Authentic Spanish Libros Books auténticos for Pre-K en español to Grade 5 de Pre-K a 5to Grado

From North to South/ Del Norte al Sur written by René Colato Laínez, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Here at Lee & Low Books, we pride literature. High-quality bilingual En Lee & Low Books estamos ausentes o mal representadas ourselves on publishing culturally and Spanish books help build orgullosos de publicar libros en la literatura infantil. Los and linguistically authentic books a solid foundation to achieve cultural y lingüísticamente libros bilingües y en español that all children can enjoy. We Spanish literacy or bilingualism auténticos de los que todos de alta calidad no solo ayudan are proud to showcase stories while also affirming and validating pueden disfrutar. Estamos a construir una base sólida a that celebrate cultures, voices, a child’s identity, culture, and honrados de mostrar historias la alfabetización en español, and experiences of communities home language. que celebran culturas, voces y sino también afirman y historically underrepresented experiencias de comunidades validan la identidad, cultura e or misrepresented in children’s que históricamente han estado idioma del hogar de los niños. Cover art ©x Find us online at leeandlow.com • Open Book Blog blog.leeandlow.com • @leeandlow authentic spanish books for pre-k to grade 5 Grades Pre-K-2 libros auténticos en español de pre-k a 5to grado

The following suggested read-alouds are some of our most popular bilingual and dual language texts written by authors from the cultures featured in the books.

Antonio’s Card/La tarjeta Featherless/Desplumado • Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes/ de Antonio • written by written by Juan Felipe Herrera, Los perros mágicos de los Rigoberto González, illustrated by Ernesto Cuevas volcanes • written by Manlio illustrated by Cecilia Álvarez A young boy in a wheelchair Argueta, illustrated by Elly In this gentle LGBTQ story learns to soar after his father Simmons • Whenever Salvadoran written by award-winning gives him a special pet bird in people gather to tell stories, Chicano poet Rigoberto this sparkling story of self- someone will have a story about González, a young boy empowerment and friendship by the magic dogs called cadejos. considers how to celebrate former US Poet Laureate Juan Here is Manlio Argueta's original his mother and her partner on Felipe Herrera. story about these famous leeandlow.com/books/ Mother’s Day. leeandlow.com/books/ folkloric animals. featherless-desplumado magic-dogs-of-the- leeandlow.com/books/ volcanoes-los-perros- antonio-s-card-la-tarjeta-de- magicos-de-los-volcanes antonio

Call Me Tree/Llámame Árbol Finding the Music/En pos Marisol McDonald Doesn’t • written and illustrated by de la música• written by Match/Marisol McDonald no Maya Christina Gonzalez Jennifer Torres, illustrated by combina • written by Monica An imaginative tale of self- Renato Alarcão • A determined Brown, illustrated by Sara discovery by a child who grows, Latina girl accidentally breaks Palacios • Mismatched and learns about the natural world, her grandfather’s vihuela and fabulous Marisol McDonald embraces others, and is free ventures into her community celebrates her Peruvian and to become who he or she is to find someone who can fix Scottish heritage. Winner of the meant to be—a child as unique the instrument, leading her to Pura Belpré Award Honor. as a tree. discover her grandfather’s legacy leeandlow.com/books/ as a mariachi player. leeandlow.com/books/ finding-the-music-en- leeandlow.com/books/call- marisol-mcdonald- pos-de-la-musica me-tree-llamame-arbol doesn-t-match-marisol- mcdonald-no-combina

Confetti: Poems for From North to South/Del Zombies Don't Eat Veggies Children & Confetí: Poemas Norte al Sur • written by René & ¡Los Zombis no comen para niños • written by Colato Laínez, illustrated by verduras! • written and Pat Mora, illustrated by Joe Cepeda • Author René illustrated by Megan & Jorge Enrique O. Sanchez • In this Colato Laínez tackles the difficult Lacera • In this delightful debut joyful and spirited collection, subject of family separation with by a talented husband-and-wife poems in many formats exquisite tenderness when José’s team, Mo Romero is a zombie celebrate the vivid landscape Mamá has to return to Mexico with a deep, dark secret... of the American Southwest for not having proper papers and the delightful rapport and his family faces an uncertain that children share with the future. leeandlow.com/books/ zombies-don-t-eat- natural world, in both English leeandlow.com/books/ veggies leeandlow.com/books/confeti and Spanish versions. from-north-to-south-del- norte-al-sur

