GRADES K-2

Árboles (Trees)by LemniscatesPicture BookDescription: A poetic picture book with an ecological mes-sage. Trees are marvelous beings that teach us a lot of things!Author’s Residence: SpainPublisher: Ekare Europa

Armando y la escuela de lona azulby Edith Hope Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson, illustrated by Hernán Sosa Picture Book Description: Armando and other garbage dump children toil as trash pickers. Then a teacher arrives, spreads a blue tarp, and offers them hope and an education.Authors’ Residence: Encinitas, CaliforniaPublisher: Lee & Low Books

Call Me Tree / Llámame árbolby Maya GonzalezPicture BookDescription: An imaginative story about becoming your fullest self that empowers young readers to dream and reach and be as free and unique as trees.Author’s Residence: CaliforniaPublisher: Children’s Book Press

Canta, Rana, canta / Sing, Froggie, Singby Carolyn Dee FloresPicture BookDescription: Colorful bilingual picture book based on a traditional folksong that has been sung by parents and children in Span-ish-speaking countries for generations.Author’s Residence: TexasPublisher: Arte Público

Let’s Salsa / Bailemos Salsaby Lupe Ruiz-Flores, illustrated by Robert CasillaPicture BookDescription: Estella joins her mother in salsa dancing exercise class. One day, children are banned from the class. Estella petitions for a salsa class for kids.Author’s Residence: Texas Publisher: Pinata Books

Magdalena’s Picnic / El picnic de Magdalenaby Patricia Aguilar Morrissey, illustrated by Gretchen DeahlPicture BookDescription: This beautifully illustrated story explores a child’s imagination as it takes her to the Amazon rain forest—without leaving her backyard!Author’s Residence: OregonPublisher: Red Heart Books

My Brother is My Best Friend: Spanish, French, and Englishby Nicole Weaver, illustrated by Clara Batton SmithPicture BookDescription: Brothers are very special. Meet two brothers that do everything together. This delightful trilingual story transcends all cultural barriers.Author’s Residence: Littleton ColoradoPublisher: Guardian Angel Publishing

The Rain Forest Party / Fiesta en el bosque tropical by Lorraine DeyPicture BookDescription: Winner of a Mom’s Choice Award, a bilingual English/Spanish picture book about a young armadillo trying to find his own special talent for the upcoming rain forest party.Author’s Residence: New JerseyPublisher: Raven Tree Press

Rey Antonio and Rey Feo / Rey Antonio y el Rey Feo by Kena Sosa, illustrated by Jessica McClurePicture BookDescription: A story of the Fiesta celebration in San Antonio through the adventures of two rivaling brothers who both wish to be King of the City. Author’s Residence: TexasPublisher: 4RV Publishing

Sand Dollar, Sand Dollar / Galleta de Mar, Galleta de Marby Joyce Audy dos SantosPicture BookDescription: The beach is a world full of possibilities for Peter and his dog, Urchin.Author’s Residence: MassachusettsPublisher: J. B. Lippincott/Harper & Row

¡Vámonos! / Let’s Go!by René Colato Laínez, illustrated by Joe CepedaPicture BookDescription: An adaptation of “The Wheels on the Bus,” written in Spanish and English, which follows two children who see and hear many vehicles.Author’s Residence: CaliforniaPublisher: Holiday House

Water Rolls, Water Rises / El agua rueda, el agua subeby Pat Mora, illustrated by Meilo SoPicture BookDescription: Graceful short poems in Spanish and English celebrate water in all its forms; evocative watercolor images depict fourteen different water landscapes and cultural areas around the world.Author’s Residence: Santa Fe, New MexicoPublisher: Children’s Book Press

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GRADES 3-5

El bailarín del sol: y otros cuentos mayasby Judy Goldman, illustrated by Israel BarrónPicture BookDescription: El bailarín del sol has five entertaining folktales from the Mexican Maya region. Author’s Residence: MexicoPublisher: Ediciones Castillo

GRADES 6-8

Letters From Heaven / Cartas del cielo by Lydia Gil Realistic FictionDescription: Celeste is heartbroken when her grandmother dies, but when letters mysteriously begin to arrive with her grandmother’s advice and recipes, she finds solace in cooking. Author’s Residence: ColoradoPublisher: Arte Publico

GRADES 9-12

Bajo el paraguas azulby Elena Martínez BlancoNonfictionDescription: This book talks about cyberbullying, how your life can be ruined in just two seconds.Author’s Residence: SpainPublisher: Nowevolution

There’s a Name for this Feeling / Hay un nombre para lo que siento: Stories / Cuentosby Diane Gonzales BertrandRealistic FictionDescription: Bilingual collection of ten short fiction stories for teens who live, work, and love in a complicated world.Author’s Residence: San Antonio, TexasPublisher: Arte Publico Press

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