Maribeth Boelts

🐾Animal tale💗Big feelings🌿Nature & outdoors

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Translated by Georgina Lázaro this picture book follows Gaia who is afraid of bees until she learns to understand and appreciate these essential creatures.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love bees, fear, overcoming, nature, feelings.

Vamos a comer

Raul the Third

🧭Adventure🤝Friendship🪞Identity & roots

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

The beloved team of Latino street vendors is back for a food-filled adventure celebrating Mexican street food culture community and the joy of sharing a meal together.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love food, mexico, community, bilingual, fun.

El hilo invisible

Míriam Tirado

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🌿Nature & outdoors🎨Art & music

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Míriam Tirado's tender picture book about the invisible thread of love that connects us to the people we love even when we are apart illustrated by Marta Moreno.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love attachment, love, family, bonds, separation.

Buenas noches Pepe y Mila

Yayo Kawamura

🌙Bedtime book🐾Animal tale🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

Pepe the dog and Mila the cat snuggle down for bedtime in this cozy board book for toddlers aged 18 months and up part of the beloved Pepe and Mila Spanish series.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love bedtime, dog, cat, friends, toddlers.

Las Fantasticotas: Vera y la sorpresa de la pecera

Laura Vila

✨Magic & wonder🔍Mystery🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Fantasy Chapter Book

Vera and her Fantasticota friends investigate a mysterious surprise in a fish tank in this illustrated Spanish fantasy series by Laura Vila with illustrations by David Pavón.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love magic, girl, aquarium, mystery, friendship.

Buenas noches luna

Margaret Wise Brown

🌙Bedtime book🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

A little bunny says goodnight to everything in the great green room in this timeless bedtime classic beloved by generations of Spanish-speaking families.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love bedtime, moon, routine, toddlers, comfort.

Pepe y Mila en el parque

Yayo Kawamura

🐾Animal tale🤝Friendship🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

Pepe the dog and Mila the cat spend a sunny afternoon at the park in this gentle toddler board book from the beloved Spanish Pepe and Mila series.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love dog, cat, park, play, friends.

Mis primeras palabras en español

Various

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🔤First words & counting

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 0-3 · Concept Book

A sturdy board book introducing the youngest readers to their first Spanish words through bright photographs of familiar everyday objects.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love first words, learning, objects, bilingualism, vocabulary.

¿Hay algo más grande que una ballena azul?

Robert E. Wells

🐾Animal tale🧭Adventure🎵Rhymes & poems

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Science Picture Book

A blue whale is the biggest animal on Earth but this book takes young readers on a journey of scale from tiny to enormous across the universe.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love size, comparison, science, wonder, animals.

Vamos al mercado

Raul the Third

🧭Adventure🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors

Bilingual (English/Spanish) · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

The superhero street vendors return to a bustling Mexican market in another vibrant bilingual adventure celebrating Latino food culture and community life.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love market, mexico, community, food, bilingual.

Mi primer libro de dinosaurios

Various

🐾Animal tale🏛️History & real lives🔬Science & discovery

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Concept Book

A chunky board book introducing toddlers to their first dinosaur names through vivid colorful illustrations of the most famous prehistoric creatures.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love dinosaurs, learning, first words, prehistoric, fun.

El camión de la basura

Various

🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Concept Book

A toddler follows the garbage truck on its route discovering all the important work community helpers do to keep the neighborhood clean and tidy.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love trucks, garbage, community workers, vehicles, learning.

El hada del diente

Various

✨Magic & wonder🎨Art & music🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A Spanish picture book celebrating the magical tradition of the tooth fairy with a girl losing her first tooth and wondering what surprise awaits her.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love tooth fairy, spain, magic, first tooth, tradition.

El monstruo de las emociones

Anna Llenas

🧭Adventure💗Big feelings🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Social-Emotional

An expanded version of El monstruo de colores for older children exploring more complex emotions like jealousy loneliness and the feeling of being overwhelmed.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love emotions, complexity, social-emotional, older kids, wellbeing.

