Griego, Margo C.
Tortillitas Para Mama and Other Nursery Rhymes  E SP 398.8 T
A selection of Latin American nursery rhymes in English and Spanish.

Guy, Ginger Foglesong
Fiesta!  E SP
A group of young children wander through their neighborhood collecting everything they need for a party.

Luján, Jorge
Rooster = Gallo  E SP
A little rooster wakes up the sun, then later helps the night prepare for a new day.

Mora, Pat
Uno Dos Tres / One, Two, Three   E SP
Two sisters buy presents and supplies for their mother’s birthday party in this rhyming story.

Nikola-Lisa, W.
America-- A Book of Opposites / Un Libro de Contrarios E SP
The many different places and faces of America through a child’s eyes.

Rosa-Mendoza, Gladys
The Alphabet/ El Alfabeto   E SP
An alphabet book using Spanish letters.

Sanger, Amy Wilson
Hola! Jalapeno  E BB
Introduces many different foods from tostadas to guacamole, using English and Spanish

PRESCHOOL - K

Bertrand, Diane Gonzales
Sip, Slurp, Soup Caldo, Caldo Caldo  E SP
On caldo and tortillas day, a family prepares for a delicious dinner of soup, rice, and tortillas.

Bunting, Eve
Going Home  E PIC
A family of migrant workers returns to Mexico for the holidays, and the children see where their parents’ home still is.

Dorros, Arthur
Abuela  E PIC / Abuela  E SP
A girl imagines she and her grandmother are flying over New York City, visiting sites from the Statue of Liberty to her uncle’s store.

Ehlert, Lois
Cuckoo: A Mexican folktale / Cucú: Un Cuento Folklórico Mexicano  JSP 398.2 E
A beautiful, colorful bird loses her feathers while saving the birds’ seeds from a fire.

Kleven, Elisa
Hooray! A Pinata! E PIC / Viva! Una Pinata!  E SP
Clara chooses a piñata for her birthday party, but when she becomes too attached to it to destroy it, her friend comes up with a solution.

Orozco, Jose-Luis
Diez Deditos and Other Play Rhymes from Latin America  J  SP 793.4 O
A collection of rhymes and action songs from Latin America, in English and Spanish.

Paul, Ann Whitford
Mañana Iguana  E PIC
Iguana plans a party with her friends but ends up doing all of the work herself.

Paulsen, Gary
The Tortilla Factory  E PIC / La Tortillería  E SP
Follow the story of tortilla making, from seeds planted in a field to tortillas on the dinner table.

Reiser, Lynn
Margaret and Margarita, Margarita and Margaret E SP
Margaret and Margarita discover that they have a lot in common, even though they don’t speak the same language.

Winter, Jeanette
Calavera Abecedario E SP
Day of the Dead skeletons parade their way through the alphabet.

1st - 2nd GRADE

Ada, Alma Flor
I Love Saturdays y Domingos  E PIC
A young girl explores the differences between her two sets of grandparents as she spends the weekend with them.

Andrews-Goebel, Nancy
The Pot that Juan Built  E 738 Q / La Vasija que Juan Fabricó  E SP 738 A
A cumulative rhyme describes how Juan Quezada makes his pots.

Chin-Lee, Cynthia
A is for the Americas  E 970 C / A es Para Decir Américas  E SP 970 C
An alphabet book that uses the history and culture of the Americas.

Corpi, Lucha
Where the Fireflies Dance  E SP
A brother and sister grow up in a small Mexican village, listening to the music and stories of their family.

Figueredo, D.H.
When this World Was New   E PIC / Un Mundo Nuevo     E SP
A young boy and his family begin a new life in a new country.

Fine, Edith Hope
Under the Lemon Moon  E PIC / Bajo La Luna Limón   E SP
When a man steals all the lemons from her tree, Rosalinda heals the tree and discovers why the lemons were stolen in the first place.  

Garza, Carmen Lomas
Magic Windows / Ventanas Mágicas  J SP 306.85 L
The customs of one Mexican family are portrayed through cut paper illustrations.

Garza, Carmen Lomas
In My Family / En Mi Familia  E SP
Important and everyday events in the lives of a family are described through the eyes of a young girl.

Geeslin, Campbell
How Nanita Learned to Make Flan  E PIC
The shoemaker in a Mexican village cannot make shoes for his daughter, so she makes her own shoes, which take her far away to a rich man's home where she must clean and cook all day.

González, Lucía M.
Señor Cat's Romance: And other stories from Latin America  J 398.2 G. /   Señor Cat's Romance: And other stories from Latin America  E SP 398.2 G
A collection of favorite Latin American stories and folktales.

Winter, Jonah
Frida   EB Kahlo
A picture book about the life and work of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.