Fiction

In this humorous tale of jealousy and brotherly love, Lilly's attitude toward her baby brother Julius creates quite a stir at home. Her parents try to reason with her, but she won't change her mind until her cousin says that Julius is ugly. This prompts...

When Mouse Pérez (the Tooth Fairy of the Spanish-speaking world) gives a mouthful of teeth to a meow-less cat, both cat and mouse learn to reconcile their differences, making this a useful lead-in for discussing concepts of accepting others and...

With no more than one or two words per page, this beautifully illustrated book captures the emotion of taking an airplane to visit Grandma in another country. The touching message works wonderfully in both the Spanish and the English text.

This hilarious and active book encourages young readers to imitate the antics of the animals on the pages of the book and move every part of their bodies from head to toe. Children will love wiggling, wriggling, and moving along with the classic Eric...

With very few words per page, this book, with its irresistible photographs, invites children to come play along with an active puppy.

This colorful book shows the day in the life of a baby turtle. It is a great choice for any unit on the ocean.

Ideal for read-alouds, this rhyming picture book introduces children to a princess who is bored with her royal life and sets out for true adventure as a pirate and a knight!

After finding a cool refuge in the library's air conditioner, a nameless monster starts playing tricks on people. When the librarian finally discovers the prankster, the two decide to work together. From then on, story hour is the highlight of the...

A strict librarian learns that sometimes rules must be broken in this uplifting tribute to libraries. When a lion comes to story hour, Miss Merriweather decides that he can stay so long as he observes the rules. However, when faced with an emergency, the...

In this captivating, poetic story, a young boy and his mother come across a beautiful flowering tree during a walk through the countryside. The young boy decides to take some of the beauty home with them in the form of a seed. As the tree begins to grow,...

This full-color edition narrates, in verse, the delightfully silly adventures of Doña Piñones, an old lady who is afraid of anything and everything until a little boy finds out about her fears and comes to the rescue.

Penned with her son, award-winning writer Alma Flor Ada presents a thought-provoking novel about two girls and their search for identity. Margie considers herself to be 100% American. That belief gets challenged when her cousin Lupe comes from Mexico...

In this heartwarming growing up story, Bean the bunny rabbit discovers that she can survive without Mantita, her security blanket. After carefully hiding it for safekeeping, Bean loses her beloved Mantita. Happily, she soon finds out that her family's...

Morgana warns Jack and Annie to be careful about the Vikings when they journey to ancient Ireland. Will they heed her words and still manage to find what they need? Find out in installment 15 of the irresistible Magic Tree House Series.

In adventure 16, Jack and Annie travel to Ancient Greece to see the Olympic Games. There is only one problem -- no girls are allowed in! Jack knows his sister will not take no for an answer. Will she find a way in?

In adventure 14 Jack and Annie travel to Ancient China, where they meet the powerful emperor known as the Dragon King. He decrees that all books should be burned. Will Jack and Annie be able to save the books and avoid be captured by the emperor's...

In adventure 13, Jack and Annie are transported to the Ancient Roman Empire. Will they be able to save Pompeii's library before Mt. Vesuvius erupts?

Olivia is excited about seeing the summer fireworks display, and especially about hearing the band. But when she finds out there isn't going to be a band, she decides to form her own. She has no instruments, but pots and pans and other household items...

This well-illustrated edition captures the drama of the Latin American legend of a young mother so distraught by her husband's rejection of her that she drowns her offspring in the river. Realizing what she has done, she tries to save them, but it’s too...

Chester the raccoon is really nervous about starting kindergarten, so his mother shares a special ritual with him. By placing a kiss right in the middle of his palm, she turns his paw into the Kissing Hand, so that he can feel his mother's love even when...

Owen loves his yellow blanket, Fuzzy, and he takes it everywhere. When he is about to start school, a neighbor offers advice to Owen's parents about how to get rid of Fuzzy. But Owen foils each attempt. Young children will certainly identify with Owen's...

Award-winning poet Juan Felipe Herrera has written a lyrical account of the year his migrant family settled down so that he could go to school. Vividly illustrated, the story adeptly conveys the emotions of a boy who feels out of place upon entering a...

Every summer Eric stays with his Grandma in New York's El Barrio. They listen to her amazing record collection and dance salsa. Eric and his Grandma go to see a live performance of their favorite band, which proves to be a memory to last a lifetime...

Kevin Henkes, captures the sweet, sometimes slapstick struggle of Kitten, who sees her first full moon and thinks it's a bowl of milk in the sky. The rhythmic text and delightful artwork ensure story time success. Children will love Kitten's quest and...

This collection offers thirty-one graceful poems in which birds, fish, toads, flowers, the sea, the moon, and other elements of nature are the protagonists. Delicate watercolor illustrations mingle with the verses to bring to mind images of warm,...

One day, while visiting the tallest building in her town, Paula falls asleep on a passing cloud, and when she wakes up she finds herself in New York City. As she tries to find her way home she manages to take in the sites of the Big Apple and enjoy the...

Jonathan has a very unusual dog. It likes to go to the park, watch TV, and eat toast crumbs. It also happens to be invisible. His big sister Elizabeth says Dog isn't real, but Jonathan and Grandma know better... This story about imagination and sharing...

Lectorum is proud to publish this stunning rebus book that provides a fun way to introduce young children to Juan Ramón Jiménez and his classic Platero y yo. A vocabulary key to all the substituted words appears at the back of the book.

A little girl named Juliana discovers the amazing imagery of poetry in this delightful book. It pays homage to the famous poem by Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos about the Loiza River.

One rainy afternoon, the Cat in the Hat comes to visit and wreaks his special kind of havoc. The rhyme of the translation captures the magic of the original.

Follow two children as they celebrate their ancestors on this vibrant holiday. They offer marigolds, sugar skulls, and special bread, and make delicious foods. By spreading marigold petals, they guide the dead home to join the festivities. Finally, after...

In this classic English rhyme, a father, four children, and a dog embark on a bear hunt that takes them through fields, across a deep river, and into a dense forest to find a bear in a cave.

The three perceptive stories in this volume prove that we are all afraid of something. Whether it's an otherwise brave mother with an irrational fear of lizards, a bunch of children who conjure up monsters in the night, or a boy and a wolf cub who are...

Tricia struggles in elementary school because she has difficulty learning to read. Her classmates call her dumb, in spite of her many talents. Finally, in fifth grade she is lucky enough to have a teacher who is able to recognize her problem and help her...

In this celebration of nature and determination, children witness how a boy named Jaime plants an acorn, only to have a squirrel dig it up and eat it. He continues to plant, albeit unsuccessfully a good portion of the time, and grows into an old man,...

Completing their series of seasonal poems, Alarcón and Gonzalez pay tribute to winter with Northern California as their setting. From Mission Dolores to the Sierra Nevada, with its great sequoias, and Las posadas, this delightful collection explores...

In this whimsical and touching collection of 20 poems in English and Spanish, readers will find tomatoes that laugh, chiles that explode, and tortillas that applaud the sun. With vibrant illustrations as lyrical and expressive as the poems themselves,...

A poetic celebration of fall in Los Angeles--the city of angels--this book of bilingual poetry by an award-winning team invites the reader to appreciate the simple pleasures of everyday life: a visit to an outdoor market, the arrival of the ice cream...

This repetitive board book teaches the smallest of children how to count from one to five. They will respond to the cheery illustrations as well.

Toddlers and preschoolers will respond to the musicality of this fun board book. The endearing illustrations and repetitive text will make it a favorite at bedtime, or any time!