Title: Across the Bay
Author: Carlos Aponte
Illustrator: Carlos Aponte
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Publication Year: 2019
Summary: Carlitos is looking for his Papi. He decides to take a ferry boat ride across the bay to San Juan in search of his father, meeting several strangers along the way.
Curriculum Notes: school library
Author: Carlos Aponte
Illustrator: Carlos Aponte
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Publication Year: 2019
Summary: Carlitos is looking for his Papi. He decides to take a ferry boat ride across the bay to San Juan in search of his father, meeting several strangers along the way.
Curriculum Notes: school library
Title: My Name is Celia, The Life of Celia Cruz
Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: Luna Rising
Publication Year: 2004
Summary: Celia narrates her life story of singing and dancing salsa through the words of Monica Brown and the illustrations of Rafael López. She speaks of her life in Cuba and then her life in America bringing with her the sounds of the streets of Havanna.
Curriculum Notes: Celia Cruz, music, author study http://www.monicabrown.net/
Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: Luna Rising
Publication Year: 2004
Summary: Celia narrates her life story of singing and dancing salsa through the words of Monica Brown and the illustrations of Rafael López. She speaks of her life in Cuba and then her life in America bringing with her the sounds of the streets of Havanna.
Curriculum Notes: Celia Cruz, music, author study http://www.monicabrown.net/
Title: Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré
Author: Anika Aldamuy Denise
Illustrator: Paola Escobar
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication Year: 2019
Summary: This book illustrates the life of Pura Belpre from the time she arrives in New York City to about 1961. She was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City and the author of the first mainstream Latinx storybooks published in America.
Curriculum Notes: school library, library classes, Hispanic Heritage Month, storytelling
Author: Anika Aldamuy Denise
Illustrator: Paola Escobar
Publisher: Harper Collins
Publication Year: 2019
Summary: This book illustrates the life of Pura Belpre from the time she arrives in New York City to about 1961. She was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York City and the author of the first mainstream Latinx storybooks published in America.
Curriculum Notes: school library, library classes, Hispanic Heritage Month, storytelling
Title: Small Room, Big Dreams, The Journey of Julián and Joaquin Castro
Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: Mirelle Ortega
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Publication Year: 2021
Summary: This biography is about twin brothers, Julián and Joaquin Castro. Both entered politics after college. Julián serving in President Obama’s cabinet and Joaquin serving in the U.S. Congress. This book begins with how their grandma came to the United States from Mexico until Julián‘s 2020 run for U.S. President.
Curriculum Notes: immigration, equality, SEL working hard
Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: Mirelle Ortega
Publisher: Quill Tree Books
Publication Year: 2021
Summary: This biography is about twin brothers, Julián and Joaquin Castro. Both entered politics after college. Julián serving in President Obama’s cabinet and Joaquin serving in the U.S. Congress. This book begins with how their grandma came to the United States from Mexico until Julián‘s 2020 run for U.S. President.
Curriculum Notes: immigration, equality, SEL working hard
Title: Tito Puente Mambo King
Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2013
Summary: This book follows the life story of Tito Puente from his days of growing up in Spanish Harlem into his adulthood of winning 5 grammys for his musical talents in Mambo, Salsa, and Latin Jazz explosion. The illustrations in this book brilliantly bring to life the text with their vibrant colors and individualized settings to show each time and event in Tito’s life.
Curriculum Notes: author study http://www.monicabrown.net/index.php Hispanic Heritage Month, Illustrator study http://rafaellopez.com/
Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: HarperCollins
Publication Year: 2013
Summary: This book follows the life story of Tito Puente from his days of growing up in Spanish Harlem into his adulthood of winning 5 grammys for his musical talents in Mambo, Salsa, and Latin Jazz explosion. The illustrations in this book brilliantly bring to life the text with their vibrant colors and individualized settings to show each time and event in Tito’s life.
