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 Quinito, Day and Night / Quinito, día y noche
Story by Ina Cumpiano
Illustrations by José Ramírez
Little Quinito and his family take the reader through a day filled with opposites, including short/tall, quiet/loud, and rainy/sunny. |
 Animals Poems of the Iguazú / Animalario del Iguazú
Poems by Francisco X. Alarcón
Illustrations by Maya Christina Gonzalez
The animals of the Iguazú speak for themselves in their own soaring, roaring, fluttering voices in this bilingual environmental poetry collection about Argentina's Iguazú rainforest. |
 The Storyteller's Candle
La velita de los cuentos
Story by Lucía González
Illustrations by Lulu Delacre
During the early days of the Great Depression, New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, Pura Belpre, introduces the public library to immigrants living in El Barrio and hosts the neighborhood’s first Three Kings’ Day fiesta.
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 On My Block
Edited by Dana Goldberg
Fifteen talented artists explore the places and spaces most special to them. This multicultural anthology is a celebration of community, an exploration of past and present, and an homage to neighborhoods everywhere.
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 My Colors, My World
Mis colores, mi mundo
Written and illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
Maya, who lives in the dusty desert, opens her eyes wide to find the color in her world, from Papi’s black hair and Mama’s orange and purple flowers to Maya’s red swing set and the fiery pink sunset. |
 Nana's
Big Surprise/Nana, ¡Qué Sorpresa!
Story Amada Irma Pérez
Illustrations by Maya Christina Gonzalez
Amada and her family build a chicken coop, hoping their grandmother,
visiting from Mexico, will enjoy raising the chickens and
be distracted from her grief over their grandfather's death.
From the Pura Belpré Honor award-winning team, comes
an intergenerational tale of love, remembrance, and healing.
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 Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon
Story by Ruth Forman
Illustrations by Cbabi Bayoc
A celebration of city summers, sisterhood, and African American culture and community.
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 My
Very Own Room / Mi propio cuartito A large, loving family
works together to make a young girl's dream of having her
own room come true.
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 Xochitl
and the Flowers / Xóchitl, la Niña de las
Flores Xochitl and her family, newly arrived in
San Francisco from El Salvador, create a beautiful plant
nursery in place of the garbage heap behind their apartment,
and celebrate with their friends and neighbors.
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A Movie in My Pillow / Una película en mi almohada
Paintings by Michelle Wood
Text by Toyomi Igus
A renowned Salvadoran poet recalls his experiences, dreams, and memories of his childhood in El Salvador and San Francisco. |
