Sonia Sánchez

"Tells the story in pictures of a family newly immigrated to the United Sates and the challenges of starting a life in a new place"--Provided by publisher.

Evelyn Del Rey is Daniela's best friend. They do everything together and even live in twin apartments across the street from each other: Daniela with her mami and hamster, and Evelyn with her mami, papi, and cat. But not after today--not after Evelyn moves away. Until then, the girls play amid the moving boxes until it's time to say goodbye, making promises to keep in touch, because they know that their friendship will always be special. The tenderness...

"When a boy's grandmother shows him how to fold an origami crane, the boy and crane become instant friends. They sail around the room and play, but the crane also watches over the boy and comforts him in a time of loss. The crane is always on the boy's nightstand--it's the last thing he sees each night and the first thing he sees each morning. Over time, the boy grows older, and the crane becomes dusty. But even when the boy becomes a young man,...

"With a countdown from one to ten and back woven in, this celebration of music and community brings to life a shared moment in a diverse neighborhood where everyone comes together to make one sweet song"-- Provided by publisher.

"A day at the community pool is full of unwater magic--dunking and diving with friends; somersaulting, walking on your hands, and bursting up through the surface like a tortoise. But when a thunderstorm comes and a little brother ventures too close to the pool's edge, will our main character be quick enough and brave enough to save the day?"-- Publisher's description.

Illustrations and simple, rhyming text follow a family of bears from tree-climbing in spring, through all-night dances in summer, to their deep winter sleep.

"A lyrical picture book about the wonder of winter's first snowfall"-- Provided by publisher.

When her big sister is too busy to play "Let's pretend" and tell entertaining stories, a little sister creates Sister Day.

Ruby invites her brothers to help her plan and build something, but the boys do not want to plan; the wind soon blows their creations to pieces, but Ruby is working on something that will work with the wind.

From a Newbery Medalist comes the bittersweet story of two girls who promise to always be each other;s numero uno, even though one is moving away. De un medallista de Newbery llega la historia agridulce de dos chicas que prometen ser siempre la número uno para la otra, aunque una se esté mudando.