Latino/a Books for Elementary Children, Part I

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Ada, Alma Flor. 2004. I Love Saturdays y domingos. Illustrated by Elivia Savadier. New York: Atheneum.

Ada, Alma Flor. 1999. La lagartija y el sol/The Lizard and the Sun. Illustrated by Felipe Sávalos. New York: Aladdin.

Ada, Alma Flor. 1995. My Name is María Isabel. Illustrated by K. Dyble Thompson. New York: Aladdin.

Ada, Alma Flor. 1994.  Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. Illustrated by Simon Silva. NY: HarperTrophy.  

Ada, Alma Flor, F. Isabel Campoy and Alice Schertle. 2003. Pio Peep! Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes.  Illustrated by Vivi Escriva. New York: Rayo.

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2009. Animal Poems of Iguzu/Animalario del Iguazu. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2005. Poems to Dream Together/ Poemas para soñar juntos. Illustrated by Paula Barragán. NY: Lee & Low Books.

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2005. Laughing Tomatoes: And Other Spring Poems / Jitomates Risuenos: Y Otros Poemas de Primavera. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2005. From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems / Del Ombligo de la Luna: Y Otros Poemas de Verano. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.      

Alarcón, Francisco X. 2005. Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems / Los Angeles Andan en bicicleta: Y Otros Poemas de Otoño. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.      

Alarcón, Francisco X.  2005. Iguanas in the Snow: And Other Winter Poems / Iguanas en la Nieve Y Otros Poemas de Invierno. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Amado, Elisa. 2011. What Are You Doing? Illustrated Manuel Monroy. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Amado, Elisa. 2007. Tricycle. Illustrated by Alfonso Ruano. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Amado, Elisa. 2007. El triciclo. Illustrated by Alfonso Ruano. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Amado, Elisa. 2004. Cousins. Illustrated by Luis Garay. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Amado, Elisa. 1999. Barrilete: A Kite for the Day of the Dead. Illustrated by Joya Hairs. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Ancona, George. 2007. Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art! New York: Lee & Low.

Ancona, George. 1993. Pablo Remembers: The Fiesta of the Day of the Dead. NY: HarperCollins.

Anda, Diane. 2012. A Day without Sugar/Un dia sin azúcar. Illustrated by Janet Montecalvo. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Andrews-Goebel, Nancy. 2002. The Pot that Juan Built. Illustrated by David Diaz. NY: Lee & Low Books.

Anzaldúa, Gloria. 2001. Prietita and the Ghost Woman/Prietita y la llorona. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Anzaldúa, Gloria. 1997. Friends From the Other side/Amigos del otro lado. Illustrated by Consuelo Méndez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Argueta, Jorge. 2012. Guacamole: Un poema para cocinar /A Cooking Poem. Illustrated by Margarita Sada. Toronto: Groundwood.    

Argueta, Jorge. 2010. Arroz con leche/Rice Pudding: In poema para cocinar/A Cooking Poem. Illustrated by Fernando Vilela. Toronto: Groundwood.    

Argueta, Jorge. 2008. Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la Nina de las flores. Illustrations by al Angel. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Argueta, Jorge. 2006. Moony Luna: Luna, Lunita, Lunera. Illustrations by Elizabeth Goméz. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Argueta, Jorge. 2006. Talking with Mother Earth/Hablando con Madre Tierra. Illustrated by Lucia Angela Perez. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Argueta, Jorge.  2003. Trees are Hanging from the Sky. Illustrated by Rafael Yockteng. Toronto: Groundwood.      

Argueta, Jorge.  2001.  A Movie in My Pillow/Una película en mi almohada.  Illustrated by Elizabeth Gómez.  San Francisco: Children’s Book Press.

Astorga, Amalia and Nabhan, Gary Paul. 2002. Efrain of the Sonora Desert: A Lizard’s Life Among the Seri Indians. Illustrated by Janet K. Miller. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.

Benatar, Raquel. 2004. Isabel Allende: Recuerdos para un cuento/Isabel Allende: Memories for a Story. Illustrated by Fernando Molinari.  Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Bernier-Grand Carmen T. 2009. Diego: Bigger than Life. Illustrated by David Diaz. Tarrytown, New York: Marshall Cavendish.

Oil Painting by Lulu Delacre. From Shake It, Morena!

Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. 2006. Shake It, Morena! And Other Folktales from Puerto Rico. Illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Minneapolis. MN: Millbrook Press.

Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. 2004. César: !Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! Illustrated by David Diaz. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish.

Bertrand, Diane Gonzales. 2012. Sofia and the Purple Dress/Sofia y el vestido morado. Illustrated by Lisa Fields. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Bertrand, Diane Gonzales. 2011. Adelita and the Veggie Cousins/Adelita y las primas verduritas. Illustrated by Christina Ann Rodriguez. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Blanco, Alberto. 1998. Angel’s Kite/La estrella de Ángel. Illustrated by Rodolfo Morales. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Brown, Monica. 2011. Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina. Illustrated by Sara Palacios. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Brown, Monica. 2011. Clara and the Curandera/ Clara y la curander. Illustrated by Thelma Muraida. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Brown, Monica. 2011. Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. New York: Henry Holt.

Brown, Monica. 2010. Chavela and the Magic Bubble. Illustrated by Magaly Morales. New York: Clarion.

Brown, Monica. 2010. Side by Side/Lado a lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. New York: HarperCollins/Rayo.

