Authentic Literature

A caterpillar goes to sleep for a long time and wakes up to discover that he has become a beautiful butterfly.

Rabbit thinks Worm is disgusting because of what he eats. Worm will not be deterred. This amusing graphic novel shows children that friendship can prevail in spite of differences.

Camila was born on a farm in Europe in a country with drastic temperature changes. When she moves to a tropical place with eternal spring, she acts out. Could she have mad cow disease? Advanced vocabulary words that appear in orange throughout the...

Margot is insecure because she is taller than everyone else. A seashell contest with her cousins help her find the self-confidence she needs. Gerard moves from France to a Spanish-speaking country. Some classmates laugh at his accent and the fact that...

The little girl in the first story is scared of the dark. How will she get through her first sleepover without the other girls realizing that? In the second story, a little boy is reluctant to participate in certain camp activities. He finds the...

Don Osito was Salvador Dalí's sister's beloved teddy bear. In this charming picture book, Don Osito shares his memories about the painter, his sister, and their friend Federico García Lorca. Short biographies of these important figures are included at...

There is strength in numbers and in this incredible story children will learn the value of solidarity and teamwork. Only with a spirit of togetherness can a group of jungle animals work together to survive a terrible and unexpected flood.

After the sheep loses her shadow while escaping from the wolf, she tries in vain to get another one. Other animals offer to give her their shadows, but they do not quite fit. The solution comes in an unlikely form. This book comes with a separate...

As the Day of the Dead approaches, Lupita and her Uncle Urbano welcome the monarch butterflies, which Uncle Urbano has told his niece are the souls of their beloved deceased relatives. This year, however, the holiday will feel quite different for Lupita...

In this modern take on Little Red Riding Hood, Celulinda texts her grandmother and tells her she is bringing her a cake for her birthday. Along the way, she encounters the Big Bad Wolf, who takes a shortcut to grandma's when he finds out where she is...

This book contains seven short stories featuring robot protagonists with different jobs to do. Readers will meet Teobaldo, the fireman, Robiño, the striker, Telurio, the pirate, and other fun characters.

A little girl dreams of all the jobs she'll do when she is older. Maybe she'll be an engineer like her mother, a pilot like her brother, an archaeologist like her uncle, and so much more.

Carrasco's neighbor uses an expression about him containing the word bird. The curious boy goes on a campaign to try and find out why. This book comes with a poster that will teach readers about different kinds of birds.

When most people think of treasures, they envision gold and jewels. The children in this book teach readers what is truly important and valuable in this world: happy memories, books, dreams, teachers, and tranquility, just to name a few.

A visually-impaired girl walks with her blind father to school every day. She is amazed at how perceptive her father is about people and the two turn a mundane stroll into an imaginative adventure.

Tomas, the blue monkey, is so in love with Esmeralda, the green monkey, that he thinks he has to do amazing feats to win her heart. After a while, he realizes he should just be himself.

A young teacher is sent deep into the Amazon for her first job. Her prize possessions are her books. One morning, her students tell her that the Great Serpent is upset and she must go to higher ground. She dismisses this as just a legend, but heeds...

These fanciful verses will make children view the moon in a completely different light.

Kapek has convinced the other Librarynauts to journey into a book on the Middle Ages. Readers will learn about knights, castles, and more.

A traffic light is finally installed at a busy intersection and keeps all the townsfolk safe until winter. Once it gets a cold, things go a little haywire. A little boy named Alex come up with a brilliant solution.

A wonderful collection of poetry from the Americas and Spain, Arco iris de poesía will spark young readers' interest in major authors, while entertaining them with its absolutely delightful illustrations. Several poets include Federico García Lorca...

Did you know that some types of wind help crops to grow while other types are destructive? Little Wind cannot decide which type of wind he wants to be when he grows up, so he sets out to explore the world to help him decide among all the different kinds.

The Librarynauts decide to explore the Moon, the Sun, the planets, and the stars in a book about space. They discover many surprises along the way!

Grandpa has a cold and the only thing to cure him is a tea made from dragon tears. Manu finds a dragon, but his sad stories only make the dragon laugh. Luckily, just when Manu has given up, the dragon laughs until he cries!

We all have superpowers. For some it's music, memory, adaptation, creativity, just to name a few. What's yours?

Culled from different sources, the riddles and tongue twisters included here will challenge children to use their knowledge and imagination. Children will enjoy learning little secrets about animals, numbers, fruit, and vegetables.

In a small town, the mice build an impressive library. Animals small and large enjoy story time and other services. One day, however, some rats come and end up damaging a number of the most valuable books. The rats come up with an ingenious plan to...

Told in the first person, a little girl must migrate to the United States due to violence in her homeland. This picture book presents her experience, including arduous traveling at night, time spent in a refugee camp, and her slow adaptation to life in...

The princesses from classic tales are on strike because they are tired of being portrayed as weak, cowardly characters. To help them out, the Librarynauts decide to take their places. This turns out to be harder than they thought.

Pizca believes his plant is a machine. The rest of the Librarynauts want to teach him that plants are living things. They journey inside a book to discover the immense variety of vegetation.

Wizard Van Dongen wants to move. He does some magic, brings his house to life, and asks it to find a better location. When the house finds out that it will become inanimate afterwards, it decides to take off running.

In prehistoric times, birds faced possible extinction because predators hunted their eggs. The birds called a general assembly to address the situation, but everything they tried failed. A mated pair of birds eventually managed to come up with an...

Everyone believes that roosters sing when the sun comes out, but, actually, the roosters are the ones that wake up the sun. One night, however, Nino Rooster has a sore throat and he cannot utter a sound. Samuel begins to worry if the night will ever...

Laura is very worried about climate change. The rising temperatures are destroying the ecosystem where the polar bears live. She is determined to do something to help her favorite animals.

Paula and her brother spend their vacation in a small town. While walking through the woods, they spot a gloomy house close to theirs. In the door well, sits an elderly lady with a wart on her big nose. She must be a witch!

The narrator in this story talks about his grandfather's amazing feats in the ring, but shares that his toughest fight in the world happened long before he became a professional wrestler.

Ideal for reading aloud, this cumulative, rhyming book contains a varied cast of animal characters looking for something to eat. Children will love seeing what happens when an elephant with an enormous appetite shows up.

Crock runs away from his village because he is tired of being laughed at by the older boys. He decides to go hunting to prove he is as good as they are, but nothing could prepare him for what falls into his trap!

This illustrated collection of poems captures the comfort of home. There are verses about everyday household items, life during different seasons, celebrations, haikus about vacations, and much more.

This illustrated anthology introduces children to classic and contemporary poets from Spain and Latin America. They include Amado Nervo, Federico García Lorca, and Gloria Fuertes.