Raising Readers
Books in English and in Spanish
Amelia's Show and Tell Fiesta/Amelia
y la Fiesta de "Muestra y Cuenta"
Mimi Chapra
SP E Chapra
Excited about the first "show and tell" in her new American kindergarten, Amelia brings in her special Fiesta dress from Cuba.
Angel's Kite/La Estrella de Angel
Alberto Blanco
SP E Blanco
A young boy makes a kite that mysteriously restores a long-missing bell to the town church.
Carlos and the Carnival/Carlos y la
Planta de Calabaza
Jan Romero Stevens
SP E Stevens
Having ignored his mother's warnings about what will happen if he doesn't bathe after working on his family's New Mexican farm, Carlos awakens one morning to find a squash growing out of his ear.
That Empanadas that Abuela Made/Empanadas
que hacia la abuela
Diane Gonzalez Bertrand
SP E Bertrand
Told in the style of cumulative folk song, a grandmother makes empanandas, a traditional Hispanic treat, for her family. Includes recipe!
The Day it Snowed Tortillas/El Dia
Que Nevaron Torillas
Joe Hayes
SP X Hayes
A collection of classic tales from New Mexico, including "Pedro and Diablo," "La Hormiguita," "La Llorona," and "Juan Camisón," in both Spanish and English.
Hairs/Pelitos
Sandra Cisneros
SP E Cisneros
A child describes how each person in the family has hair that looks and acts different, Papa's like a broom, Kiki's like fur, and Mama's like the smell of warm bread.
Las Nanas de Abuelita/Grandmother's
Nursery Rhymes
Nelly Palacio Jaramilo
SP E Jaramilo
A collection of traditional South American nursery rhymes in both Spanish and English.
Pio Peep: Traditional Spanish Nursery
Rhymes
Alma Flor Ada
SP E Ada
A collection of more than two dozen nursery rhymes in Spanish, from Spain and Latin America, with English translations.
My Name is Celia: the Life of Celia
Cruz/Me Llamo Celia: la Vida de Celia Cruz
Monica Brown
SP E Brown
An exuberant picture book biography of the Cuban-born salsa singer.
Tortillitas Para Mama
Margot C. Griego
SP E Tortillitas
A collection of nursery rhymes, in English and Spanish, collected from the Spanish community in the Americas, many with instructions for accompanying finger plays or other activities.
Uno, Dos, Tres/One, Two Three
Pat Mora
SP E Mora
Pictures depict two sisters going from shop to shop, buying presents for their mother. Rhyming text presents the numbers one through ten in English and Spanish.