The Littlest Llama
Two people in bright, stylized garb sail to the islands known as the Galapagos. On successive days of the week, they see a variety of the animals that live there with the repeating refrain, “We’re sailing to Galapagos….I wonder who we’ll see.” End notes describe in greater detail the location and inhabitants of the Galapagos as well as a brief piece about Charles Darwin who sailed there.
We’re Sailing to Galapagos: A Week in the Pacific
Up and Down the Andes: A Peruvian Festival Tale
My Very Own Room
The Upside Down Boy
Product Description: The yellow dress Erandi wants for her birthday will look beautiful with her long, thick braids. But Mama’s fishing net is full of holes, and there isn’t enough money to buy both a new net and a birthday dress. The only solution lies with the hair buyers from the city. But Mama’s hair isn’t nearly as beautiful as Erandi’s. Will Erandi have to choose between her birthday present and her braids? This touching tale of love and sacrifice is sprinkled throughout with Spanish words and expressions.
Erandi’s Braids
Get Set! Swim!
Sugar Cane: A Caribbean Rapunzel
The Golden Flower: A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico
Far on the other side of the mountains, next to an enchanted castle, grows a tree with three golden oranges. It is there that three brothers must journey if they wish to find a wife. Will the brothers be able to avert misfortune by working together? Will they be strong enough to break the spell that a wicked sorcerer has placed on the castle? Alma Flor Ada offers this poetic retelling of a well-loved traditional story about Blancaflor, a mythical young woman who appears in stories throughout the Hispanic world.
The Three Golden Oranges
Snapshots from the Wedding
Juanito is miserable — his family has just moved to New York, and because he only speaks Spanish, he has no one to talk to. What’s more, his dog, Pepito, is lost! Juanito knows that most of his neighbors won’t understand “Mi perro se ha perdido,” so he asks a man at the bank to help him make a sign in English. Suddenly, people all over the city want to help Juanito find Pepito…and the search is on!
My Dog Is Lost
The Corn Grows Ripe
Radio Man
Mama Had to Work on Christmas
Federico and the Magi’s Gift: A Latin American Christmas Story
Carlos, Light the Farolito
Where Fireflies Dance
Carmen’s Colors
José! Born to Dance: The Story of José Limón
The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough
My Island and I: The Nature of Puerto Rico
Burro’s Tortillas
“When Abuelita dies, Felipa misses her a great deal. When she is told that people’s souls live on forever, she asks the donkey, the pig, and the llamas where her grandmother is hiding. They do not tell her. She searches high in the Andes but can not find her there either. In November, the village prepares for a celebration in which special treats, flowers, and candles are taken to decorate the graves and the cemetery comes to life with laughter, music, and stories. The child then feels close to her grandmother through the memories that her parents share with her.” — School Library Journal