Curriculum Notes: author study http://www.monicabrown.net/index.php Hispanic Heritage Month, Illustrator study http://rafaellopez.com/
Title: Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: John Parra
Publisher: North South
Publication Year: 2017
Summary: This book illustrates and highlights moments in Frida Kahlo’s life though the animals she had at different times in her life and how they influenced her work as she painted them into her self-portraits.
Curriculum Notes: Frida Kahlo, painting, art, drawing and painting, Mexico
Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: John Parra
Publisher: North South
Publication Year: 2017
Summary: This book illustrates and highlights moments in Frida Kahlo’s life though the animals she had at different times in her life and how they influenced her work as she painted them into her self-portraits.
Curriculum Notes: Frida Kahlo, painting, art, drawing and painting, Mexico
Title: Pablo Neruda, Poet of the People
Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: Julie Paschkis (Outside Culture)
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year: 2011
Summary: This book is a biography of the life of Pablo Neruda, a Chilean poet. He was known as the “poet of the people” (Author’s Note). Each illustration of this book includes about 50 to 100 words written in Spanish and in English. Each page could be a word bank for the reader to write their own poems.
Curriculum Notes: poetry, writing poetry
Author: Monica Brown
Illustrator: Julie Paschkis (Outside Culture)
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year: 2011
Summary: This book is a biography of the life of Pablo Neruda, a Chilean poet. He was known as the “poet of the people” (Author’s Note). Each illustration of this book includes about 50 to 100 words written in Spanish and in English. Each page could be a word bank for the reader to write their own poems.
Curriculum Notes: poetry, writing poetry
Title: Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, A Cuban Folktale
Author: Carmen Agra Deedy
Illustrator: Michael Austin (Outside Culture)
Publisher: Peachtree
Publication Year: 2007
Summary: Martina is ready to be married. Abuela, her Cuban grandmother, insists that she spills coffee on her suitors so Martina will know how they will speak to her when they lose their temper.
Curriculum Notes: Cuba, Folklore
Author: Carmen Agra Deedy
Illustrator: Michael Austin (Outside Culture)
Publisher: Peachtree
Publication Year: 2007
Summary: Martina is ready to be married. Abuela, her Cuban grandmother, insists that she spills coffee on her suitors so Martina will know how they will speak to her when they lose their temper.
Curriculum Notes: Cuba, Folklore
Title: Carmela Full of Wishes
Author: Matt de la Peña
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Publisher: C.P. Putnam’s Sons
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: Carmela celebrates her birthday and now she is old enough to go with her big brother. They travel around the neighborhood to the laundromat, the locksmith, and the bodega. Carmela jingles her new bracelets and imagines all the good things that could happen to her family until she forgets to wish on her dandelion.
Curriculum Notes: illustrator study https://www.readbrightly.com/meet-illustrator-christian-robinson/
Author: Matt de la Peña
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Publisher: C.P. Putnam’s Sons
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: Carmela celebrates her birthday and now she is old enough to go with her big brother. They travel around the neighborhood to the laundromat, the locksmith, and the bodega. Carmela jingles her new bracelets and imagines all the good things that could happen to her family until she forgets to wish on her dandelion.
Curriculum Notes: illustrator study https://www.readbrightly.com/meet-illustrator-christian-robinson/
Title: The Last Stop on Market Street
Author: Matt De La Peña
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Publication Year: 2015
Summary: On a rainy Sunday afternoon, CJ experiences the bus and the city through his senses to discover the beauty around him as he and his Nana travel to Market Street to volunteer.
Curriculum Notes: 5 senses, https://www.theartoffun.com/ illustrator study
Author: Matt De La Peña
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Publication Year: 2015
Summary: On a rainy Sunday afternoon, CJ experiences the bus and the city through his senses to discover the beauty around him as he and his Nana travel to Market Street to volunteer.