Drum, Chavi, Drum/¡Toca, Gracias • Thanks • written by Quinito’s Neighborhood/El Chavi, Toca! • written by Pat Mora, illustrated by John vecindario de Quinito • written Mayra L. Dole, illustrated by Parra • In a series of poetic by Ina Cumpiano, illustrated by Tonel • Even though nobody sentences, a young boy talks José Ramírez • Join Quinito in in her Cuban-American about some of the everyday exploring his neighborhood as neighborhood thinks girls things for which he is thankful in he finds out that it is made up should play the drums, Chavi this Pura Belpré Award Honor- of much more than buildings, knows she was born to drum. winning book. streets, and shops. It is made leeandlow.com/books/ quinito-s-neighborhood- up of the people he knows and el-vecindario-de-quinito loves. leeandlow.com/books/ drum-chavi-drum-toca- leeandlow.com/books/ chavi-toca gracias-thanks

Family Poems for Every Grandma and Me at the Flea/ Xochitl and the Flowers/ Day of the Week/Poemas Los meros meros remateros Xochitl, la niña de las flores familiares para cada día de la • written by Juan Felipe • written by Jorge Argueta, semana • written by Francisco Herrera, illustrated by Anita illustrated by Carl Angel X. Alarcón, illustrated by De Lucio-Brock • With the help Thousands of miles away from El Maya Christina Gonzalez of his grandmother, Juanito Salvador, Xochitl and her family A bilingual collection of learns firsthand what it means make a new home in the United poetry by acclaimed Chicano to be a true rematero—a flea States. When they start a flower poet Francisco X. Alarcón, marketeer—and understands the business, Xochitl learns the value celebrating the days of the value of community can never of her new community. week and everyday childhood be measured in dollars. experiences. leeandlow.com/books/ leeandlow.com/books/ grandma-and-me-at-the- leeandlow.com/books/ family-poems-for-every- flea-los-meros-meros- xochitl-and-the-flowers- day-of-the-week remateros xochitl-la-nina-de-las- flores

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The following suggested read-alouds are some of our most popular bilingual and dual language texts written by authors from the cultures featured in the books.

Calling the Doves/El canto de Mama and Papa Have a Store Poems to Dream Together/ las palomas • written by Juan & La tienda de mamá y papá Poemas para soñar juntos • Felipe Herrerra, illustrated by • written and illustrated by written by Francisco X. Alarcón, Elly Simmons • Here is former Amelia Lau Carling • A young girl illustrated by Paula Barragán US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe describes what a typical day is Partly based on Alarcón's own Hererra’s story of his migrant like in her parents’ Chinese store memories of growing up in farmworker childhood, featuring in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Mexico and California, these his mother’s songs and poetry, joyous, universal poems will and his father’s stories and inspire all readers to dream leeandlow.com/books/ relationship with nature, all their own dreams for a better, mama-and-papa-have- revealed in vibrant language. compassionate, and loving leeandlow.com/books/ a-store leeandlow.com/books/ calling-the-doves-el- poems-to-dream- world. canto-de-las-palomas together-poemas-para- sonar-juntos

Family Pictures/Cuadros de Martí’s Song for Freedom/ Prietita and the Ghost Woman/ familia • written and illustrated Martí y sus versos por la Prietita y la llorona • written by Carmen Lomas Garza • The libertad • written by Emma by Gloria Anzaldúa, illustrated story of Carmen Lomas Garza's Otheguy, illustrated by Beatriz by Maya Christina Gonzalez girlhood in Kingsville, Texas, Vidal • José Martí dedicated his Readers are in for a magical told through fifteen paintings life to the promotion of liberty: journey in this reinterpretation of and stories, each focusing on the abolishment of slavery, the famous Mexican legend of la a different aspect of Carmen’s political independence for Cuba, Llorona, the ghost woman. leeandlow.com/books/ leeandlow.com/books/ family-pictures-cuadros- traditional Mexican American marti-s-song-for-freedom- and intellectual independence de-familia culture as she grew up. marti-y-sus-versos-por-la- from colonialism for all Latinos. leeandlow.com/books/ libertad This bilingual biography is written prietita-and-the-ghost- in verse with excerpts from woman-prietita-y-la- Martí’s seminal work, Versos llorona sencillos.