Mi abuelo tiene Alzheimer

Maria Rosa Roca

👨‍👩‍👧Family story💗Big feelings

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Social-Emotional

A child whose grandfather has Alzheimer's disease learns what this means and discovers new ways to connect with and love him in this sensitively written guide.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love alzheimer, grandparents, family, memory, compassion.

¡Muu!

Various

🐾Animal tale🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Concept Book

A chunky board book in which farm animals make their noises on every page encouraging toddlers to join in with mooing clucking and oinking.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love farm sounds, animals, toddlers, noises, learning.

El autobús mágico: En el sistema solar

Joanna Cole

🐾Animal tale🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Educational Fiction

Ms Frizzle takes her class on an impossible journey through the solar system in this beloved educational adventure series translated for Spanish-speaking young scientists.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love space, planets, science, adventure, school.

Extraordinario

R.J. Palacio

🧭Adventure🤝Friendship🎨Art & music

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Graphic Novel Companion

A graphic novel companion to Wonder following Auggie and his friends through new adventures and reinforcing the message that choosing kindness changes everything.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love wonder, kindness, choose kind, art.

El libro invisible

Santiago García-Clairac

✨Magic & wonder🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Fantasy Picture Book

A mysterious invisible book appears in the library and only children who truly believe in magic can read it in this whimsical Spanish picture book about the power of imagination.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love books, invisible, reading, magic, imagination.

El maravilloso Mago de Oz (edición ilustrada)

L. Frank Baum

🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Fantasy

A richly illustrated Spanish edition of the original Wizard of Oz following Dorothy and her friends on their journey to find the wizard.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love oz, yellow brick road, adventure, magic.

Cuentos para crecer

Various

😂Giggle book🤝Friendship

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Short Stories Anthology

A curated collection of short stories chosen to help children navigate the challenges of growing up with wisdom humor and compassion.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love values, courage, friendship, growing up, spain.

Buenas noches a todos

Sandra Boynton

🌙Bedtime book🐾Animal tale😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Bedtime Board Book

Boynton's beloved barnyard animals say goodnight to each other in increasingly silly ways in this classic toddler board book that makes bedtime fun.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love bedtime, animals, humor, toddlers, routine.

El conejito andarín

Margaret Wise Brown

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

A little rabbit imagines running away to all sorts of places and his mother promises she will always follow him in this classic reassuring picture book about unconditional love.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love rabbit, mother, love, imagination, comfort.

Adivina adivinanza

Various

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Language Activity

A collection of the most beloved traditional riddles from Spain and Latin America perfect for entertaining children on long journeys and family gatherings.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love riddles, spanish, tradition, fun, language.

¿Dónde está el osito?

Rocío Bonilla

🎨Art & music🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Interactive Board Book

A chunky flap board book in which toddlers lift flaps to search for a missing teddy bear hiding in different rooms of a cozy house.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love bear, finding, play, toddlers, interactive.

Quino para niños: Mafalda

Quino

😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Comic Book

A specially curated selection of Quino's beloved Mafalda comic strips chosen and annotated for young readers discovering this Argentine classic for the first time.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love argentina, humor, social commentary, classic.

Mortadelo y Filemón: La vuelta al mundo

Francisco Ibáñez

🧭Adventure🔍Mystery😂Giggle book

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Comic Book

Spain's most beloved comic detective duo attempts to travel around the world in eighty days with predictably chaotic and hilarious results.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love adventure, spain, humor.

El código secreto

Various

🔍Mystery🎒School days

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Mystery

A group of children discover a series of coded messages hidden around their school and must decipher them before someone else does in this exciting puzzle mystery.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love codes, ciphers, mystery, school, puzzle.

