Great Fiction & Nonfiction Books
Age Level: 3-6 years old


¡Pío Peep!: Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes
By: Alma Flor Ada, Isabel Campoy
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Theme: Poetry
Rhymes from Spanish speaking countries are presented in Spanish and recreated in English to form...

About Birds / Sobre los parjaros
By: Catherine Sill
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Theme: Birds and Animals
Handsome, realistic illustrations accompanied by straightforward information about North...

Abuela
By: Arthur Dorros
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Theme: Flight

Around the World in a Bathtub
By: Wade Bradford
Age Level: 3-6 years old
Theme: Geography, Travel and Cultures
Everywhere people take baths, but baths and bathing traditions are different in places and...
Age Level: 6-9 years old


Adelita: A Mexican Cinderella Story
By: Tomie dePaola
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Theme: Folktales, Fairy Tales and Myths
Adelita’s stepmother and stepsisters relegate her to kitchen duties after her father dies - and...

Barrio: José's Neighborhood/Barrio: El barrio de José
By: George Ancona
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Theme: Family and Community
José lives in a diverse neighborhood where he's just as likely to hear Spanish, English, or...

Chavela and the Magic Bubble
By: Monica Brown
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Theme: Nature: Our Green World
Chavela loves chomping chicle — chewing gum and blowing bubbles. One day, while out with her...

Family Pictures/Cuadros de familia
By: Carmen Garza
Age Level: 6-9 years old
Theme: Family and Community
The artist recalls growing up in south Texas in this celebration of family and cultural...
Age Level: 9-12 years old


Hello World: A Celebration of Languages and Curiosities
By: Jonathan Litton
Age Level: 9-12 years old
Theme: Geography, Travel and Cultures
There are many ways to say Hello! There’s more than just “hi!” People world-over say it in their...

Magic Moments / Momentos Magicos
By: Olga Loya
Age Level: 9-12 years old
Theme: Folktales, Fairy Tales and Myths
A bilingual collection of 15 traditional tales from Latin America, including: Scary Stories,...

Sharuko: Peruvian Archaeologist Julio C. Tello / El Arqueólogo Peruano Julio C. Tello
By: Monica Brown
Age Level: 9-12 years old
Theme: Detectives and Explorers, Geography, Travel and Cultures
Peruvian archaeologist and national icon Julio C. Tello unearthed Peru's ancient cultures and...