Recommended Children’s Books and Music for Early Childhood Cecilia M. Espinosa, PhD & Alison Lehner-Quam Lehman College/CUNY

Books

Ada, A. F. (2004). I Love Saturdays y Domingos. NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Simon & Shuster.

Arena, J. (2016). Marta! Big and Small. NY: Roaring Brook Press

Brown, M. (2017). Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos. NY: NorthSouth Books.

Campoy, I. (2016). Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood. NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. (Bilingual)

Cisneros, S. (1994 ). Hairs/Pelitos. IA: Dragonfly Books,

Choi, Y. (2013) The Name Jar. NY: Knopf Books for Young Readers

Coleman, E. (2014). White Socks Only. ILL: lbert Whitman & Company

Derrick, B. (2017). Crown: An Ode to The Fresh Cut. ILL, Chicago: Bolden, An Agate Imprint.

Dominguez, A. (2013). Maria Had a Little Llama/Maria Tenia Una Llamita. NY: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Dominguez, A. (2016). How Do You Say? /Como Se Dice? NY: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR),

Dominguez, A. (2017). Sing, Don’t Cry. NY: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR).

De la Pena, M. (2018). Love. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. (Available in Spanish too.)

De la Pena, M. (2018). Carmela Full of Wishes. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers. (Available in Spanish too.)

Doros, A. (1997). Abuela. NY: Puffin Books

Doros, A. (1992). This is My House. NY: Scholastic Inc. (Available in Spanish too.)

De la Pena, M. (2015). Last Stop on Market Street. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, (Available in Spanish too).

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Lomas Garza, C. (2005). Family Pictures/Cuadros de Familia. NY: Children’s Book Press.

Gonzales, M. C. (2012). I Know The River Loves Me. Yo Se Que el Rio Me Ama. NY: Lee & Low Books Inc.

Gonzales, M. C.(2003). My Colors, My World / Mis Colores / Mi Mundo. NY: Children's Book Press.

Gonzalez, X. (2017). All Around Us. Texas, El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press.

Greenflied, R. (2000). Round is a Mooncake. CA, San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

Hughes, L. (2009). My People. NY: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Kleber, D. (2016). More-igami. MA: Candlewick Press.

Kranz, L. (2014). Only One You/Nadie Como Tu. MD: Taylor Trade Publishing

Martinez-Neal, J. (2018). Alma and How She Got Her Name. MA: Candlewick Press

Available in Spanish too.

Medina, M. (2015). Mango, Abuela and Me. MA: Candlewick

Mora, P. (1994). The Desert is My Mother / El Desierto Es Mi Madre. Texas, Houston: Arte Publico Press, Piñata Books.

Mora, P. (2008). Sweet Dreams/ Dulces Suenos. UK: HarperCollins

Morales, Y. (2014). Viva Frida. NY: Roaring Brook Press. Bilingual edition.

Morales, Y. (2018). Dreamers. NY: Neal Porter Books (Available in Spanish too)

Munoz Ryan, P. (2005). Mice and Beans. NY: Scholastic Paperbacks. (Available in Spanish too)

Munoz Ryan, P. (2001). Hello Ocean. MA: Charlesbridge, (Available in Spanish too)

Johnston, T. (.2009) My Abuelita. NH: HMH Books for Young Readers.

Schiffer, M. B. (201). Stella Brings The Family. San Francisco: Chronicle Books.

Soto, G. (1996). Too Many Tamales. NY: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers,

(Available in Spanish too)

Willems, M. (2011). No Dejes que la Paloma Conduzca el Autobus! NY: Hyperion Books for Children

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Vamos, S. (2011). La Cazuela That The Farm Maiden Stirred. NY: Scholastic.

Willems, M. (2007). El Conejito Knuffle: Un Cuento Aleccionador. NY: Hyperion Books for Children

Woodson, J. (2018). The Day You Begin. NY: Nancy Paulsen Book, Penguin Random House. (Available in Spanish too).

Music / Oral Traditions

Jose Luis Orozco http://joseluisorozco.com/main/span_store/music.html

CD’s

Diez Deditos (Ten Little Fingers) Book & CD

De Colores (Bright with Colors) Book & CD

Fiestas (A Year of Latin American Songs of Celebration) CD

Esta es mi Tierra (This is My Land) CD

Canto y Cuento (Sing & Tell) CD

Lírica Infantil Vol. 1 (Oral Tradition for Kids)

Lírica Infantil Vol. 2 (Oral Tradition for Kids)

Lírica Infantil Vol. 3 (Oral Tradition for Kids)

Animales y Movimiento: Lírica Infantil Vol. 4 (Animals & Movements)

Letras, Números y Colores: Lírica Infantil Vol. 5 (Letters, Numbers & Colors)

Rin, Rin, Rin/Do, Re, Mi Book &

Cantamos y Aprendemos (Singing and Learning) DVD

Books by Jose Luis Orozco

Rin, Rin, Rin/Do, Re, Mi

De Colores and Other Latin American Folk Songs for Children

Diez Deditos & Other Plays and Action Songs for Children

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