Curriculum Notes: 5 senses, https://www.theartoffun.com/ illustrator study
Title: Miguel and the Grand Harmony
Author: Matt de la Peña
Illustrator: Ana Ramierez
Publisher: Disney Press
Publication Year: 2017
Summary: Music narrates this book as it attempts to unite Miguel with his very first guitar. This book was inspired by the film Coco.
Curriculum Notes: Music Class, teaching perspective
Author: Matt de la Peña
Illustrator: Ana Ramierez
Publisher: Disney Press
Publication Year: 2017
Summary: Music narrates this book as it attempts to unite Miguel with his very first guitar. This book was inspired by the film Coco.
Curriculum Notes: Music Class, teaching perspective
Title: Milo Imagines the World
Author: Matt de la Peña
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Publication Year: 2021
Summary: Milo rides the subway and draws imaginary pictures of what he thinks might be the lives of people on the train.
Curriculum Notes: drawing, art class
Author: Matt de la Peña
Illustrator: Christian Robinson
Publisher: G.P. Putnam’s Sons
Publication Year: 2021
Summary: Milo rides the subway and draws imaginary pictures of what he thinks might be the lives of people on the train.
Curriculum Notes: drawing, art class
Title: Maria Had a Little Llama
Author: Angela Dominguez
Illustrator: Angela Dominguez
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year: 2013
Summary: The Peruvian version of the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb with a modern twist of laughter.
Curriculum Notes: Nursery rhymes, Peru, school library
Author: Angela Dominguez
Illustrator: Angela Dominguez
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year: 2013
Summary: The Peruvian version of the nursery rhyme Mary Had a Little Lamb with a modern twist of laughter.
Curriculum Notes: Nursery rhymes, Peru, school library
Title: Gustavo, The Shy Ghost
Author: Flavia Z. Drago
Illustrator: Flavia Z. Drago
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Year: 2020
Summary: Gustavo is a ghost and he loves to play the violin. However, he has trouble making friends for the other monsters can not see him. He decides to put on a concert for everyone and play his violin. At first, he thinks no one showed, but his music helps them find their way into his life forever.
Curriculum Notes: SEL, making friends, making people feel welcome, October, Halloween fun.
Author: Flavia Z. Drago
Illustrator: Flavia Z. Drago
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Year: 2020
Summary: Gustavo is a ghost and he loves to play the violin. However, he has trouble making friends for the other monsters can not see him. He decides to put on a concert for everyone and play his violin. At first, he thinks no one showed, but his music helps them find their way into his life forever.
Curriculum Notes: SEL, making friends, making people feel welcome, October, Halloween fun.
Title: All the Way to Havana
Author: Margarita Engle
Illustrator: Mike Curato
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year: 2017
Summary: A boy and his family take a trip from their village to Havana and visit family. The family car is a 1954 Chevy which they call “Cara Cara.” The car is old and makes funny noises, but it gets them where they need to go.
Curriculum Notes: Illustrator study https://mikecurato.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/how-do-you-do-that/, studying Cuba, a country, the 1960’s
Author: Margarita Engle
Illustrator: Mike Curato
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Publication Year: 2017
Summary: A boy and his family take a trip from their village to Havana and visit family. The family car is a 1954 Chevy which they call “Cara Cara.” The car is old and makes funny noises, but it gets them where they need to go.
Curriculum Notes: Illustrator study https://mikecurato.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/how-do-you-do-that/, studying Cuba, a country, the 1960’s
Title: Bravo! Poems About Amazing Hispanics
Author: Margarita Engle
Illustrator: Rafael Lopez
Publisher: Godwin Books
Publication Year: 2017
Summary: A collection of poems written about famous Hispanics from all over the world and from various times in history.
Curriculum Notes: poetry, school library
Author: Margarita Engle
Illustrator: Rafael Lopez
Publisher: Godwin Books
Publication Year: 2017
Summary: A collection of poems written about famous Hispanics from all over the world and from various times in history.
