La Mariposa
10 best books like La Mariposa (Francisco Jiménez): Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa, Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, The Composition, Hiroshima No Pika, I Hate English!, Abuela, Talking Leaves, Diego: Bigger Than Life, Just in Case, In My Family/En mi familia
| Author | Andrea Davis Pinkney |
| ISBN | 0786805684 |
Ella Fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the Apollo Theater when she was just seventeen years old. Her rich voice and vocal innovations brought her fame and a remarkable career than spanned half a century and won her generations of fans around the world. Acclaimed author Andrea Davis...
| Author | Kathleen Krull |
| ISBN | 0152014373 |
Cesar Chavez is known as one of America's greatest civil rights leaders. When he led a 340-mile peaceful protest march through California, he ignited a cause and improved the lives of thousands of migrant farmworkers. But Cesar wasn't always a leader. As a boy, he was shy and teased at school. His family...
| Author | Antonio Skármeta |
| ISBN | 0888995504 |
Winner of the UNESCO Tolerance Awarda and the Jane Addams Children's Book Award, and an Americas Award Commended Title
Life is simple for Pedro -- he goes to school, does his homework and, most importantly, plays soccer. But when the soldiers come and take his friend Daniel's father away, things...
| Author | Toshi Maruki |
| ISBN | 0688012973 |
I started out reading this book for my children's lit class at PSU. What first drew me to this book was the fact that it was about Hiroshima, and me being half japanese, I wanted to see what they wrote down. I mean other than japanese, japanese americans, and history enthusiast who knows a lot about what actually...
| Author | Ellen Levine |
| ISBN | 0590423045 |
"I Hate English" is a realistic-fiction book who tells the story in which a young girl Mei Mei hates English like the title suggests. She is a immigrant girl who just moved from Hong Kong. She misses everything that has to do with her hometown, but most importantly the language. She struggles throughout...
| Author | Arthur Dorros |
| ISBN | 0140562257 |
I found this book at a thrift store the other day, and as soon as I saw it a memory was triggered: my own Abuela (aka Grammie) would read stacks of books to us grandchildren and this was one of them. I had forgotten all about it! I didn't buy it, but it was nice to glance through it and have some good memories. It...
| Author | Joseph Bruchac |
| ISBN | 0803735081 |
A new work of historical fiction about Sequoyah and the creation of the Cherokee alphabet, from the acclaimed author of Code Talker
Thirteen-year-old Uwohali has not seen his father, Sequoyah, for many years. So when Sequoyah returns to the village, Uwohali is eager to reconnect. But Sequoyah’s...
| Author | Carmen T. Bernier-Grand |
| ISBN | 0761453830 |
Carmen T. Bernier-Grand's inspiring free verse and David Diaz's vivid paintings capture the defining moments and emotions of Diego Rivera's tumultuous life, including his stormy relationship with artist Frida Kahlo and his passion for his art. Rivera's energy, physique, love for women, and work...
| Author | Yuyi Morales |
| ISBN | 1596433299 |
THREE-TIME PURA BELPRÉ WINNER
Yuyi Morales takes us on a new journey with Señor Calvera, the skeleton from Day of the Dead celebrations. Señor Calvera is worried. He can’t figure out what to give Grandma Beetle for her birthday. Misunderstanding the advice of Zelmiro the Ghost, Señor...
| Author | Carmen Lomas Garza |
| ISBN | 0892391634 |
In her eagerly-awaited second book for children, In My Family/En mi familia, internationally-renowned artist Carmen Lomas Garza takes us once again to her hometown of Kingsville, Texas, near the border with Mexico. Through vibrant paintings and warm personal stories, Carmen brings to life more...
| Author | Lucia M. Gonzalez |
| ISBN | 0892392223 |
It is the winter of 1929, and cousins Hildamar and Santiago have just moved to enormous, chilly New York from their native Puerto Rico. As Three Kings' Day approaches, Hildamar and Santiago mourn the loss of their sunny home and wonder about their future in their adopted city. But when a storyteller and...
| Author | Grace Lin |
| ISBN | 0316184020 |
Ling & Ting are twins. They like to be silly. They like to tell jokes. Most of all, they like to laugh together. Laugh with Ling & Ting!
The beloved twins from the Geisel Honor book Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! and Ling & Ting Share a Birthday are back to share their favorite...
Shek marvels at the new world as he and his brother, Little Wong, arrive in California. Along with hundreds of other workers, the brothers are going to build a great railroad across the West. They plan to save enough money so that their mother and little brothers can join them in America. But as days grow...
| Author | Mary Williams |
| ISBN | 1584302321 |
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book (2006)
American Library Association Notable Book Award (2006)
This story about eight-year-old Garang is based on the real events and stories of The Lost Boys of Sudan. According to the author’s note at the beginning of the book, Sudan suffered...
| Author | Gary Soto |
| ISBN | 0152055649 |
Few writers capture the everyday moments of life like Gary Soto. In direct and vivid poems, he draws from his own youth in California's Central Valley to portray the joys and sorrows of young people. His writing focuses on Latino characters, yet speaks to readers of all ethnicities. Acclaimed...
| Author | Amada Irma Pérez |
| ISBN | 0892391758 |
This richly and evocatively illustrated dual-language picture book (with Maya Christina Gonzalez' brilliantly colouful, lushly descriptive accompanying illustrations truly being redolent of the colours, the very feeling of Mexico, of Latino/Latina culture in general) tells the story of author...
All the Things I Love About You
| Author | LeUyen Pham |
| ISBN | 0061990299 |
There are oh so many things a mom loves about her young child. But most of all, she just loves him, no matter what.
Bestselling author and illustrator LeUyen Pham combines her experience as a mother and her proven storytelling skills in a humorous and heartfelt love letter of a book. In All the...
| Author | Kimiko Kajikawa |
| ISBN | 0399250069 |
Ojiisan, the oldest and wealthiest man in the village, doesn?t join the others at the rice ceremony. Instead he watches from his balcony. He feels something is coming?something he can?t describe. When he sees the monster wave pulling away from the beach, he knows. Tsunami! But the villagers below can?t...
I Love Saturdays y Domingos
| Author | Alma Flor Ada |
| ISBN | 0689318197 |
Saturdays and Sundays are very special days for the child in this story. On Saturdays, she visits Grandma and Grandpa, who come from a European-American background, and on Sundays -- los domingos -- she visits Abuelito y Abuelita, who are Mexican-American. While the two sets of grandparents are different...
Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree
| Author | Naoko Stoop |
| ISBN | 0316228869 |
This new adventure with Red Knit Cap Girl and her friends uses simple prose and radiant illustrations to shine a light on the joy of reading and the importance of working together.
One day Red Knit Cap Girl and her friends discover a hollow tree in the middle of the forest. What can be done with one ordinary...
| Author | Salina Yoon |
| ISBN | 0062286846 |
Very funny and interactive! I read an advanced opt and these pages are fairly durable pages, I assume the finished book will be very durable to last the shaking, tilting, and tapping also. From the way I enjoyed
The Monster at the End of this Book
- I have high hopes for little people responses to this one....
