Picture Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month

Picture Books
 

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1. Animal talk: Mexican folk art animal sounds in English and Spanish

Book cover for Animal talk.
Author:
Weill, Cynthia
Series:
First concepts in Mexican folk art
Formats:
Book, Board Book
Description:
¿Sabía usted que los animales que viven en un país no siempre hablan el mismo idioma que los animales de algún otro lugar? El gallo, por ejemplo: en los países de habla inglesa, dice cock-a-doodle-doo cuando tiene la noción de anunciarse o de saludar al amanecer. Pero en los países de habla hispana, dice ki-kiri-ki. Los lectores emergentes se deleitarán en la identificación de los animales representados en cada nueva página. Y el texto bilingüe...

2. Bebé goes shopping

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Author:
Elya, Susan Middleton, 1955-
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Louisville Children's Easy Picture Books
E ELY
Description:
Rhyming text describes a trip to the grocery store for a mamá and her baby boy. Includes Spanish words.

3. Besos for baby: a little book of kisses

Book cover for Besos for baby.
Author:
Arena, Jen
Formats:
Board Book, Braille
Description:
Everyone has kisses for Baby, from Mami and Papi to perro and gato. Primarily in English with some simple Spanish words, this charming read-aloud proves that love is the same in every language.

4. Book fiesta!: celebrate Children's Day/book day = Celebremos el día de los niños, el día de los libros

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Author:
Mora, Pat
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Louisville Children's NonFiction
E 460 MOR
Description:
GENERAL FICTION (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). BILINGUAL. IN ENGLISH / SPANISH. This Pura Belpre Award-winning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Children's Day/El dia de los ninos. Children's Day/Book Day; El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros has been observed on April 30th for over twelve years. Founder Pat Mora's jubilant celebration of this day features imaginative text and lively illustrations by award-winning illustrator...

5. The Day of the Dead =: El Día de los Muertos

Book cover for The Day of the Dead =.
Author:
Barner, Bob
Formats:
Book, Board Book
Description:
Con calaveras de azúcar, pétalos de caléndula con olor dulce y canciones alegres, las familias hispanas celebran sus antepasados durante estas fiestas. With sugar skulls, sweet-smelling marigold petals and joyful songs, Hispanic families welcome back ancestors on this holiday.

6. Digging for words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the library he built

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Author:
Kunkel, Angela Burke
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Description:
In Bogotá, Columbia, young José eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutiérrez's life and Bogotá.

7. The empanadas that abuela made = Las empanadas que hacía la abuela

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Author:
Bertrand, Diane Gonzales
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Louisville Children's NonFiction
E 460 BER
Description:
Told in the style of a cumulative folk song, a grandmother makes empanadas, a traditional Hispanic treat, for her family. Includes recipe.

8. Grandma's chocolate

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Author:
Price, Mara
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Louisville Children's NonFiction
J 460 PRI
Description:
When Sabrina's grandmother visits from Mexico, she brings gifts that make Sabrina feel like a Mayan princess.

9. How are you? =: ¿Cómo estás?

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Author:
Dominguez, Angela
Formats:
Book, Board Book
Description:
"Two baby giraffes meet a baby ostrich and must guess how their potential new friend is feeling"--

10. Marta! big & small

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Author:
Arena, Jen
Formats:
Book, Board Book
Description:
In this story that incorporates Spanish words, Marta explores the world of opposites and animals.

11. La princesa and the pea

Book cover for La princesa and the pea.
Author:
Elya, Susan Middleton, 1955-
Formats:
Book, Read-Along Book
Description:
A rhyming twist on a classic fairy tale in which a queen places a pea under a young lady's mattress to see if she is truly a princess. Incorporates some Spanish words.

12. Siesta

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Author:
Gibson, Ginger Foglesong
Formats:
Book, Board Book
Description:
A brother and sister and their teddy bear go through the house gathering items they will need for their siesta in the back yard.

13. Sing with me =: Canta conmigo

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Author:
Orozco, José-Luis
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Louisville Children's Easy Picture Books
E ORO
Description:
Presents illustrated version of six well-known children's songs, including "The Wheels on the Bus" and "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," along with original translations into Spanish.

14. Ten little puppies: Diez perritos ; adaptaciâon de una canciâon infantil tradicional

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Author:
Ada, Alma Flor
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Louisville Children's NonFiction
J 460 ADA
Description:
Ten little puppies are lost, one by one, for different reasons, until only one little puppy remains. Description of 10 dog breeds in back.

15. Too many tamales

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Author:
Soto, Gary
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Louisville Children's Easy Picture Books has 2
E SOT
Description:
Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.

16. ¡Vamos! Let's go to the market

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Author:
Raúl the Third, 1976-
Series:
World of vamos!
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook, Read-Along Book
Description:
Little Lobo, a Mexican American, and Bernabé, his dog, deliver supplies to vendors at the Mercado, a busy border town market.

17. What can you do with a rebozo?

Book cover for What can you do with a rebozo?.
Author:
Tafolla, Carmen, 1951-
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Louisville Children's Easy Picture Books
E TAF
Description:
"A spunky young girl explains the many uses of her mother's red rebozo, a traditional Mexican woven shawl."--