Sharuko: El arqueólogo My Diary from Here to There/ The Storyteller’s Candle/La peruano Julio C. Tello/ Mi diario de aquí hasta allá • velita de los cuentos • written Peruvian Archeologist Julio written by Amada Irma Pérez, by Lucía González, illustrated C. Tello • written by Monica illustrated by Maya Christina by Lulu Delacre • Cousins Brown, illustrated by Elisa Gonzalez • Amada records her Hildamar and Santiago long for Chavarri • A fascinating bilingual fears, hopes and dreams about their home in Puerto Rico—until picture book biography of moving from Mexico to the other they discover the library, thanks Peruvian archeologist and side of the border in California in to Pura Belpré, New York City’s leeandlow.com/books/ national icon Julio C. Tello, her trusted diary. first Latina librarian. Winner of the sharuko who unearthed Peru's ancient Pura Belpré Award Honor. cultures and fostered pride in the leeandlow.com/books/ leeandlow.com/books/ the-storyteller-s-candle- country's Indigenous history. my-diary-from-here-to- there-mi-diario-de-aqui- la-velita-de-los-cuentos hasta-alla

Friends from the Other Side/ My Papa Diego and Me/Mi The Upside Down Boy/El niño Amigos del otro lado • written papá Diego y yo • written by de cabeza • written by Juan by Gloria Anzaldúa, illustrated Guadalupe Marín, illustrated Felipe Herrera, illustrated by by Consuelo Mendez • This by Diego Rivera • Guadalupe Elizabeth Gómez • The Upside poignant immigration story Rivera Marín shares some of Down Boy/El niño de cabeza captures not only the hardship her childhood memories of her is former US Poet Laureate of daily life on the border, but father, world-renowned artist Juan Felipe Herrera's engaging also the beauty of the landscape Diego Rivera, in this intimate memoir of the year his migrant and the dignity and generosity artistic portrait. family settled down so that he of spirit that Mexican Americans could go to school for the first leeandlow.com/books/ and Mexican immigrants share. leeandlow.com/books/ leeandlow.com/books/ time. friends-from-the-other- my-papa-diego-and-me- the-upside-down-boy-el- side-amigos-del-otro-lado mi-papa-diego-y-yo nino-de-cabeza

It Doesn’t Have to Be This My Very Own Room/Mi propio Yum! Mmmm! Qué Rico! Way/No tiene que ser así • cuartito • written by Amada America’s Sproutings & Yum! written by Luis Rodríguez, Irma Pérez, illustrated by Maya ¡MmMm! ¡Qué rico! Brotes illustrated by Daniel Galvez Christina Gonzalez • In this de las Américas • written A compelling tale of a young delightful memoir of a California by Pat Mora, illustrated by boy’s encounter with the childhood, a girl tries to carve Rafael López • In this delightful world of gangs—a world that out space for herself among collection of haiku, award- author Luis J. Rodríguez knows five brothers, two parents, and a winning poet Pat Mora explores firsthand. There is no easy house full of visiting relatives. the many foods native to the answer to Monchi’s dilemma, but Americas, including peanuts, the love and respect of his uncle leeandlow.com/books/ blueberries, corn, potatoes, and leeandlow.com/books/ help him find a way out. my-very-own-room-mi- more. propio-cuartito it-doesn-t-have-to-be-this- leeandlow.com/books/ way-no-tiene-que-ser-asi yum-mmmm-que-rico- americas-sproutings

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Más Piñata, a leveled reader series from Bebop Más Piñata, una serie de lecturas niveladas de Books, offers rich, culturally relevant stories that Bebop Books, ofrece historias ricas en contenido y support meaningful literacy development in culturalmente relevantes que apoyan el desarrollo guided reading and biliteracy settings. All titles significativo de la alfabetización tanto en lectura were originally written in Spanish by native guiada como en ambientes bilingües. Todos los Spanish speakers and long-time educators. títulos de la serie fueron escritos originalmente en español por educadores hispanohablantes nativos.

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