Hispanic Heritage Month - More Spanish & Bilingual Kids Titles

Created on September 17, 2023, 3:50 pm

Last Updated October 7, 2024, 4:50 pm

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 2020 and earlier. For titles published in 2021 and later, see our list "Hispanic Heritage Month - Spanish & Bilingual Kids." 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.

1) Sing with me =: Canta conmigo

Author

Orozco, José-Luis

Description

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.

Author

Herrera, Juan Felipe

Description

¿Alguna vez has imaginado quién serás cuando crezcas? Cuando Juan Felipe Herrera era niño, recogió flores, audó a su mamá a alimentar a los pollitos, durmió bajo el cielo centelleante y aprendió a decirles adiós a sus amiguitos cada vez que su familia seguía el camino campesino. Al crecer, Juan Felipe Herrera se convirtió en poeta. Su hermoso poema, "Imagina" y las sugerentes ilustraciones de Lauren Castillo le hablarán a cada lector...

3) The life of Walter =: La vida de Walter : a bilingual picture book biography

Author

Rodríguez, Patty

Description

Walter was a Puerto Rican astrologer, actor, dancer, and writer, best known as a television personality for his shows on daily astrology.

4) The solar system with Ellen =: El sistema solar con Ellen

Author

Rodríguez, Patty

Description

"Introduce the universe to your baby through this charming bilingual book, which will show them the sun, moon, and planets in English and Spanish. Take a trip around our solar system with Ellen Ochoa, the first Latina in the world to travel into space. This book introduces little ones to the sun, moon, and planets with simple facts in English and Spanish. The Solar System with/El Sistema Solar con Ellen is a wonderful bilingual board book that celebrates...

5) Vámonos a Havana / by Patty Rodriguez & Ariana Stein ; art by Ana Godinez

Author

Rodríguez, Patty

Description

"Teach your baby about Havana, the capital of Cuba, through illustrations and words that will teach them about the world in English and Spanish. Let's take a trip around the world with VℓMONOS. In this colorful new series by Lil' Libros, each book celebrates the sights, sounds, and people of a different city both in English and Spanish. Through adventurous illustrations, make a quick trip to Havana on the island of Cuba to play a little game of...

6) Vámanos a Oaxaca

Author

Rodríguez, Patty

Description

Teach your baby about Oaxaca, a magical city in the state of Oaxaca, Mexico, through illustrations and words that will teach them about the world in English and Spanish.

7) Hello, Friend Hola, Amigo

Author

Salguero, Andrés

Description

Latin Grammy Award-winning children's musical duo 123 Andrés brings us a bilingual friendship song in board book form!--Amazon.com. ¡Esta canción divertida y vivaz de 123 Andrés, incluida en su album ganador de un Grammy, cobra vida de un modo totalmente nuevo, perfecto para la hora del cuento! Por su parte, Sara Palacios anima esta popular canción con ilustraciones frescas y vibrantes que involucrarán a los pequeños y a sus padres.--Amazon.com....

8) Luna luminosa, ¿dónde estás? =: luminous moon, where are you?

Author

De Alvarado, Aracely

Description

"Juanito looked outside one dark night and discovered the moon was nowhere to be seen! Where could it have gone? Is it hiding under the bed or behind a great mountain? He wonders if the coyote took it to his lair, but the wily canine couldn't catch the slippery moon. "Aaah-ooooooh, aaaah-ooooooh, aaaah-ooooooh," he cries sadly. Maybe the cicada's deafening screeches made it disappear! Or did the owl bewitch the luminous moon? Perhaps the frog drowned...

9) Gustavo: el fantasmita tímido

Author

Drago, Flavia Z

Formats:

Book, eAudiobook, Talking Book

Description

"Conoce a Gustavo. Él es un fantasma y como a cualquier ser paranormal le encanta hacer lo que le es normal: atravesar paredes, hacer volar objetos y brillar en la oscuridad. También le encanta tocar el violín. Pero Gustavo tiene un problema. Él es muy, muy tímido, y aunque su deseo más grande es tener amigos, nunca se ha atrevido a hablarle a ninguno de los monstruos en su pueblito. Con el Día de Muertos cerca, ¿se atreverá Gustavo a dejar...