La chica de los libros

Lidia Fernández Galiana

🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder🔍Mystery

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Adventure

A girl who loves books more than anything discovers that the library in her town contains a secret passageway to all the worlds she has ever read about.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love books, girl, library, magic, spain.

El zoo de los números

Various

🐾Animal tale🔬Science & discovery🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Math Concept Book

Each animal in this imaginative zoo represents a different number in a picture book that turns early mathematics into a joyful and memorable experience for young children.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love numbers, animals, zoo, counting, math.

Los Pitufos y el huevo

Peyo

🐾Animal tale🧭Adventure🔍Mystery

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Comic Book

A mysterious egg appears in the Smurf village and nobody knows what creature is inside in this classic Belgian comic adventure beloved across the Spanish-speaking world.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love smurfs, egg, mystery, village, humor.

El misterio del cuadro robado

Elise Broach

🔍Mystery🎨Art & music

Spanish · Mystery

A painting goes missing from a Madrid museum and a group of art-loving teenagers become the unlikely detectives tasked with recovering it before it leaves the country.

Perfect for young readers who love art, theft, museum, spain, detective.

La selva de colores

Various

🐾Animal tale🤝Friendship🌿Nature & outdoors

Spanish · Picture Book

A Colombian girl walks into a jungle where each animal she encounters shows her a different colour and together they paint a picture of extraordinary beauty.

Perfect for young readers who love jungle, colombia, colors, animals, wonder.

Mi primera enciclopedia de animales

Various

🐾Animal tale🔬Science & discovery🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Science Reference

A beautifully illustrated first encyclopedia covering one hundred animals from around the world with a key fact panel and accessible description for each species.

Perfect for young readers who love animals, encyclopedia, first, learning, illustrated.

El árbol de los deseos

Various

✨Magic & wonder🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Fantasy Picture Book

A magical tree appears in a Spanish town square and grants one small wish to every person who sits beneath it changing the whole community in small but beautiful ways.

Perfect for young readers who love tree, wishes, magic, spain, community.

Pirata o princesa

Various

🧭Adventure🎨Art & music🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Picture Book

A girl who cannot decide whether she wants to be a princess or a pirate decides to be both and has twice the adventure in this joyful Spanish picture book about refusing limitations.

Perfect for young readers who love pirate, princess, choice, freedom, girls.

¡A bañarse!

Taro Gomi

🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Bath Board Book

A splashy waterproof bath book following a toddler through bath time bubbles and the fun of getting squeaky clean before bed.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love bath time, water, toddlers, routine, fun.

Mi primer libro de las formas

Various

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Concept Book

A sturdy board book introducing toddlers to basic shapes through familiar everyday objects helping build early geometric awareness in Spanish.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love shapes, learning, first words, toddlers, geometry.

La fábrica de nubes

Jordi Sierra i Fabra

🐾Animal tale✨Magic & wonder🔍Mystery

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Fantasy Picture Book

A secret factory hidden above the clouds is where all the world's weather gets made and a curious bird discovers what really happens before a storm arrives.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love clouds, factory, magic, spain, weather.

La ardilla que olvidó dónde escondió sus nueces

Various

😂Giggle book🌿Nature & outdoors🎨Art & music

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A forgetful squirrel spends the autumn hiding nuts in increasingly elaborate places and then cannot remember a single hiding spot when winter arrives in this funny picture book.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love squirrel, forgetfulness, forest, spain, humor.

El murciélago que tenía miedo de la oscuridad

Various

😂Giggle book💗Big feelings🌿Nature & outdoors

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A bat who is afraid of the dark must come to terms with the fact that darkness is exactly the environment he is perfectly designed to thrive in, in this funny ironic picture book.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love bat, dark, fear, spain, irony.

El zorro ártico que cambiaba de color

Various

🐾Animal tale🌿Nature & outdoors🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

An arctic fox changes the colour of his fur with the seasons and a curious child learns about camouflage and adaptation in this educational nature picture book.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love arctic fox, camouflage, seasons, spain, adaptation.

