Latino Voices

Miguel's life was perfect until he opened an umbrella in his house. His grandmother tells him Mala Suerte is their own luck.

The classic fairy tale of the Princess and the Pea is given a delightful Peruvian twist. Its rhyming text makes it an ideal read-aloud.

In this delicately illustrated book, Antonio García Teijeiro pays tribute to 12 women writers from Spain and Latin America. Hailing from different time periods, the authors include Gabriela Mistral, Rosalía de Castro, María Teresa Andruetto, and Gloria...

One day, Skeletina hears a strange noise in her house. When she investigates the source, she comes face to face with a girl named Olivia who is losing her teeth. They embark on an amazing journey through the in-between world, and Olivia finds a way to...

Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what any adult says, she will live with her parents again. One day, she finds an abandoned puppy. It must be fate. Perhaps this is what she needs to put her plan inmotion.

Aniana del Mar glides through the water like a dolphin, but she keeps her swimming classes a secret. Years ago, her mother lost a loved one to drowning, and she has never gotten over the loss. One day, due to juvenile arthritis, Aniana is put on bed...

Set in Oaxaca, an 11-year-old girl named Clara is marked for la Loteria. Life and Death deal the cards and Clara's fate is in their hands. She is totally unaware of what is happening. All she knows is that her cousin has disappeared. She will stop at...

Oriol is a Cuban girl living is Santa Barbara, a place she does not quite feel at home. For the most part she is happy helping in her parents' veterinary clinic. One day, a mysterious writer moves to town. It turns out to be Gabriela Mistral, whom she...

Spooky creatures from Peruvian folklore want to scare Benita, but she is busy reading. Everything changes when the creatures discover the magic of books.

When Aurora moves to the United States, she learns English, but her dog does not. She explains to her friends that her dog only speaks Spanish. Anyone who has ever had to learn another language will identify with this picture book.

The first time Abuela held Niña, her heart was filled with love. They spend a lot of time together. Abuela decides to start saving money to buy Niña a special gift. After the peso is changed in Mexico and years go by, Abuela's dream surprise becomes...

While growing up on a pineapple farm in Mexico, a girl learns about the magic of nature, language, and family. This picture book about change and transformation will resonate with readers young and old.

Award-winning author Matt de la Peña poetically tells readers that all children are filled with endless possibilities. They will be inspired to try to achieve all their dreams.

Based on the author's life, this is the story of a mother who has to return to her native Mexico because she had come into the United States illegally. Her daughter writes letters to everyone because her voice has power. She will do it until someone...

Elena loves to hear the coqui frogs sing as she sits under the mango tree in her yard. When Hurricane Maria hits Puerto Rico, it destroys everything the little girl loves. She fears for her home and community and is worried that she no longer hears the...

In the in-between world, the living can mix with the dead. Visitors can confront their fears or visit a newly departed loved one. Skeletina will be your guide. The artwork is perfect for the Day of the Dead and all year round!

A hungry possum, wishing he could catch some birds to eat, innocently decides to ask the toucan and the trumpet bird where they sleep. When nighttime comes, he tries to catch the birds, but instead falls into a trap.

Multiple award-winning artist John Parra has written--and illustrated--his debut picture book based on his own life. As he companies his father on his job as a landscape artist, a boy learns how to hone his own artistic skills.

From the team that brought you Last Stop on Market Street comes this story about hope and family. It's Carmela's birthday and she is finally old enough to accompany her brother into town. She finds a dandelion growing in the pavement. Her brother...

When Ruthie Mizrahi moves with her family from Cuba to the lively streets of New York, she has a lot to take in: new scenery, new sounds, and a new language. Just as she is adapting, becoming fluent in English, and has made new friends, she gets hurt in...

Presented in English, Spanish, and Nahuatl, noted poet Jorge Argueta pays homage to the power of wind. Sometimes it is gentle; other times it's a force to be reckoned with.

Miguel takes Coquí with him everywhere he goes in San Juan. Sadly, he has to leave him behind when he moves with his parents to New York City. Miguel misses his old home and pet terribly, but, after exploring the Big Apple with his mother, he discovers...

At school, a little girl is asked what she will be when she grows up. Unsure about how to answer, she consults her grandmother, who helps her imagine the endless possibilities.

A little girl is constantly asked where she is really from and she does not know how to respond. She decides to ask her grandfather and receives a profound, poetic answer.

A little girl is constantly asked where she is really from and she does not know how to respond. She decides to ask her grandfather and receives a profound, poetic answer.

Told in verse, this novel introduces readers to Antonio Chuffat, a young man of African, Chinese, and Cuban descent who became a defender of human rights in 19th-century Cuba. It also touches upon anti-Asian sentiment in California at the same time.

Edver is none too pleased about having to go to Cuba to see the father he hardly knows. He never expected to meet an older sister he had never heard about. The two realize that they have lived very different lives. Trying to find something in common,...

Reyna's grandfather's vihuela hangs on the wall of her family's restaurant. One noisy day, Reyna accidentally knocks it off the wall and damages it. In her frantic search to find someone to fix it, she learns a lot about her grandfather and the power...

Matt de la Peña and Loren Long have done the seemingly impossible. They have captured the beauty and essence of love in this picture book. They let readers know that love is all around them in its limitless forms.

Two young siblings make salsa in a molcajete. The recipe is shared in the verses.

Anita, a 12-year-old living in the Dominican Republic during the reign of dictator Rafael Trujillo, must endure the unrest her country is suffering along with her brother and parents. Anita learns the value of freedom, while dealing with the everyday...

Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy celebrate the rich diversity of the Latino experience in the United States. Free verse fictional narratives are told from the perspective of 12 young people. Each profile is supplemented with information that will...

While Milo and his sister ride a NYC subway train to visit their mother in jail, Milo looks at his fellow passengers and imagines what their lives are like. He draws his ideas as he moves from station to station.

Alma Flor Ada and her daughter present a poetic tribute to the Yuba River. The poems, which are presented in alphabetical order, capture the natural beauty of the water and all that surrounds it.

After Tyler's father is injured in a tractor accident, his family is forced to hire migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure. Tyler isn’t sure what to make of these workers. Are they undocumented? And what about the three...

Rafi and Rosi, two coqui frogs, learn about pirate history while visiting the famous El Morro Fort in Puerto Rico. A glossary is included at the beginning of the book to aid in comprehension.

Every Sunday after church, CJ and his grandmother ride the bus across town, but today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Why doesn't he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part...

This delightful book gathers a selection of the most notable poems written by Alma Flor Ada. Organized by curriculum themes, this anthology is a fundamental tool for teachers who rely on imagination, play, and creativity to expand concepts and to enrich...

Jorge Argueta teaches children how to make guacamole in this illustrated, bilingual poem.

Tia Isa wants to buy a car, but she does not have enough money saved up. Her young niece takes on a number of odd jobs and surprises her aunt with the balance she needs.