Curriculum Notes: poetry, school library
Title: Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln
Author: Margarita Engle
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2019
Summary: Teresa lived in Venezuela until her family moved to New York in the 1880’s when she was eight. She continued to practice the piano and became known as the Piano Girl. She traveled to elegant cities with her Papa’ until she was 10 years old. Then, she received the most important invitation to perform for President Lincoln at The White House.
Curriculum Notes: Civil War, piano, music, Abraham Lincoln
Author: Margarita Engle
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2019
Summary: Teresa lived in Venezuela until her family moved to New York in the 1880’s when she was eight. She continued to practice the piano and became known as the Piano Girl. She traveled to elegant cities with her Papa’ until she was 10 years old. Then, she received the most important invitation to perform for President Lincoln at The White House.
Curriculum Notes: Civil War, piano, music, Abraham Lincoln
Title: Drum Dream Girl
Author: Margarita Engle
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Year: 2015
Summary: The drum dream girl lived on an island that did not allow girls to play drums. She practiced at home on tables and chairs, but mostly she practiced in her dreams. She practiced until her father found her a music teacher and she continued to practice on drums. Then, her teacher found her a café to play her drums and she continued to dream.
Curriculum Notes: Music class, school library
Author: Margarita Engle
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publication Year: 2015
Summary: The drum dream girl lived on an island that did not allow girls to play drums. She practiced at home on tables and chairs, but mostly she practiced in her dreams. She practiced until her father found her a music teacher and she continued to practice on drums. Then, her teacher found her a café to play her drums and she continued to dream.
Curriculum Notes: Music class, school library
Title: Mexique, A Refugee Story from the Spanish Civil War
Author: MarÍa José Ferrada
Illustrator: Ana Penyas
Publisher: Eerdman’s Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: This book is based on the research of the Children of Morelia in Mexico during the Spanish Civil War. Spanish Republics sent their children to Mexico by ship to be safe from war. However, war upon war in Europe caused them never to be reunited.
Curriculum Notes: Modern day events, pair with Lifeboat 12 or Refugee
Author: MarÍa José Ferrada
Illustrator: Ana Penyas
Publisher: Eerdman’s Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: This book is based on the research of the Children of Morelia in Mexico during the Spanish Civil War. Spanish Republics sent their children to Mexico by ship to be safe from war. However, war upon war in Europe caused them never to be reunited.
Curriculum Notes: Modern day events, pair with Lifeboat 12 or Refugee
Title: Imagine
Author: Juan Felipe Herrera
Illustrator: Lauren Castillo
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: A poem written by Juan Felipa Herrera and illustrated by Lauren Castillo. Each page states a verse in his poem and appears to be a moment in his life until he grows up to be Poet Laureate of the United States. Each verse ends with the powerful word “imagine.”
Curriculum Notes: poetry, career day
Author: Juan Felipe Herrera
Illustrator: Lauren Castillo
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: A poem written by Juan Felipa Herrera and illustrated by Lauren Castillo. Each page states a verse in his poem and appears to be a moment in his life until he grows up to be Poet Laureate of the United States. Each verse ends with the powerful word “imagine.”
Curriculum Notes: poetry, career day
Title: Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes
Author: Juan Felipe Herrera
Illustrator: Raúl Colón
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2014
Summary: A collection of biographies of famous Hispanic Americans throughout various times in history.
Curriculum Notes: Hispanic Heritage Month, biographies, school library
Author: Juan Felipe Herrera
Illustrator: Raúl Colón
Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2014
Summary: A collection of biographies of famous Hispanic Americans throughout various times in history.
Curriculum Notes: Hispanic Heritage Month, biographies, school library
Title: ALMA and How She Got Her Name
Author: Juana Martinez-Neal
Illustrator: Juana Martinez-Neal
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela doesn’t understand why her name is so long. Her dad sits her down to tell her the entire story of all her names on each page of the book, saving the best part of her name for last.
