Sara Palacios
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Books with a Sprinkle of Spanish
Let's Be Friends - Seamos Amigos
Picture Books Featuring Multiracial and Interfaith Families
Let's Be Friends - Seamos Amigos
Picture Books Featuring Multiracial and Interfaith Families
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Marisol McDonald, a biracial, nonconformist, soccer-playing pirate-princess with brown skin and red hair, celebrates her uniqueness.
Marisol McDonald no combina. Es pelirroja y morena; su ropa es de varios colores; juega a los piratas futbolistas; y le gusta ser única.
9) Facing fear
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"Enrique is a U.S. citizen-but the rest of his family isn't. When he hears a rumor of a police raid, Enrique must face the possibility of being separated from his parents and sister"-- Provided by publisher.
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Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
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A retelling of the Caribbean folktale La cucaracha Martina where Martina, in an effort to escape her noisy tías, slips away to a warm familiar island where she can play in peace and quiet--but is she home at last?
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"Una niña callada que se abruma fácilmente por su escandalosa familia encuentra una tierra mágica y silenciosa en la que descubre lo que hace que un hogar sea un hogar en esta nueva versión del muy querido, alegre y mágico cuento folclórico caribeño “La cucarachita Martina.”"-- Amazon.
A retelling of the Caribbean folktale La cucaracha Martina where Martina, in an effort to escape her noisy tías, slips away to a warm familiar...
13) A song of frutas
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Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Tomas 2025
Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Picture Books in Both English and Spanish/Libros ilustrados en ingles y español
Tomas 2025
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While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos--hugs. Includes historical and cultural notes.
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Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Picture Books About Jobs, Occupations, and Labor
Picture Books About Jobs, Occupations, and Labor
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As Lola helps her mother at the family's hotel, she learns about compassion, social injustice, and how one voice can lead to change. Includes author's note on Dolores Huerta, a labor organizer who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association.
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Diverse Books - Latino/Latinx, Hispanic, and Latin American Children
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Picture Books Featuring Dominican Children
Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids
Picture Books Featuring Dominican Children
Picture Books for Hispanic Heritage Month 2023
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"Yesenia introduces readers to her favorite food--plátanos--which go with everything, especially love, in this ode to the star of Dominican cuisine."-- Provided by publisher.
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Lola knows a lot about being a good friend. She knows friends have lots of things in common but not everything (that would be boring). Friends are always ready to share--even something gross! Sometimes friends make mistakes but they always forgive each other. The problem is Lola's family just moved, and the only person she knows in her new neighborhood is her big sister Charlotte. And Charlotte doesn't exactly count. Can Lola prove she knows how to...
19) Lola knows a lot
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Lola, who knows a lot, worries when her big sister, Charlotte, tells her that everyone at school will know more than she does, but when their mother suggests she list all her areas of expertise, Lola realizes that one important thing she knows is that she is ready to learn more.
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Come along and sing with me! Sing along to your child's favorite songs, from "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" to "The Wheels on the Bus," in English and in Spanish! Accompanied by joyful, charming illustrations by Pura Belpré award winner Sara Palacios, this book is for every child who loves to sing, dance, and play.