Gustavo el tímido

Flavia Z. Drago

🤝Friendship🎒School days🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Picture Book

Gustavo es un pequeño fantasma tan tímido que nadie lo ve excepto la niña nueva de la clase con quien descubrirá el valor de mostrarse.

Perfect for young readers who love shyness, monsters, courage, friendship.

Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre

Juana Martinez-Neal

👨‍👩‍👧Family story💗Big feelings🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Picture Book

Alma tiene un nombre larguísimo y su padre le cuenta la historia de cada parte revelando la cadena de antepasados que la conecta al mundo.

Perfect for young readers who love identity, name, heritage, family.

Islandborn

Junot Díaz / Leo Espinosa

🪞Identity & roots🎒School days🎨Art & music

Spanish · Picture Book

Lola llega de bebé a Estados Unidos y debe dibujar para la escuela el país del que no recuerda nada salvo lo que le cuentan los vecinos.

Perfect for young readers who love dominican republic, migration, memory, identity.

Frida Kahlo y sus animalitos

Monica Brown / John Parra

🐾Animal tale🏛️History & real lives🎨Art & music

Spanish · Picture Book

La historia de Frida Kahlo y los animales que la acompañaban en su casa azul fuente de inspiración y compañía durante sus años de dolor y creación.

Perfect for young readers who love animals, art, mexico.

Iguanas in the Snow / Iguanas en la nieve

Francisco X. Alarcón / Maya Christina Gonzalez

🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors

Spanish · Poetry

Poemas bilingües que celebran la naturaleza de California y las raíces latinas del poeta Alarcón con imágenes llenas de color y vida.

Perfect for young readers who love california, nature, latino heritage, seasons.

Bravo

Margarita Engle / Rafael López

🎵Rhymes & poems🪞Identity & roots🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Poetry

Poemas bilingües sobre poetas latinoamericanos que usaron sus palabras para cambiar el mundo ganadores del Premio Pura Belpré de ilustración.

Perfect for young readers who love latino poets, heroes, resistance, words.

La princesa y el guerrero

Duncan Tonatiuh

🐾Animal tale✨Magic & wonder🪞Identity & roots

Spanish · Picture Book

Adaptación bilingüe de la leyenda mixteca del origen del volcán Popocatépetl y la princesa Iztaccíhuatl ilustrada con el estilo prehispánico de Tonatiuh.

Perfect for young readers who love mixtec culture, mexico, legend, love.

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote / El conejo Pancho y el coyote

Duncan Tonatiuh

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🪞Identity & roots🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Picture Book

Un cuento moderno sobre migración en que el pequeño Pancho Rabbit cruza la frontera para buscar a su padre con la ayuda peligrosa de un coyote.

Perfect for young readers who love migration, family, mexico, border.

El terror del sexto B

Yolanda Reyes

🔍Mystery🤝Friendship💗Big feelings

Spanish · Fiction

Un niño que aterroriza a toda la clase oculta un secreto que nadie imagina en esta novela colombiana sobre el miedo la valentía y la empatía escolar.

Perfect for young readers who love school, fear, bullying, friendship.

Caperucita Roja (tal como se la contaron a Jorge)

Luis María Pescetti

🧭Adventure✨Magic & wonder😂Giggle book

Spanish · Fiction

El clásico cuento de hadas revisado con el humor característico de Pescetti convirtiendo la historia en una aventura metaficcional muy divertida.

Perfect for young readers who love fairy tales, humor, meta-fiction, argentina.

Frin

Luis María Pescetti

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure😂Giggle book

Spanish · Fiction

Frin es el niño más raro de Argentina y sus aventuras con su excéntrica familia son tan hilarantes como emocionantes en esta novela muy querida.

Perfect for young readers who love argentina, school, humor, family.