Curriculum Notes: Beginning of year, learning names, proud of your name, learning your name, school library
Author: Juana Martinez-Neal
Illustrator: Juana Martinez-Neal
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela doesn’t understand why her name is so long. Her dad sits her down to tell her the entire story of all her names on each page of the book, saving the best part of her name for last.
Curriculum Notes: Beginning of year, learning names, proud of your name, learning your name, school library
Title: Mango, Abuela, and Me
Author: Meg Medina
Illustrator: Angela Dominguez
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Year: 2015
Summary: Narrated by a young girl, her abuela comes to live with them, but Abuela doesn’t speak English and she doesn't speak Spanish. After some advice from her mom, she decides to teach Abuela English and Abuela teaches her Spanish.
Curriculum Notes: school library
Author: Meg Medina
Illustrator: Angela Dominguez
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Publication Year: 2015
Summary: Narrated by a young girl, her abuela comes to live with them, but Abuela doesn’t speak English and she doesn't speak Spanish. After some advice from her mom, she decides to teach Abuela English and Abuela teaches her Spanish.
Curriculum Notes: school library
Title: Book Joy Word Joy
Author: Pat Mora
Illustrator: Raul Colón
Publisher: Lee & Low Books Inc.
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: A book of poems about reading, writing, music, family, singing, books, and words. Most poems are in verse with some couplet rhymes and a few acrostic poems are represented. Each poem is accompanied by an uplifting and motion-filled illustration.
Curriculum Notes: poetry, school library
Author: Pat Mora
Illustrator: Raul Colón
Publisher: Lee & Low Books Inc.
Publication Year: 2018
Summary: A book of poems about reading, writing, music, family, singing, books, and words. Most poems are in verse with some couplet rhymes and a few acrostic poems are represented. Each poem is accompanied by an uplifting and motion-filled illustration.
Curriculum Notes: poetry, school library
Title: Book Fiesta!
Author: Pat Mora
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: HarperCollins Childrens
Publication Year: 2009
Summary: This book was written to celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day and illustrates the joy of reading in many languages, with your family, at the library, while traveling, and the many places that books can take a reader.
Curriculum Notes: Beginning of the year, pair with Wild About Books
Author: Pat Mora
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: HarperCollins Childrens
Publication Year: 2009
Summary: This book was written to celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day and illustrates the joy of reading in many languages, with your family, at the library, while traveling, and the many places that books can take a reader.
Curriculum Notes: Beginning of the year, pair with Wild About Books
Title: Gracias Thanks
Author: Pat Mora
Illustrator: John Parra
Publishers: Lee & Low Books Inc
Publication Year: 2009
Summary: A book of thanks to appreciate the little things in life through the eyes of a little boy. It is written in English and in Spanish.
Curriculum Notes: Thanksgiving, school library, author study https://www.patmora.com/, illustrator study https://johnparraart.com/
Author: Pat Mora
Illustrator: John Parra
Publishers: Lee & Low Books Inc
Publication Year: 2009
Summary: A book of thanks to appreciate the little things in life through the eyes of a little boy. It is written in English and in Spanish.
Curriculum Notes: Thanksgiving, school library, author study https://www.patmora.com/, illustrator study https://johnparraart.com/
Title: Tomás and the Library Lady
Author: Pat Mora
Illustrator: Raul Colón
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Publication Year: 1997
Summary: Every summer in Iowa, Tomás loved to listen to all the stories his grandfather told him, however, he knew them all by heart. His grandfather encouraged him to visit the local library so he could learn some new stories. Tomás went to the library, met the librarian, checked out books as much as he could, and read his books to his grandfather as much as he could.
Curriculum Notes: Tomás Rivera, library lessons, school library
Author: Pat Mora
Illustrator: Raul Colón
Publisher: Dragonfly Books
Publication Year: 1997
Summary: Every summer in Iowa, Tomás loved to listen to all the stories his grandfather told him, however, he knew them all by heart. His grandfather encouraged him to visit the local library so he could learn some new stories. Tomás went to the library, met the librarian, checked out books as much as he could, and read his books to his grandfather as much as he could.
