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In addition to the books below, read Puerto Rican Children’s Literature for Social Justice: A Bibliography for Educators by Marilisa Jimenez and follow #prsyllabus. To provide direct support to people in Puerto Rico, this article in The Nation provides good recommendations: “Puerto Rico Still Needs Our Help. Here’s What You Can Do“.
We also have a list of films and organizations key to teaching and learning about Puerto Rico.
See more recommended titles here: Latinx and Latin America, Afro-Latinx, Spanish/Bilingual.
Titles with reviews on this site are noted with an asterisk(*).
Alicia and the Hurricane / Alicia y el huracán: A Story of Puerto Rico / Un cuento de Puerto Rico *
By Leslea Newman, Elizabeth Erazo Baez (Illustrator), and Georgina Lazaro (Translator)
The Coquíes Still Sing: A Story of Home, Hope, and Rebuilding
By Karina Nicole González and Krystal Quiles (Illustrator)
Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré *
By Anika Aldamuy Denise and Paola Escobar (Illustrator)
Puerto Rico Strong: A Comics Anthology Supporting Puerto Rico Disaster
By Vita Ayala, Hazel Newlevant (Editor), Desiree Rodriguez (Editor)
Arrancando mitos de raíz
By Isar Godreau, Mariluz Franco, Hilda Lloréns, María Reinat, and Canabal y Jéssica Gaspar
Mi María, Surviving the Storm: Voices from Puerto Rico
Edited by Ricia Anne Chansky and Marci Denesiuk
