Quick view Details Growing Up With Tamales / Los Tamales De Ana by Gwendolyn Zepeda by Gwendolyn Zepeda
Quick view Details The Stranger and the Red Rooster / El forastero y el gallo rojo by Victor Villasenor by Victor Villasenor
Quick view Details Little crow to the Rescue/El cuervito al rescate: Como El Cuervito Salvo Al Mundo De Los Cuervos by Munoz Cummins by Munoz Cummins
Quick view Growing Up With Tamales / Los Tamales De Ana by Gwendolyn Zepeda by Gwendolyn Zepeda Rhythmic prose and vivid illustrations combine to create an affectionate and amusing story about sibling rivalry and an important Hispanic holiday tradition: making tamales. View Details
Quick view The Woodcutter's Gift/ El regalo del lenador by Lupe Ruiz-Flores When a violent thunderstorm knocks down the giant mesquite tree in the town square, some of the villagers see it as only worth firewood, but the woodcutter sees it as material for carving a beautiful gift for the children of the town. View Details
Quick view Goodnight, Papito Dios / Buenas Noches, Papito Dios by Victor Villasenor A father comforts his son at bedtime by singing the turtledove song his own mother once sang to him, in hopes that the child will awake refreshed and secure in the knowledge that he is loved. View Details
Quick view The Stranger and the Red Rooster / El forastero y el gallo rojo by Victor Villasenor by Victor Villasenor When a tall, thin stranger with a horribly scarred face comes to Carlbad, California, everyone is afraid of him until he and his big red rooster make them laugh. View Details
Quick view Pepita Packs Up/Pepita Empaca by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman As her family prepares to move to a new home, Pepita refuses to pack her toys or say goodbye to anyone, because saying goodbye might make her cry. View Details
Quick view Little crow to the Rescue/El cuervito al rescate: Como El Cuervito Salvo Al Mundo De Los Cuervos by Munoz Cummins by Munoz Cummins When his father teaches him to beware of the tricky human beings, who try to hit birds with rocks, Little Crow shares an idea which causes all the crows to proclaim him a genius and alters their future View Details
Quick view I Am Rene, the Boy/ Soy Rene, El Nino by Rene Colato Lainez An engaging bilingual picture book chronicles one inventive young boy's efforts to seek acceptance. View Details
Quick view Pepita Finds Out/Lo Que Pepita Descubfe by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman Pepita is afraid that her report about her family members may not be interesting, but she ultimately realizes that all of them play an important role in her life. View Details
Quick view Kikiriki/Quiquiriqui by Diane De Anda by Diane De Anda Marta and Celia are horrified to learn that their family plans to eat the rooster their abuela brought home, and they set out to save him. View Details
Quick view The Bakery Lady/LA Senora De La Panaderia by Pat Mora Mónica yearns to be like her grandmother, the bakery lady, and she gets her chance to prove herself when her family prepares for the celebration of Three Kings' Day. View Details
Quick view Pepita Talks Twice/Pepita Habla Dos Veces by Ofelia Dumas Lachtman Pepita, a little girl who can converse in Spanish and English, decides not to "speak twice" until unanticipated problems cause her to think twice about her decision. View Details
Quick view The Cucuy Stole My Cascarones / El Coco me robó los cascarones by Spelile Rivas Roberto and his mother made thirty dozen confetti-filled eggs, or cascarones, for guests at his birthday party, and he is sure the bogeyman--the cucuy--has stolen them along with the tamales, cake, and pinata. View Details