Curriculum Notes: Tomás Rivera, library lessons, school library
Title: Niño
Author: Yuyi Morales
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Publisher: Roaring Book Press
Publication Year: 2013
Summary: Niño has the imagination of a world champion lucha libre competitor! He wrestles a zombie, a ghost, a basalt rock, and an alien all in the name of theatrical, action-packed professional wrestling.
Curriculum Notes: school library, Lucha libre professional wrestling
Author: Yuyi Morales
Illustrator: Yuyi Morales
Publisher: Roaring Book Press
Publication Year: 2013
Summary: Niño has the imagination of a world champion lucha libre competitor! He wrestles a zombie, a ghost, a basalt rock, and an alien all in the name of theatrical, action-packed professional wrestling.
Curriculum Notes: school library, Lucha libre professional wrestling
Title: My Papi Has a Motorcycle
Author: Isabel Quintero
Illustrator: Zeke Peña
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication Year: 2019
Summary: Daisy joyously tells the reader about her favorite time of day when her Papi comes home and she rides around her neighborhood on the back of her Papi’s motorcycle. The panoramic illustrations invite the reader into Daisy’s neighborhood as she and her Papi travel around to see everything.
Curriculum Notes: school library, neighborhood and community unit
Author: Isabel Quintero
Illustrator: Zeke Peña
Publisher: Penguin Random House
Publication Year: 2019
Summary: Daisy joyously tells the reader about her favorite time of day when her Papi comes home and she rides around her neighborhood on the back of her Papi’s motorcycle. The panoramic illustrations invite the reader into Daisy’s neighborhood as she and her Papi travel around to see everything.
Curriculum Notes: school library, neighborhood and community unit
Title: América is Her Name
Author: Luis J. Rodgríguez
Illustrator: Carlos Vázquez
Publisher: Curbstone Press
Publication Year: 1998
Summary: America now lives in Chicago. She misses her mountain village in Oaxaca, Mexico. One day a poet from Puerto Rico visits her ESL classroom. America is inspired to write. She writes and writes and writes through her pain of missing Oaxaca and the struggles at home.
Curriculum Notes: Poetry, writing unit
Author: Luis J. Rodgríguez
Illustrator: Carlos Vázquez
Publisher: Curbstone Press
Publication Year: 1998
Summary: America now lives in Chicago. She misses her mountain village in Oaxaca, Mexico. One day a poet from Puerto Rico visits her ESL classroom. America is inspired to write. She writes and writes and writes through her pain of missing Oaxaca and the struggles at home.
Curriculum Notes: Poetry, writing unit
Title: Just Ask! Be Different, Be Brave, Be You
Author: Sonia Sotomayor
Illustrator: Rafael Lopez
Publisher: Philomel Books
Publication Year: 2019
Summary: Sonia and her friends are planting a garden. Each of her friends has something unique and special about them, such as diabetes, asthma, blindness, deafness, dyslexia, autism, or ADHD. All of them are different, but they ask questions and learn about one another to create an inclusive space for their garden.
Curriculum Notes: inclusiveness, asking and answering questions, learning about differences in people, school library
Author: Sonia Sotomayor
Illustrator: Rafael Lopez
Publisher: Philomel Books
Publication Year: 2019
Summary: Sonia and her friends are planting a garden. Each of her friends has something unique and special about them, such as diabetes, asthma, blindness, deafness, dyslexia, autism, or ADHD. All of them are different, but they ask questions and learn about one another to create an inclusive space for their garden.
Curriculum Notes: inclusiveness, asking and answering questions, learning about differences in people, school library
Title: Danza! Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México
Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2017
Summary: This book narrates and illustrates the life of Amalia Hernández from her childhood and love of dance to her legacy and death in 2000. Amalia used her dance roots in ballet and modern dance to create ballets based on the folkloric danzas from the different regions of Mexíco. This style of dancing became known as Folkloric Ballet.
