Children's Literature
that Reflects
Hispanic and Latino Cultures
 
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These books are alphabetized by author's last name.  Each book is linked to Amazon.com where you may read reviews or order the books. The books contained in this list represent children's literature currently available and are not necessarily recommended by the author of this site for multicultural studies.  If you find books on this page that you feel do not accurately represent Hispanic or Latino cultures, please email me and let me know your objections.  Thank you.
 
 
A
Mother Goose on the Rio Grande
                     by Frances Alexander, Charlotte Baker (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 96 pages Eng-Spa edition (November 1997)
                     NTC Publishing Group; ISBN: 0844276421

Magic Dogs of the Volcanoes : Los Perros Magicos De Los Volcanes
                     by Manlio Argueta, Elly Simmons (Illustrator), Harriet Rohmer, David Schechter
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 30 pages Bilingual edition
                     (December 1990)
                     Childrens Book Pr; ISBN: 0892390646

B
Black Rainbow : Legends of the Incas and Myths of Ancient Peru
                     by John Bierhorst

Why Corn Is Golden : Stories About Plants
                     by Vivien Blackmore

Hello, Amigos!
                     by Tricia Brown, Fran Ortiz (Photographer)

C
Year Walk
                     by Ann Nolan Clark

D
Arroz Con Leche : Popular Songs and Rhymes from Latin America
                     by Lulu Delacre (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback (April 1992)
                     Scholastic Trade; ISBN: 0590418866

Abuela (Picture Puffins - English with Spanish Phrases)
                     by Arthur Dorros, Elisa Kleven (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 1 pages (September 1991)
                     E P Dutton; ISBN: 0525447504

Isla
                     by Arthur Dorros, Elisa Kleven (Illustrator), Elisa Kelven (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Hardcover - 1 pages 1 Ed edition (October 1995)
                     Dutton Books; ISBN: 0525451498

E
Nine Days to Christmas
                     by Marie Hall Ets, Aurora Labastida (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback Reprint edition (November 1991)
                     Puffin; ISBN: 0140544429

H
Favorite Fairy Tales Told in Spain
                     by Virginia Haviland, Monique Passicot (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 9-12
                     Paperback - 90 pages (April 1995)
                     Beech Tree Books; ISBN: 0688126057

J
The Golden Flower : A Taino Myth from Puerto Rico
                     by Nina Jaffe, Enrique O. Sanchez (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding (June 1996)
                     Simon & Schuster (Juv); ISBN: 0689804695

Grandmother's Nursery Rhymes/Las Nanas De Abuelita : Lullabies, Tongue
                     Twisters, and Riddles from South America/Canciones De Cuna, Trabalenguas Y adiv
                     by Nelly Palacio Jaramillo (Editor), Elivia (Illustrator), Elivia Savadler (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages Reprint edition (April 1996)
                     Henry Holt (Paper); ISBN: 0805046445

L
Why There Is No Arguing in Heaven : A Mayan Myth
                     by Deborah Nourse Lattimore

M
The Hispanic Americans
                     by Milton Meltzer

Juan Bobo and the Horse of Seven Colors : A Puerto Rican Legend (Legends
                     of the World)
                     by Jan M. Mike, Charles Reasoner (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 9-12
                     Paperback (September 1995)
                     Troll Assoc; ISBN: 0816737460

El Bronx Remembered : A Novella and Stories
                     by Nicholasa Mohr
                     Reading level: Young Adult
                     Mass Market Paperback - 192 pages Reprint edition (May
                     1993)
                     HarperTrophy; ISBN: 0064471004

Felita
                     by Nicholasa Mohr
                     Reading level: Ages 9-12
                     Paperback (January 1996)
                     Skylark; ISBN: 0440412951

Going Home
                     by Nicholasa Mohr
                     Reading level: Ages 9-12
                     Paperback Reprint edition (May 1989)
                     Bantam Skylark; ISBN: 0553156993

A Birthday Basket for Tia
                     by Pat Mora, Cecily Lang (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 32 pages (September 1992)
                     Simon & Schuster (Juv); ISBN: 0027674002
O
Diez Deditos : 10 Little Fingers & Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from  Latin America
                     by Jose-Luis Orozco (Translator), Elisa Kleven (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: All Ages
                     Hardcover - 48 pages (December 1997)
                     Dutton Books; ISBN: 0525457364
P
A Christmas Surprise for Chabelita
                     by Argentina Palacios, Lori Lohstoeter (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 32 pages (October 1993)
                     Bridgewater Books; ISBN: 0816731314

Song of the Swallows
                     by Leo Politi
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding Reissue edition (March 1987)
                     Atheneum; ISBN: 0684188317

R
The Legend of the Hummingbird : A Tale from Puerto Rico (Mondo
                     Folktales)
                     by Michael Rose Ramirez, Margaret Sanfilippo (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages (August 1998)
                     Mondo Pub; ISBN: 1572552328

Uncle Nacho's Hat : El Sombrero Del Tio Nacho
                     by Harriet Rohmer, Veg Reisberg (Illustrator), Rosalma Zubizarreta (Translator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     School & Library Binding - 31 pages (July 1989)
                     Childrens Book Pr; ISBN: 0892390433

S
Roberto Clemente
                      by Lewis Sabin
                      Paperback Spanish edition (December 1992)
                      Troll Assoc; ISBN: 0816730687

Baseball in April : And Other Stories
                     by Gary Soto
                     Reading level: Young Adult
                     Paperback - 111 pages (April 1990)
                     Harcourt Brace; ISBN: 015205720X

Too Many Tamales
                     by Gary Soto, Ed Martinez (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback (August 1996)
                     Paper Star; ISBN: 0698114124

T
Abuelo Y Los Tres Osos/Abuelo and the Three Bears (Mariposa, Scholastic En Espanol)
                     by Jerry Tello, Ana Lopez Escriva (Illustrator), Ana Lopez Escriva (Illustrator)
                     Reading level: Ages 4-8
                     Paperback - 32 pages (April 1997)
                     Scholastic Trade; ISBN: 059004320X
 


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