Cinco De Mayo

Marco's Cinco de Mayo (Cloverleaf Books (TM) -- Holidays and Special Days) By Lisa Bullard, Holli Conger (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Lisa Bullard, Holli Conger (Illustrator)
$6.95
ISBN: 9780761385806
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Published: Millbrook Press (Tm) - January 1st, 2012

Marco loves the food, parades, and fun of Cinco de Mayo. This year he's one of the dancers.

As he listens to the mariachi music, Marco thinks of the brave Mexicans at the first Cinco de Mayo. Find out the different things people do to celebrate this holiday


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¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat (World of ¡Vamos!) By Raúl the Third, Raúl the Third (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Raúl the Third, Raúl the Third (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781328557049
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Published: Versify - March 24th, 2020

Winner of the Pura Belpré Medal!


¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market (World of ¡Vamos!) By Raúl the Third, Raúl the Third (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Raúl the Third, Raúl the Third (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781328557261
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Published: Versify - April 2nd, 2019

An Eisner Award Nominee! A Pura Belpré Award Honor Book!


Dreamers By Yuyi Morales Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780823440559
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Published: Neal Porter Books - September 4th, 2018

We are resilience. We are hope. We are dreamers.

Yuyi Morales brought her hopes, her passion, her strength, and her stories with her, when she came to the United States in 1994 with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed.


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Efrén Divided By Ernesto Cisneros Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780062881694
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Published: Quill Tree Books - June 8th, 2021

Winner of the Pura Belpré Award!

“We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel more deeply, so that we might be more human in these unkind times. This is a book doing work of the spirit in a time of darkness.” —Sandra Cisneros, author of The House on Mango Street 


Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold) By Pam Muñoz Ryan Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9780439120425
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Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - May 1st, 2002

A timeless immigration story and beloved, award-winning modern classic, perfect for fans of Kate DiCamillo and Rita Williams-Garcia.

Esperanza thought she'd always live a privileged life on her family's ranch in Mexico. She'd always have fancy dresses, a beautiful home filled with servants, and Mama, Papa, and Abuelita to care for her.


The Dragon Slayer: Folktales from Latin America: A TOON Graphic (TOON Latin American Folktales) By Jaime Hernandez, F. Isabel Campoy (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Jaime Hernandez, F. Isabel Campoy (Introduction by)
$11.99
ISBN: 9781943145294
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Published: TOON Books - April 3rd, 2018

How would a kitchen maid fare against a seven-headed dragon? What happens when a woman marries a mouse? And what can a young man learn from a thousand leaf cutter ants? Famed Love and Rockets creator Jaime Hernandez asks these questions and more as he transforms beloved myths into bold, stunning, and utterly contemporary comics. Guided by the classic works of F.


De Colores and Other Latin American Folksongs for Children By Jose-Luis Orozco, Elisa Kleven (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jose-Luis Orozco, Elisa Kleven (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780140565485
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Published: Puffin Books - August 1st, 1999

Bursting with color and spirit, this collection of Latin-American songs is a tribute to Latino culture. From traditional tunes to rhymes and hand games, De Colores has songs for all occasions and moods. Each song is accompanied by simple musical arrangements, with lyrics in both English and Spanish.


Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family's Fight for Desegregation By Duncan Tonatiuh Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781419710544
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - May 6th, 2014

Seven years before Brown v. Board of Education, the Mendez family fought to end segregation in California schools.


Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras By Duncan Tonatiuh Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781419716478
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - August 25th, 2015

Discover the story behind José Guadalupe Posada’s iconic Día de Muertos skeletons in this fascinating picture book from award-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh.
 
A New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book of the Year
A Robert F.


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The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes By Duncan Tonatiuh Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781419721304
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Published: Abrams Books for Young Readers - September 20th, 2016

In the picture book Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh brings a cherished Mexican legend to life.
 
A Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor Book
 
ALA/ALSC Notable Children’s Book!
 
“A palette of earthy, evocative colors . . .


Salsa: Un Poema Para Cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems #1) By Jorge Argueta, Duncan Tonatiuh (Illustrator), Elisa Amado (Translator) Cover Image
By Jorge Argueta, Duncan Tonatiuh (Illustrator), Elisa Amado (Translator)
$8.95
ISBN: 9781773060033
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Published: Groundwood Books - March 1st, 2017

In this new cooking poem, Jorge Argueta brings us a fun and easy recipe for a yummy salsa. A young boy and his sister gather the ingredients and grind them up in a molcajete, just like their ancestors used to do, singing and dancing all the while.


Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide By Isabel Quintero, Zeke Peña (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Isabel Quintero, Zeke Peña (Illustrator)
$19.95
ISBN: 9781947440005
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Published: Getty Publications - March 6th, 2018

A Boston Globe–Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner and a Moonbeam Children’s Book Gold Award Winner, Photographic is a picture book biography of Graciela Iturbide from author Isabel Quintero and illustrator Zeke Peña.
 
Graciela Iturbide was born in Mexico City in 1942, the oldest of 13 children.


Who Was Frida Kahlo? (Who Was?) By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ, Jerry Hoare (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Sarah Fabiny, Who HQ, Jerry Hoare (Illustrator)
$6.99
ISBN: 9780448479385
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Published: Penguin Workshop - December 26th, 2013

You can always recognize a painting by Kahlo because she is in nearly all--with her black braided hair and colorful Mexican outfits. A brave woman who was an invalid most of her life, she transformed herself into a living work of art.


Frida Kahlo (Little People, BIG DREAMS) By Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara, Gee Fan Eng (Illustrator) Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9781847807830
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Published: Frances Lincoln Children's Books - February 4th, 2016

In this international bestseller from the critically acclaimed Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Frida Kahlo, the world-renowned painter.

When Frida was a teenager, a terrible road accident changed her life forever. Unable to walk, she began painting from her bed.


Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos By Monica Brown, John Parra (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Monica Brown, John Parra (Illustrator)
$18.95
ISBN: 9780735842694
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Published: NorthSouth Books - September 5th, 2017

Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor 2018
ALA Notable Children's Book 2018
New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book of 2017
Barnes & Noble Best Book of 2017
Smithsonian Top Ten Best Children's Book of 2017
2018 Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year


Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos,


Love Sugar Magic: A Dash of Trouble By Anna Meriano, Mirelle Ortega (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Anna Meriano, Mirelle Ortega (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062498472
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Published: Walden Pond Press - January 8th, 2019

"A charming and delectably sweet debut. Mischief, friendship, and a whole lot of heartLove Sugar Magic has it all." Zoraida Córdova, award-winning author of the Brooklyn Brujas series.


Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors (A Latino Book of Concepts) By Roseanne Greenfield Thong, John Parra (Illustrator) Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9781452156453
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Published: Chronicle Books - August 2nd, 2016

In this lively picture book that Booklist described as "a cheerful color-concept book that presents a slice of Latino culture through food and fun," children discover a world of colors all around them: red is spices and swirling skirts, yellow is masa, tortillas, and sweet corn cake. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, and all are universal in appeal.


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Lucia the Luchadora By Cynthia Leonor Garza, Alyssa Bermudez (Illustrator) Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781576878279
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Published: POW! Kids Books - March 7th, 2017

Lucía zips through the playground in her cape just like the boys, but when theytell her "girls can't be superheroes," suddenly she doesn't feel so mighty.


Side by Side/Lado a lado: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez/La historia de Dolores Huerta y César Chávez (Bilingual English-Spanish) By Monica Brown, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Monica Brown, Joe Cepeda (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9780061227813
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Published: HarperCollins Espanol - August 31st, 2010

A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens."*