Brown, Monica. 2010. Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol. Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez. New York: HarperCollins/Rayo.

Brown, Monica. 2007. My Name Is Gabito/Mi llamo Gabito: The Life Gabriel Garcia Marquez/La Vida De Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Illustrated by Raul Colón. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising.

Brown, Monica. 2005. My Name Is Gabriel/Me llamo Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral/la vida de Gabriela Mistral. Illustrated by John Parra. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising.

Brown, Monica. 2004. My Name Is Celia! The Life of Celia Cruz/Me llamo Celia: La vida de Celia Cruz. Illustrated by Rafael López. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising.

Buchanan, Ken & Debby. 1994. It Rained on the Desert Today. Illustrated by Libby Tracy. Flagstaff, AZ: Northland.

Buchanan, Ken. 1991. This House is Made of Mud/Esta casa está hecha de lodo. Illustrated by Libra Tracy. Translated by Patricia Hinton Davison. Flagstaff, AZ: Luna Rising.

Buchmann, Stephen & Diana Cohn. 2007. The Bee Tree. Illustrated by Paul Mirocha. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press.

Buitrago, Jairo. 2012. Jimmy the Greatest! Illustrated by Elisa Amado. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Bursztyn, Dina. 2011. The Land of Lost things/El país de los cosas perdidas. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Byrd, Lee Merrill. 2005. Lover Boy / Juanito el Carinoso: A Bilingual Counting Book (English and Spanish Edition). Illustrated by Francisco Delgado. New York: Lee & Low. (English and Spanish). 

Campos, Tito. 2001. Muffler Man/El hombre mofle. Illustrated by Lamberto Alvarez. Houston, TX: Arte Publico Press.

Canpoy, Isabel & Alma Flor Ada. 2006. Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection. Illustrated by Felipe Dávalos, Viví Escrivá, Susan Guevara, and Leyla Torres. NY: Simon & Schuster.

Caraballo, Samuel. 2002. Estrellita se despide de su isla/Estrellita Says Good-bye to Her Island. Illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla.  Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Cardenas, Teresa, 2008. Oloyou. Illustrated by Margarita Sada. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Carling, Amelia Lau. 2005. Sawdust Carpets. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Carling, Amelia Lau. 2005. Alfombras de aserrín: Sawdust Carpets. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Carling, Amelia Lau. 2003. La Tienda de Mama y Papa. Toronto: Groundwood Books.

Carling, Amelia Lau. 1998. Mama and Papa Have a Store. New York: Dial.

Castaneda, Omar S. 1995. Abuela’s Weave. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez. New York: Lee & Low.

Chambers, Veronica. 2005. Celia Cruz: Queen of Salsa. Illustrated by Julie Maren. New York: Dial.

Cisneros, Sandra. 1997. Hairs/Pelitos. Illustrated by Terry Yóáñez. NY: Dragonfly Books.

Cofer, Judith Ortiz. 2011. A Bailar!/Let’s Dance. Illustrated by Christina Ann Rodriguez. Houston, TX: Piñata Books.

Cohn, Diana. 2002. Dream Carver. Illustrated by Amy Córdova. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Cohn, Diana. 2002. ¡Si, Se Puede!/Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A. Illustrated by Francisco Delgado. El Paso: Cinco Puntos.

Colon, Edie. 2011. Good-bye, Havana! Hola New York! Illustrated by Raul Colon. New York: Simon & Schuster.

Corpi, Lucha. 2009. Triple Banana Split Boy/El nino goloso. Illustrated by Lisa Fields. Houston TX: Piñata Books.

Corpi, Lucha. 2002. Where Fireflies Dance/Ahi, donde bailan las luciernagas. Illustrated by Mira Reisberg. San Francisco, CA: Children's Book Press.

Cumpiano, Ina. 2008. Quinto, Day and Night/ Quinito, dia y noche. Illustrated by Jose Ramirez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Cumpiano, Ina. 2005. Quinto’s Neighborhood/El vecindario de Quinito. Illustrated by Jose Ramirez. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Da Colo, Ivar. 2005. Azucar. NY: Lectorum Publications.

 

Dole, Mayra L. 2004. Birthday in the Barrio/Cumpleanos en el barrio. Illustrated by Tonel. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Dole, Mayra L. 2003. Drum, Chavi Drum! Toca, Chavi, toca. Illustrated by Tonel. San Francisco, CA: Children’s Book Press.

Dorros, Arthur. 2008. Papá and Me. Illustrated by Rudy Gitierrez. New York: Rayo.

Dorros, Arthur. 1999. Isla. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. New York: Harper Trophy.

Dorros, Arthur. 1997. Abuela. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. Translation by Sandra Marulanda. New York: Harper Trophy.

Dorros, Arthur. 1997. Radio Man/Don Radio. NY: Harper Trophy.

Elya, Susan Middleton. 2006. Home at Last. Illustrated by Felipe Davalos. New York: Lee & Low Books.

Elya, Susan Middleton. 2006. F is for Fiesta. Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. New York: Putnam Juvenile.

Elya, Susan Middleton & Merry Banks. 2007. N is for Navidad. Illustrated by Joe Cepeda. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books.

Figueredo, D.H. 2003. The Road to Santiago. Illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla. New York: Lee & Low.

Figueredo, D.H. 1999. When this World Was New. Illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez. New York: Lee & Low Books.

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