Natacha

Luis María Pescetti

😂Giggle book🎒School days

Spanish · Fiction

Natacha es una niña con ideas muy propias que desafía a maestros padres y reglas con un humor inteligente que ha hecho de este libro un clásico argentino.

Perfect for young readers who love school, humor, argentina, girls.

Verde fue mi selva

Edna Iturralde

🧭Adventure🌿Nature & outdoors🏛️History & real lives

Spanish · Fiction

Un joven mestizo convive con una comunidad indígena amazónica y aprende que la selva es una biblioteca viva más sabia que cualquier libro.

Perfect for young readers who love amazon, ecuador, indigenous, adventure.

Monstruo rosa

Olga de Dios

🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Picture Book

Una creatura rosa llega a un mundo de creaturas amarillas y aprende que la diferencia no es un defecto sino la mayor de las riquezas.

Perfect for young readers who love difference, identity, acceptance, colors.

¡No!

Marta Altés

🐾Animal tale😂Giggle book🌿Nature & outdoors

Spanish · Picture Book

Un perrito cree que su nombre es No porque eso es lo que le dicen siempre en este álbum hilarante sobre las travesuras y el punto de vista de los animales.

Perfect for young readers who love dog, humor, mischief, training.

El hombrecillo de papel

Fernando Alonso

🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Picture Book

Un hombrecillo hecho de papel descubre el mundo más allá de las páginas del libro en este clásico álbum español sobre la libertad y la imaginación.

Perfect for young readers who love paper, freedom, imagination, spain.

Teo y sus amigos

Violeta Denou

🤝Friendship🎒School days🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Non-Fiction Picture Book

Teo aprende lo que significa tener amigos de verdad compartir y resolver los pequeños conflictos que surgen cuando jugamos juntos todos los días.

Perfect for young readers who love friends, spain, school, social skills.

Teo va de viaje

Violeta Denou

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Non-Fiction Picture Book

Teo y su familia emprenden un viaje y los lectores aprenden todo lo que hay que saber sobre los medios de transporte los aeropuertos y los hoteles.

Perfect for young readers who love travel, spain, family, curiosity.

La fiesta de los libros

Raquel Díaz Reguera

🎨Art & music🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Picture Book

Los libros organizan su propia fiesta y cada uno comparte lo que tiene dentro en este metaficcional álbum que celebra la diversidad de la literatura y el placer de leer.

Perfect for young readers who love books, reading, celebration, spain.

Animales

Roger Priddy

🐾Animal tale🎨Art & music🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Educational / Reference

Un libro de cartón con fotografías de animales reales y sus nombres en español ideal para que los bebés y primeros lectores aprendan vocabulario y reconozcan su primer bestiario del mundo animal.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love animals and first words and babies and learning and reference.

Mira, toca, siente

Roger Priddy

🧭Adventure💗Big feelings🎨Art & music

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Sensory / First Words

Un libro de cartón con texturas para tocar y sentir, pensado para que los bebés exploren con las manos sus primeras palabras en español.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love senses and first words and babies.

Counting With / Contando con Frida

Patty Rodriguez y Ariana Stein

🪞Identity & roots🎨Art & music🔤First words & counting

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Concept / Counting

Un libro bilingüe de cartón de la serie Lil' Libros que enseña a contar del uno al diez con objetos del mundo de Frida Kahlo.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love counting and numbers and frida kahlo and culture.

The Three Little Pigs / Los tres cerditos

Ann Hamilton-Lee

✨Magic & wonder💗Big feelings🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Fairy Tales

El clásico cuento de los tres cerditos y el lobo feroz contado en inglés y español con ilustraciones coloridas de Camila Pérez.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love fairy tales and bravery and home.

Indestructibles: ¡Bebé, vamos a comer! / Baby, Let's Eat!

Amy Pixton

🍲Food & cooking🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Concept / Food

Un libro indestructible, lavable y a prueba de mordiscos que muestra alimentos y la hora de comer en inglés y español, ilustrado por Stephan Lomp.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love food and babies and mealtime.

