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Themes and Units for the Classroom
Here you’ll find a list of Children’s Book Press titles classified according to theme and genre.
By Genre:
Contemporary Stories
- Antonio's Card
- Barber's Cutting Edge
- Birthday in the Barrio
- Chachaji's Cup
- Closet Ghosts, The
- Cooper's Lesson
- Drum, Chavi, Drum!
- Friends From the Other Side
- Going Home, Coming Home
- Grandma and Me at the Flea
- It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
- Kiki's Journey
- Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
- Lakas and the Manilatown Fish
- Moony Luna
- My Colors, My World
- My Diary From Here to There
- My Very Own Room
- Nana's Big Surprise
- Quinito's Neighborhood
- Shelter in Our Car, A
- Soledad Sigh-Sighs
- Super Cilantro Girl
- Upside Down Boy, The
- Xochitl and the Flowers
Poetry
- Angels Ride Bikes
- Animal Poems of the Iguazú
- From the Bellybutton of the Moon
- Grandma and Me at the Flea
- i see the rhythm
- Iguanas in the Snow
- Laughing Tomatoes
- Movie in My Pillow, A
- Tan to Tamarind
- Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon
Memoirs and Personal Narratives
- Calling the Doves
- Family Pictures
- Going Back Home
- Honoring Our Ancestors
- In My Family
- Just Like Me
- Kiki's Journey
- Magic Windows
- My Diary From Here to There
- My Very Own Room
- On My Block
- Things I Like About Grandma
- Two Mrs. Gibsons
- Upside Down Boy, The
- Where Fireflies Dance
Folklore and Fables
- Adventures of Connie and Diego
- Angel's Kite
- Animal Poems of the Iguazú
- Baby Rattlesnake
- Bears Make Rock Soup
- China's Bravest Girl
- Harvest Birds, The
- Invisible Hunters, The
- Lakas and the Manilatown Fish
- Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes
- My First Book of Proberbs
- Nine-in-One, Grr! Grr!
- Prietita and the Ghost Woman
- Super Cilantro Girl
- Uncle Nacho's Hat
- Woman Who Outshone the Sun, The
Historical Narratives
- Chachaji's Cup
- Going Back Home
- Home to Medicine Mountain
- Honoring Our Ancestors
- i see the rhythm
- Place Where Sunflowers Grow, A
- This Land is My Land
- Storyteller's Candle, The
By Theme:
Community
- Angels Ride Bikes
- Antonio's Card
- Baby Rattlesnake
- Birthday in the Barrio
- Drum, Chavi, Drum!
- Going Back Home
- Grandma and Me at the Flea
- Family Pictures
- From the Bellybutton of the Moon
- Home to Medicine Mountain
- Honoring Our Ancestors
- i see the rhythm
- Iguanas in the Snow
- In My Family
- Invisible Hunters, The
- It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
- Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
- Lakas and the Manilatown Fish
- Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes
- Moony Luna
- My Colors, My World
- My First Book of Proverbs
- Nine-in-One, Grr! Grr!
- On My Block
- Place Where Sunflowers Grow, A
- Quinito's Neighborhood
- Soledad Sigh-Sighs
- Storyteller's Candle, The
- This Land is My Land
- Two Mrs. Gibsons
- Where Fireflies Dance
- Woman Who Outshone the Sun
- Xochilt and the Flowers
- Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon
Family/Intergenerational
- Angels Ride Bikes
- Antonio's Card
- Baby Rattlesnake
- Barber's Cutting Edge
- Calling the Doves
- Chachaji's Cup
- Closet Ghosts, The
- Cooper's Lesson
- Family Pictures
- From the Bellybutton of the Moon
- Going Back Home
- Going Home, Coming Home
- Grandma and Me at the Flea
- Home to Medicine Mountain
- Honoring Our Ancestors
- Iguanas in the Snow
- In My Family
- Kiki's Journey
- Movie in My Pillow
- My Diary From Here to There
- My Very Own Room
- Nana's Big Surprise
- On My Block
- Place Where Sunflowers Grow, A
- Prietita and the Ghost Woman
- Quinito, Day and Night
- Quinito's Neighborhood
- Tan to Tamarind
- Things I Like About Grandma
- Sachiko Means Happiness
- Storyteller's Candle, The
- Super Cilantro Girl
- Uncle Nacho's Hat
- Upside Down Boy, The
- Where Fireflies Dance
- Xochitl and the Flowers
Immigrant Lives
- Angels Ride Bikes
- Calling the Doves
- Chachaji's Cup
- Closet Ghosts, The
- Family Pictures
- Friends from the Other Side
- Grandma and Me at the Flea
- In My Family
- Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
- Movie in My Pillow
- My Diary From Here to There
- My Very Own Room
- Nana's Big Surprise
- On My Block
- Storyteller's Candle, The
- Super Cilantro Girl
- Tan to Tamarind
- Upside Down Boy, The
- Xochitl and the Flowers
Creating Change
- Adventures of Connie and Diego, The
- Angels Kite
- Animal Poems of the Iguazú
- Antonio's Card
- Birthday in the Barrio
- China's Bravest Girl
- Drum, Chavi, Drum!
- Friends From the Other Side
- i see the rhythm
- It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
- Lakas and the Makibaka Hotel
- Nana's Big Surprise
- Prietita and the Ghost Woman
- Shelter in Our Car, A
- Storyteller's Candle, The
- Super Cilantro Girl
- This Land is My Land
- Woman Who Outshone the Sun, The
- Xochitl and the Flowers
Brave Women and Girls
- Birthday in the Barrio
- Closet Ghosts, The
- China's Bravest Girl
- Drum, Chavi, Drum
- Friends From the Other Side
- Going Back Home
- Going Home, Coming Home
- Kiki's Journey
- My Colors, My World
- My Diary From Here to There
- My Very Own Room
- Nana's Big Surprise
- On My Block
- Place Where Sunflowers Grow, A
- Prietita and the Ghost Woman
- Shelter in Our Car, A
- Storyteller's Candle, The
- Super Cilantro Girl
- Woman Who Outshone the Sun, The
- Xochilt and the Flowers
Friendship
- Birthday in the Barrio
- Closet Ghosts, The
- Cooper's Lesson
- Drum, Chavi, Drum!
- Friends From the Other Side
- Going Back Home
- Going Home, Coming Home
- Home to Medicine Mountain
- It Doesn't Have to Be This Way
- My Diary From Here to There
- Place Where Sunflowers Grow, A
- Tan to Tamarind
- Young Cornrows Callin Out the Moon
Making Art/Creative Process
- Angel's Kite
- Family Pictures
- Going Back Home
- Honoring Our Ancestors
- i see the rhythm
- In My Family
- Just Like Me
- Magic Windows
- My Colors, My World
- On My Block
- Place Where Sunflowers Grow, A
- This Land is My Land
Environment/Nature
- Angels Ride Bikes
- Animal Poems of the Iguazú
- Bears Make Rock Soup
- From the Bellybutton of the Moon
- Harvest Birds, The
- Iguanas in the Snow
- Invisible Hunters, The
- Laughing Tomatoes
- Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes
- Man Called Raven, A
- My Colors, My World
- Nana's Big Surprise
- On My Block
- What's the Most Beautiful Thing You Know About Horses
- Woman Who Outshone the Sun