10) Baila como una hoja

Author

Description

"As her grandmother's health declines, a young girl begins to take the lead in their cozy shared autumn traditions"--

11) Rescatando palabras: José Alberto Gutiérrez y la biblioteca que creó

Author

Kunkel, Angela Burke

Description

In Bogotá, Columbia, young José eagerly anticipates Saturday, when he can visit the library started by José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector, and take a book home to enjoy all week. Includes note about Gutiérrez's life and Bogotá.

12) Evelyn Del Rey se muda

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Book, eAudiobook

Description

"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"--Provided...

13) ¡Gracias, Omu!

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Description

¡Todos en el vecindario sueñan con probar el delicioso guiso de Omu! Uno por uno, siguen sus narices hacia el delicioso aroma. Y uno por uno, Omu ofrece una porción de su comida. Pronto la olla está vacía. ¿Ha sido tan generosa que ya no le queda nada? When the aroma of Omu's homemade stew fills the air, her neighbors arrive, one by one, for a taste until all is gone except for her generous spirit.

14) Oye, muro: un cuento de arte y comunidad

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Description

Armed with pencils, paints, dreams, and Abuela Addy's memories of how beautiful the neighborhood once was, a boy and his neighbors paint the big wall that had been cold, empty, and cheerless. Un niño creativo. Un muro vacío y abandonado. Una GRAN idea. Hay un muro en el vecindario de Ángel. A su alrededor, la comunidad es un bullicio de vida: música, baile, risa. El muro, no. Es lúgubre. Un niño decide cambiar eso. Pero no lo puede hacer solo....

15) Yasmin la amiga

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After carefully planning a visit with Aly and Emma, Yasmin is disappointed to see that they want to play on their own, but a creative compromise may make everyone happy. "Yasmin sabe exactamente a qué quiere jugar cuando vengan sus amigos. Pero resulta que sus amigos tienen sus propias ideas. ¿Podría una idea creativa hacer felices a todos?"--

16) Pedro el loro muy hablador

Author

Harrington, Claudia

Series

Hank the pet sitter volume 6

Description

"If Pete the parrot didn't belong to Janie, he would have been the perfect pirate pet! Except for the poop. Everywhere. Hank wants to teach Pete how to talk like a pirate while Janie's gone. But will he be too busy swabbing the desks?"--Title page verso.

17) ¡En la cima del mundo!

Author

Manushkin, Fran

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Description

Pedro's family and his friends are spending the day at the amusement park, enjoying the rides and the snacks, so when they get separated from Pedro's brother, Paco, and their mother, a ride on the Ferris wheel seems like it offers an excellent way to spot Paco in the crowded park.

18) ¡Pedro se vuelve salvaje!

Author

Manushkin, Fran

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Pedro and his father go on a hike in the woods--where it turns out that Pedro knows a lot more about the plants and animals then his father does, but they both have fun anyway.

19) Pedro no pierde la calma

Author

Manushkin, Fran

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¡Es el festival de invierno! Hay juegos, un concurso de muñecos de nieve, patinaje sobre hielo y, por supuesto, golosinas. Pero para Pedro el festival no es tan divertido. Su caballo de nieve no le sale bien y se cae de cara patinando. ¿Conseguirá Pedro controlar la situación y pasarla bien al final? Although Pedro is not great at making snow figures or snow angels, he knows he can help Roddy overcome his fear of sledding on the big hill.

20) Pedro y su suerte

Author

Manushkin, Fran

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Cuando Pedro se cae de su bicicleta, se quiebra un brazo y le colocan un yeso azul. Pero lo peor es que no podrá ir al gran campamento. ¿Podrán los amigos de Pedro y su familia alegrarlo? Con una atrapante trama, glosario, preguntas para comentar y divertidos chistes, este libro fácil de leer atrapará a nuevos lectores.