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• Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!

  Orgullo, Marisa,

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  Hispanic Heritage Month is a holiday in the United States that celebrates Hispanic culture. It gives Latin Americans and their families a special time to remember their roots, and it is also a chance for all Americans to recognize the contributions…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Moussa sueña

  Bautista, María,

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  Set in a small African village, a boy named Moussa realizes that children have forgotten how to dream. He sets out to fix this situation.

• Adivina, adivina, el bosque

  Cabassa, Mariona

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  ¿Quién tiene los pies en el suelo y su cabeza baila con el viento? ¿A quién le encanta correr y brincar? ¿Quién camina muy lento? Despacio, lee las pistas, piensa y ¡adivina! ¿Con qué te puedes encontrar en un bosque?

• The Magical Yet

  DiTerlizzi, Angela,

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  Each of us, from the day we're born, is accompanied by a special companion--the Yet. Can't tie your shoes? Yet! Can't ride a bike? Yet! Can't play the bassoon? Don't worry, Yet is there to help you out.

• The One Day House

  Durango, Julia, 1967-

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  Book now available in Spanish. A little boy promises his beloved friend, an elderly lady, that one day he will fix up her old house--and his words inspire the other people in the neighborhood to pitch in and get it done.

• La casa de algún día

  Durango, Julia, 1967-

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  Algún día ... vecinos y amigos se unirán para ayudar a alguien que conocen. Porque eso es lo que hacen los buenos vecinos y amigos.

• Federico and the Wolf

  Gomez, Rebecca J.

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  Clever Federico outsmarts el lobo in this fresh and funny Mexican-American take on Little Red Riding Hood.

• How Could a Bear Sleep Here?

  Gonzalez, Julie, 1958-

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  Book available in Spanish. Shelby the bear is ready to hibernate, but everywhere he tries to fall asleep is far too noisy.

• ¿Cómo podría un oso dormir aquí?

  Gonzalez, Julie, 1972-

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  Ha llegado la hora de que Shelby comience su hibernación, pero parece imposible que un oso pueda dormir en ese dichoso bosque lleno de pájaros carpinteros y ardillas que roen su comida ruidosamente. Así que Shelby busca una cueva donde dormir…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Digging for Words

  José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built

  Kunkel, Angela Burke,

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  A gorgeous and inspiring picture book based on the life of José Alberto Gutiérrez, a garbage collector in Bogotá, Colombia who started a library with a single discarded book found on his route.

• Rescatando palabras

  José Alberto Gutiérrez y la biblioteca que creó

  Kunkel, Angela Burke,

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  Un espléndido e inspirador álbum ilustrado acerca de la vida de José Alberto Gutiérrez, un recolector de basura de Bogotá, Colombia, que creó una biblioteca a partir de un libro que rescató de la basura mientras realizaba su ruta.

• SELENA

  Queen of Tejano Music

  L̤pez, Silvia/ Escobar, Paola (ILT)

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  A picture book portrait of “Queen of Tejano music” Selena Quintanilla describes the childhood launch of her music career, the language barriers she overcame to perform in Spanish, and the songs and dances she created with her older brother.

• Un poema para cada día de primavera

  Pérez-Sauquillo, Vanesa, 1978-

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  Llega y brillan los colores, los animales despiertan de sus letargos, vuelan las hadas y los besos buscan donde posarse. Celebrad su llegada con la maravillosa poesía de Vanesa Pérez-Sauquillo y con una nueva selección de textos populares y de…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• ¡Vamos! Let's Go Eat!

  Raúl the Third, 1976-

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  Little Lobo, a Mexican American, and Bernabe, his dog, gather tacos, frutas picadas, cuernos, and more and deliver them to los luchadores preparing for Lucha Libre 5000.

• Nuestra América

  30 Inspiring Latinas/Latinos Who Have Shaped the United States

  Vourvoulias, Sabrina,

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  Celebrate 30 influential Latinas/Latinos/Latinxs in U.S. history with Nuestra América, a fully-illustrated anthology from the Smithsonian Latino Center.