Hispanic Heritage Month - Spanish & Bilingual Kids

Created on September 24, 2022, 11:56 am

Last Updated October 8, 2024, 10:50 am

Hispanic Heritage month is September 15 to October 15. Celebrate with these Kids' Spanish and Bilingual books by, about and for Latinx! These titles were published in 2021 and later. For titles published in 2020 and earlier see our list "Hispanic Heritage Month - More Spanish & Bilingual Kids Titles." For more Latinx titles see the American Library Association's "Pura Belpré Award Winner & Honor Books - Present to 1996" and the Texas Library Association's "Tejas Star List (Spanish & bilingual Gr. K-5)" lists in our catalog.

21) Le dicen Fregona: poemas de un chavo de la frontera

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"Puedes ser mi novio". Sólo se necesitan esas cuatro palabras para cambiar la vida de Güero al terminar séptimo grado. El verano se torna más ocupado a medida que aprende a equilibrar su tiempo entre las nuevas prácticas con su antiguo grupo, Los Bobbys, y ser el novio de Joanna Padilla. La llaman "fregona" porque es fuerte, siempre defiende a su familia y mantiene a raya al bully de la escuela. Pero el Güero ve su dulzura interior. Juntos...

22) La camita de la sala

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Burgos, Hilda Eunice

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A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work the overnight shift in this picture book debut. Night after night, a young girl watches her mami set up a cot in the living room for guests in their Washington Heights apartment, like Raquel (who's boring) and Edgardo (who gets crumbs everywhere). She resents that they get the entire living room with a view of the George...

23) Friendship club =: El club de la amistad

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Reyes, Gabrielle

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"When Alma finds large cardboard box, she thinks it will make the perfect clubhouse for her and her friends! There is just one problem: all of Alma's friends want to join her club, but there's not enough room in the box. Can she find a way to include everyone?"-- Provided by publisher. "Alma encuentra una caja de cartón enorme y ¡piensa que es perfecta para convertirla en un club para ella y sus amigos! Solo hay un problema, no hay mucho espacio...

24) El chavo: emotions = emociones

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Inspired by the popular sitcom “El Chavo del Ocho,” this bilingual board book will introduce little ones to their range of emotions alongside the sitcom’s over-the-top comedic cast.

25) El pañuelo amarillo

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Higuera, Donna Barba

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Una niña enfrenta sentimientos contradictorios de vergüenza y amor por su abuela mexicana en esta conmovedora historia de la autora ganadora de los premios Newbery y Pura Belpré, Donna Barba Higuera. A young girl wishes her family could be more like her friends' families and subconsciously blames her abuela and her yellow handkerchief, but she slowly grows to appreciate and love the language and culture the handkerchief represents.

26) El canto de los elefantes

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Engle, Margarita

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Oriol nació en Cuba, pero vive en Santa Bárbara, California, donde no logra encontrar su sitio. Sin embargo, pasa muchos buenos momentos cuando ayuda a sus padres en la clínica veterinaria de la familia, donde cuidan animales heridos. La primera ganadora latinoamericana de un Premio Nobel de Literatura, la poeta Gabriela Mistral, se muda entonces a Santa Bárbara, y Oriol se descubre confesándole que aspira a ser escritora. Cuando la jovencita...

27) Aniana del Mar Se Avienta

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Méndez, Jasminne

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Aniana del Mar pertenece al agua como un delfín al océano, pero mantiene en secreto sus clases de natación. Hace años, a su mamá se le ahogó un ser querido y no se ha recuperado de la pérdida. Un día, la artritis juvenil obliga a Aniana a guardar reposo. Entonces confiesa lo importante que es para ella nadar y, aunque el doctor cree que la natación puede ayudarla a mejorar, su mamá lo prohíbe. Esta es la historia de una niña que debe crecer...

28) Al otro lado del río

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Petra Luna, de doce años, está en Estados Unidos después de escapar de la Revolución Mexicana. Ahora que están a salvo, Petra, sus dos hermanos menores y su abuelita tienen la oportunidad de empezar de nuevo, en este país que promete tanto. Sin embargo, también en Estados Unidos Petra ve los extremos de riqueza y pobreza que creía haber dejado atrás, y se cuestiona si es mejor regresar a México para luchar por una vida mejor ahí. Pronto,...

29) Tata, tatita, tata

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"Una niña echa de menos a su tata, su abuela, en este conmovedor libro ilustrado"-- Provided by publisher.

30) Bilingüe, superhéroe =: Bilingual, superhero

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Award-winning author Jorge Argueta once again pens a poetic story for kids that touches on ordinary lives that are extraordinary, in this case a boy known as "Bilingual" with super hero skills in both English and Spanish who loves to help those around him

31) No es un frijol

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Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe

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"The story follows the life cycle of a Mexican jumping bean. A caterpillar lives inside a seedpod from the desert and uses it as a food source, until it breaks out as a moth"-- Provided by publisher.

32) No es un monstruo

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Martinez, Claudia Guadalupe

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"An axolotol egg hatches and matures in the Xochimilco canals in Mexico City, the only natural habitat of these unique salamanders that spend their lives in water"-- Provided by publisher.

33) Con cuba en el bolsillo

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Cuevas, Adrianna

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In 1961 Cuba, with the threat of military service for children looming, twelve-year-old Cumba's parents send him to Miami, where he lives with a new family and misses his homeland.

34) El español es la lengua de mi familia

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Genhart, Michael

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A young boy bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish.

35) Los nachos de Nacho: la historia detrás de la botana favorita del mundo

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"A picture book biography of Ignacio (Nacho) Anaya, a waiter at the Victory Club in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico, and the events surrounding the creation, in 1940, of the globally-popular tortilla chip, cheese, and jalapeño pepper snack that bears his name: nachos"-- Provided by publisher.

36) El señor Pancho tenía un rancho

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Colato Laínez, René

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As Old MacDonald sings of farm animals that moo and woof, Señor Pancho sings of those that jii and guau, until the animals realize they understand each other and get together for a fiesta.

37) Grandma, where will your love go? =: Abuela, ¿adónde irá tu amor?

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Camacho-Church, Adriana

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A grandmother assures her granddaughter that her love will always surround the young girl, even when she is no longer physically present.

38) Salto

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A boy hops on a pogo stick and runs errands for his grandmother. "Salto is a companion to Joe Cepeda's other ŁMe gusta leer! books, including Arriba, Veo, and Cavo, featuring the same curious, excited brothers exploring the world around them and celebrating the diversity of everyday life."-- Provided by publisher

39) The stars of Din =: Las estrellas de Din

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"Din loves to collect stars. She has an abundance of them and is always delighted to share their magic with her community friends. Din's stars are known for creating smiles out of frowns and turning blue days into joyful plays. Yet she is quickly challenged by her preconceived notions when her stars cannot comfort one lonely bear. Din soon discovers that the simple art of asking questions to which you do not know the answer is the beginning of a trusting...

40) Ayudo

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"A boy dons a cape and finds his superpower-helping everyone he meets! Simple text and fun pictures that support comprehension. Other books in this series: I Hop (a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Book), Up, I See, and I Dig, featuring the same curious, excited brothers exploring the world around them and celebrating the diversity of everyday life."-- Provided by publisher