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Early Childhood

The Birthday Books / Las Mananitas*

By Susie Jaramillo

 

Clic, Clac, Muu: Vacas Escritoras = Click, Clack, Moo

By Doreen Cronin, Betsy Lewin (Illustrator), Alberto Jimenez Rioja

Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English

By Alma Flor Ada, Simon Silva (Illustrator)

Global Babies / Bebes del Mundo

By The Global Fund for Children

La Tienda de Mama y Papa

By Amelia Lau Carling, Amelia Lau Carling (Illustrator)

Mis Amigos / My Friends

By Taro Gomi

Mi Comida / My Food

By Rebecca Emberley

Moony / Luna Luna, Lunita, lunera*

By Jorge Aruela

My Numbers/ MIS Numeros

By Rebecca Emberley

My Shapes / MIS Formas

By Rebecca Emberley

My Way / A Mi Manera

By Lynn Reiser, Lynn Reiser (Illustrator)

Nadarin

By Leo Lionni, Teresa Mlawer (Translator)

Opuestos: Mexican Folk Art Opposites in English and Spanish

By Cynthia Weill

Oye, Hormiguita / Hey, Little Ant

By Phillip Hoose, Hannah Hoose, Debbie Tilley (Illustrator)

Un Dia de Nieve / The Snowy Day

By Ezra Jack Keats

All The Colors We Are: The Story Of How We Get Our Skin Color*

By Katie Kissinger

Alma y Cómo Obtuvo Su Nombre

By Juana Martinez-Neal, Juana Martinez-Neal (Illustrator)

Amigos del Otro Lado / Friends From The Other Side

By Gloria E. Anzaldua

Cesar: Si, se puede! / Yes, We Can!*

By Carmen T. Bernier-Grand 

Cosechando Esperanza: La Historia de Cesar Chavez

By Kathleen Krull, Yuyi Morales (Illustrator), Alma Flor Ada (Translator)

El Beisbol Nos Salvo

By Ken Mochizuki, Dom Lee (Illustrator)

El Pueblo Seguira

By Simon Ortiz

Finding the Music / En Pos de La Musica

By Jennifer Torres, Renato Alarcao (Illustrator)

A Gift from Papa Diego: Un Regalo de Papa Diego

By Benjamin Alire Saenz, Geronimo Garcia (Illustrator)

Guillermo Jorge Manuel Jose / Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge

By Mem Fox, Julie Vivas (Illustrator)

Guji Guji

By Chih-Yuan Chen

It Doesn't Have to Be This Way: No Tiene Que Ser Asi

By Luis Rodriguez, Daniel Galvez (Illustrator)

Jimmy's Carwash: La Aventura de Jaime En El Autolavado

By Victor Narro, Yana Murashko (Illustrator), Madelin Arroyo (Translator)

Joelito's Big Decision / La Gran Decision de Joelito*

By Ann Berlak, Daniel Camacho (Illustrator), Jose Antonio Galloso

Juana and Lucas*

By Juana Medina

La Calle Es Libre = The Street is Free

By Kurusa, Monika Doppert (Illustrator)

La Frontera: El viaje con papa / My Journey with Papa

By Deborah Mills, Alfredo Alva, Claudia Navarro (Illustrator)

The Little Doctor / El Doctorcito

By Juan J. Guerra

Lola: Edicion En Espanol de Islandborn*

By Junot Diaz, Leo Espinosa (Illustrator)

Los Cazadores Invisibles / The Invisible Hunters

By Octavio Chow (Editor), Morris Vidaure (Editor), Joe Sam (Illustrator)

Marti's Song for Freedom: Marti y Sus Versos Por La Libertad*

By Emma Otheguy

A Movie In My Pillow / Una Pelicula en Mi Almohada*

By Jorge Argueta, Elizabeth Gomez (Illustrator)

Little Night / Nochecita*

By Yuyi Morales

Nosotros S? Podemos Hacerlo!

By Laura Dwight, Laura Dwight (Photographer)

One of a Kind, Like Me / Unico Como Yo*

By Laurin Mayeno, Robert Liu-Trujillo (Artist)

Pele, King of Soccer / Pele, El Rey del Futbol

By Monica Brown, Rudy Gutierrez (Illustrator)

Pink y Say

By Patricia Polacco

Playing Loteria /El Juego de La Loteria

By Rene Colato Lainez, Rene Colato Lainez, Jill Arena (Illustrator)

Side by Side / Lado A Lado*

By Monica Brown

Si, Se Puede! / Yes, We Can!: Janitor Strike in L.A.

By Diana Cohn, Paul Mirocha, Francisco Delgado (Illustrator)

That's Not Fair! / No Es Justo!

By Carmen Tafolla, Sharyll Teneyuca, Terry Ybanez (Illustrator)

Tito Puente: Mambo King / Rey del Mambo*

By Monica Brown

Tres Con Tango

By Justin Richardson, Peter Parnell, Henry Cole (Illustrator)

The Upside Down Boy / El Nino de Cabeza

By Juan Herrera, Elizabeth Gomez (Illustrator)

Xochitl And The Flowers / Xochitl, la Nina de las Flores

By Jorge Argueta, Carl Angel (Illustrator)

Burnt Sugar: Contemporary Cuban Poetry in English and Spanish

By Lori Marie Carlson (Editor), Oscar Hijuelos (Editor)

Con Carino, Amalia / With Love, Amalia

By Alma Flor Ada, Gabriel M. Zubizarreta

de Como Tia Lola Vino (de Visita) A Quedarse

By Julia Alvarez

de Como Tia Lola Termino Empezando Otra Vez

By Julia Alvarez

de Como Tia Lola Salvo El Verano

By Julia Alvarez

de Como Tia Lola Aprendio a Ensenar

By Julia Alvarez

A Max Le Gustan Las Munecas

By Zetta Elliott, Ana M. Gonzalez (Translator)

The Surrender Tree / El Arbol de La Rendicion

By Margarita Engle

Antes de Ser Libres

By Julia Alvarez, Liliana Valenzuela (Translator)

En El Tiempo de Las Mariposas

By Julia Alvarez

La Distancia Entre Nosotros / The Distance Between Us

By Reyna Grande

La Otra Historia de los Estados Unidos

By Howard Zinn, Toni Strubel (Translator)

A Traves de Cien Montanas

By Reyna Grande

A Year without Sundays: Images from the Literacy Campaign in Cuba

By Catherine Murphy, Carlos Torres Cairo

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