¡Vamos! Vamos a comer

Raúl the Third

🪞Identity & roots🍲Food & cooking🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

El Pequeño Lobo recorre los puestos de comida de su ciudad fronteriza para alimentar a los luchadores de la gran pelea, en un libro lleno de palabras en español y ricos detalles.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love food and community and mexican culture and border.

Diapers Are Not Forever / Los pañales no son para siempre

Elizabeth Verdick

🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors🎨Art & music

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Concept / Toddler Milestones

Un libro bilingüe de cartón que acompaña a los niños pequeños en el paso de los pañales al orinal con un tono positivo, ilustrado por Marieka Heinlen.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love potty training and growing up and toddlers.

Listos para dejar el pañal

Clara Mas

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure🌿Nature & outdoors

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

Un álbum respetuoso que ayuda a familias y peques a vivir la aventura de dejar el pañal a su ritmo, con escenas cotidianas y mucha ternura.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love potty training and growing up and toddlers.

Minino y la lluvia

Meritxell Martí

🐾Animal tale🌿Nature & outdoors🎨Art & music

Spanish · Ages 0-3 · Picture Book

Minino, el gato, descubre qué pasa cuando llueve en un libro de cartón con solapas y sorpresas para los más pequeños, ilustrado por Xavier Salomó.

Perfect for the littlest listeners at bedtime who love rain and weather and animals and cats.

Nuestra piel arcoíris / Our Rainbow-Colored Skin

Manuela Molina

🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Un álbum bilingüe que celebra la diversidad de tonos de piel y enseña a los niños a quererse y respetar las diferencias.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love diversity and skin color and identity and acceptance.

Alicia y el cerebro maravilloso / Alicia and the Wonderful Brain

Nazareth Perales Castellanos

🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors🔬Science & discovery

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book / Science

Alicia descubre cómo funciona su cerebro y por qué cada cabeza piensa de manera distinta, en un álbum bilingüe de divulgación para niños.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love brain and science and neurodiversity and learning.

Let's Be Friends / Seamos amigos

René Colato Laínez

🤝Friendship🪞Identity & roots🌿Nature & outdoors

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

Una niña recién llegada que solo habla español y otra que solo habla inglés se hacen amigas en la escuela, en un cuento bilingüe ilustrado por Nomar Pérez.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love friendship and immigration and school and language.

Así es nuestro país

Dona Herweck Rice

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Early Reader / Nonfiction

Un libro de lectura inicial que presenta a los niños los paisajes, la gente y los símbolos del país en frases sencillas.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love community and country and social studies.

Kaia y las abejas

Maribeth Boelts

👨‍👩‍👧Family story💗Big feelings🌿Nature & outdoors

Spanish · Ages 4-6 · Picture Book

A Kaia le dan miedo las abejas, pero su papá es apicultor, y poco a poco descubre el valor de enfrentar sus miedos. Ilustrado por Angela Dominguez.

Perfect for early readers just learning to follow a story who love bees and nature and fear and courage and family.

Cosechando esperanza

Kathleen Krull

🌿Nature & outdoors🏛️History & real lives🖍️Picture book

Spanish · Ages 7-9 · Picture Book / Biography

La historia de César Chávez, desde su infancia en el campo hasta la marcha que defendió los derechos de los trabajadores agrícolas, ilustrada por Yuyi Morales.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love césar chávez and farmworkers and justice and courage.

The Only Road

Alexandra Diaz

👨‍👩‍👧Family story🧭Adventure🎵Rhymes & poems

English · Ages 7-9 · Middle Grade Novel

Tras la muerte de su primo, Jaime, de doce años, huye de Guatemala con su prima Ángela en un peligroso viaje hacia Estados Unidos para reunirse con su hermano.

Perfect for confident readers ready for longer adventures who love migration and family and courage and border.