Children's Stories

• La Llorona (The Weeping Woman)

Outstanding Hispanic Children's Books

Ehlert, Lois Cuckoo: A Mexican Folktale/Cucú: Un Cuento Folklórico Mexicano  E398.2E

Figueredo, D.H.
When This World Was New EPIC

Fine, Edith Hope Under the Lemon Moon/Bajo La Luna de Limon
EPIC E SP

Kleven, Elisa Hooray, A Pinata!/Viva! Una Pinata! EPIC E SP

Montes, Marisa Juan Bobo Goes to Work: A Puerto Rican Folktale E298.2M

Orozco, Jose-Luis Diez Deditos (Ten Little Fingers) and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America
J SP 794.40

Paulsen, Gary The Tortilla Factory/La Tortilleria EPIC E SP

Reiser, Lynn Margaret and Margarita, Margarita y Margaret E SP

Torres, Leyla Saturday Sancocho E PIC
El Sancocho del Sabado E SP

Wing, Natasha Jalapeno Bagels E PIC


1st - 3rd GRADE

Ada, Alma Flor Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English E SP

Alarcon, Francisco X. Laughing Tomatoes and other spring poems/Jitomates Risuenos y otros poemas de primavera J SP 821A

Bernier-Grand, Carmen Juan Bobo: Four Folktales from Puerto Rico E BEG

Chin-Lee, Cynthia A is for the Americas/A es para decir Americas E 970C E SP 970C

Garza, Carmen Lomas In My Family/En Mi Familia E SP

Geeslin, Campbell How Naníta Learned to Make Flan E PIC

Gonzalez, Lucia M. Señor Cat's Romance: And Other Stories from Latin America J 398.2G

Marzollo, Jean Soccer Sam J BEG

Mora, Pat Tomas and the Library Lady/Tomas y La Senora de la Biblioteca J BEG E SP

Rosa-Casanova, Sylvia Mama Provi and the Pot of Rice EPIC

Soto, Gary The Skirt J FIC

Stanek, Muriel I Speak English for My Mom J BEG


4th - 6th GRADE

Ada, Alma Flor My Name is Maria Isabel/Me Llamo Maria Isabel J BEG J SP

Alvarez, Julia How Tía Lola Came to Visit Stay J FIC

Ancona, George Barrio: Jose's Neighborhood J 979.461A

Castañeda, Omar S. Among the Volcanoes J FIC

Delacre, Lulu Salsa Stories J FIC

Hurwitz, Johanna Class President J FIC

Johnston, Tony Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio J FIC

Krumgold, Joseph ... and now, Miguel
J FIC

Mohr, Nicholasa Felita J FIC

Ochoa, George The New York Public Library Amazing Hispanic-American History: A Book of Answers for Kids J 973.046O

Tripp, Valerie Meet Josefina: An American Girl/Asi es Josefina: Una Nina Americana J FIC J SP


7th - 8th GRADE

Alvarez, Julia Before We Were Free TEEN

Carlson, Lori Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing up Hispanic in the United States J 821.08C

Cisneros, Sandra The House on Mango Street FIC

Cofer, Judith Ortiz An Island Like You: Stories of the Barrio/Una Isla Como Tu J FIC & Teen J SP

Jimenez, Francisco Breaking Through J FIC

Soto, Gary Local News J FIC

Stavans, Ilan Wachále!: Poetry and Prose About Growing Up Hispanic in America TEEN

Tashlik, Phyllis, ed. Hispanic, Female and Young: An Anthology JSC H