Curriculum Notes: author and illustrator study https://duncantonatiuh.com/
Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2017
Summary: This book narrates and illustrates the life of Amalia Hernández from her childhood and love of dance to her legacy and death in 2000. Amalia used her dance roots in ballet and modern dance to create ballets based on the folkloric danzas from the different regions of Mexíco. This style of dancing became known as Folkloric Ballet.
Curriculum Notes: author and illustrator study https://duncantonatiuh.com/
Title: Dear Primo, A Letter to My Cousin
Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2010
Summary: Charlie and Carlitos compare their lives through letters from the grocery store/mercado to the parades/fiestas to the street performers to their journeys to school, their favorite sports, holidays, etc. Then, each of them has an idea.
Curriculum Notes: Compare/contrast, Mexico, country report, writing a letter, author/illustrator study https://duncantonatiuh.com/
Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2010
Summary: Charlie and Carlitos compare their lives through letters from the grocery store/mercado to the parades/fiestas to the street performers to their journeys to school, their favorite sports, holidays, etc. Then, each of them has an idea.
Curriculum Notes: Compare/contrast, Mexico, country report, writing a letter, author/illustrator study https://duncantonatiuh.com/
Title: Diego Rivera, His World and Ours
Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2011
Summary: This book is a biography about the Mexican painter Diego Rivera, who painted murals in Mexico that reflected the history and culture of the country and its citizens from about 1922 to the 1950’s. The second half of this book compares the relevance of his work to modern day Mexico in a way for all to witness the enduring themes of his work.
Curriculum Notes: painting, art, school library
Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2011
Summary: This book is a biography about the Mexican painter Diego Rivera, who painted murals in Mexico that reflected the history and culture of the country and its citizens from about 1922 to the 1950’s. The second half of this book compares the relevance of his work to modern day Mexico in a way for all to witness the enduring themes of his work.
Curriculum Notes: painting, art, school library
Title: Separate is Never Equal
Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2014
Summary: This book illustrates and explains the historic case of Mendez vs. Westminster School District of 1947. Sylvia Mendez wanted to go to school, but was turned away from the White school where she lived and was told to attend the “Mexican school” in her town. This propelled years of petitioning, gathering evidence, and finally a court decision ruling in her favor for her and other classmates. All children In California could attend school together regardless of race, ethnicity, or language.
Curriculum Notes: Mendez case, Hispanic history in America, perseverance, compare to Brown vs. Board of Education of 1954.
Author: Duncan Tonatiuh
Illustrator: Duncan Tonatiuh
Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers
Publication Year: 2014
Summary: This book illustrates and explains the historic case of Mendez vs. Westminster School District of 1947. Sylvia Mendez wanted to go to school, but was turned away from the White school where she lived and was told to attend the “Mexican school” in her town. This propelled years of petitioning, gathering evidence, and finally a court decision ruling in her favor for her and other classmates. All children In California could attend school together regardless of race, ethnicity, or language.
Curriculum Notes: Mendez case, Hispanic history in America, perseverance, compare to Brown vs. Board of Education of 1954.
Title: The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred
Author: Samantha R. Vamos
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Publication Year: 2013
Summary: All of the animals on the farm are helping the farmer and the farm maiden to gather all the ingredients to make rice pudding. Several words are in Spanish with a glossary in the back of the book for the beginning Spanish learner.
Curriculum Notes: ‘how to’ writing, Spanish nouns, sequence of events, school library, illustrator study
Author: Samantha R. Vamos
Illustrator: Rafael López
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Publication Year: 2013
Summary: All of the animals on the farm are helping the farmer and the farm maiden to gather all the ingredients to make rice pudding. Several words are in Spanish with a glossary in the back of the book for the beginning Spanish learner.
Curriculum Notes: ‘how to’ writing, Spanish nouns, sequence of events, school library, illustrator study