Hispanic Heritage Month - Children | Round Rock Public Library

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Grieving the loss of her grandmother, a young girl discovers how letter-writing helps her cope with abuela's passing. Includes a note to parents and caregivers.

2) Pilgrim codex

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Mansour, Vivian

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"For fans of Duncan Tonatiuh and Yuyi Morales' Dreamers, a one-of- a-kind picture book about one immigrant family's journey north, illustrated in the vein of an ancient codex and drawing upon Mesoamerican mythology."--Provided by publisher.

3) Tíos and primos

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Alcántara, Jacqueline

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"It's a little girl's first trip to her papa's homeland and she's wowed by the experience, including her enormous family, but she only knows a little Spanish and luckily relatives help her see there are other ways to connect"-- Provided by publisher.

4) Martina's muy bad day

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Singer, Melanie Wick

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Martina just had the worst day, ever. She fell in a mud puddle, swallowed a bug, stepped on un grande wad of gum, and ruined her lucky calcetines forever! When she tells her grandmother all about her muy bad day, Abuela has a few ideas for how to handle all the big feelings. Will anything be enough to turn her muy bad day around? With humor, love, and a little bit of music, anyone can turn un día muy malo into a fiesta, because even the worst days...

5) Oshún and me: a story of love and braids

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Nelson, Adiba

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"It's Sunday, and that means it's Hair Day! As Mami weaves gold and cowrie shells into Yadira's hair, she tells her the story of the goddess Oshún, showing Yadi how her Afro Latin heritage is lovingly tucked into each braid and shell. The next day, Yadi arrives for her first day at a new school nervous about making friends, but with her beautiful braids, the click-clack of the cowrie shells, and a little guidance from Oshún, she finds she has everything...

6) The interpreter

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Abtahi, Olivia

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"A sharp and heartfelt picture book about a young soccer-loving girl who's an interpreter for her Spanish-speaking parents."--Provided by pubisher.

7) Alma's way: Junior's lost tooth

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Reyes, Gabrielle

Series

Scholastic reader. Level 2

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Young readers can hone their developing comprehension skills in this Level 2 reader based on the PBS Kids series Alma's Way! Created by Emmy Award-winning actor Sonia Manzano - best known as Maria on Sesame Street. When Alma's little brother Junior loses his first tooth, everyone is super excited! Junior wants to put on a special presentation for the family. But then the worst happens -- the tooth goes missing! If Alma and Junior do not find the tooth,...

8) Beto's berry treasure

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Lacika, Jenny

Series

Storytelling math

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Five-year-old Beto wants to have a tea party with his seven-year old sister, Cora, but she wants to play a pirate, so Beto creates treasure maps that hopefully will lead her to his treasure of berries.

9) Sumo libre

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Cepeda, Joe

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Friends Max and Kenji love wrestling, but Max loves lucha libre and Kenji loves sumo, so they come together to create something spectacular.

10) Alma at home / Alma en casa

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Martinez-Neal, Juana

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"Follow little Alma as she washes up in the bathroom, puts on her striped outfit and bow, and eats breakfast with her family in the kitchen. There's just enough time for Alma's brother to sit on the couch and read her a book before school-then Alma can go outside to play with her feathered friend Pajarito! In a new entry in this joyful board-book series, award-winning author-illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal looks in on the adorable Alma and her loving...

11) Adela's mariachi band

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Vega, Denise

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Adela loves everything about her family's mariachi band, and wants to be in it--but when she tries the different instruments nothing seems right, so she has to find a different way to become part of the band. Includes notes on mariachi music and bands.

12) Fighting words

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Carranza, Leonarda

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"When Ali's cousin rips his favorite book, angry words explode out of him. The words are so angry, they come to life! They tease Ama, wreak havoc on their abuelita's home, and crash through the neighborhood. Ali didn't mean to hurt anyone, but now that the words are on the loose, it's up to him to catch them--and to repair the damage they've done"--Provided by publisher.

13) No more Senora Mimi

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Medina, Meg

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"Ana cannot contain her excitement: her abuela is coming to stay with her and Mami for always! Abuela is sure to let Ana play whenever she wants instead of rushing her off to school, like her neighbor and babysitter seänora Mimâi sometimes does. In fact, as Ana's classmate points out, she won't need seänora Mimâi to babysit at all anymore. But seänora Mimâi is a good listener, and they have a lot of fun together feeding the squirrels and eating...

14) Tamales for Christmas

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Briseño, Stephen

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In preparation for Christmas gift giving, the family comes together to help Grandma sell her delicious tamales.

15) The last tamale

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Mendiola, Orlando

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"Three kids compete in an epic battle for the last tamale at their family's annual tamalada in this vibrant picture book by debut author Orlando Mendiola and celebrated illustrator Teresa Martinez. It's the best day of the year-tamale day. Luis and his family have been making and eating tamales all day. But when Luis, Jacob, and Letty all want the last tamale, there's only one way to choose a winner..."-- Provided by publisher.

16) Pockets of love

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Méndez, Yamile Saied

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Grandma Monona always made the best empanadas for Mami's birthday. But this year Monona is in heaven and Mami is sad. Her birthday won't be the same without Monona. Star and Sebi know they need a special birthday surprise to cheer up Mami. Maybe they can make Mami Monona's empanadas themselves! But will they be able to capture the same magic as Monona's empanadas if they don't know her secret ingredient?

17) Abuela's library

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Norman, Lissette

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"Alfonso and Abuela love to spend Saturday afternoons finding books at the library and reading them together beneath their favorite oak tree. But when their beloved tree is cut down, can Alfonso transform the stump into something magical for their whole community -- their very own neighborhood library? ... Shows us how to turn an unexpected setback into a happy ending : one with a beautiful sky-blue door and shelves filled with books for everyone...

18) Mama's magnificent dancing plantitas

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Trejo, Jesus

Series

Little Jesus volume 2

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When Jesus gets home after school, he has to fill the time until Mama can take him outside to play. It's tough, until Mama appoints him Chief Plant Officer-he'll be like a big brother to her precious houseplants! Jesus does an excellent job keeping them watered, entertained, and happy-until an unfortunate accident during a dance party throws Jesus's entire job into crisis mode! Join Jesus and a hilarious cast of houseplants as they navigate the biggest...

19) The dream catcher

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Verdad, Marcelo

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"A Mexican child who works selling dream catchers alongside his abuelito learns that treasuring the present moment is as important as chasing one's hopes and dreams for the future"-- Provided by publisher.

20) Desi, Mami, and the never-ending worries

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Mendes, Eva

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Book, Talking Book

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"Desi has so many scary thoughts. Is her brain a monster? Of course it's not a ... monster, and Mami assures Desi of this. Sometimes we just have scary worries running through our minds. And like anything in life, you just need to work to make things better. With gentle guidance from Mami, Desi realizes she's the boss of her thoughts. Together they try different approaches to clear their minds of these never-ending worries"-- Provided by publisher....