Theme: bilingual

Just Like Home/Como en mi Tierra

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

A young girl’s first sights and experiences in the United States are sometimes familiar “just like home.”

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Three Little Tamales

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

While three little tamales cool off on a windowsill, a tortilla rollsby. “You’ll be eaten. You’d better run,” he tells them. And so thetamales jump out the window. The first runs to the prairie andbuilds a house of sagebrush. The second runs to a cornfield and builds ahouse of cornstalks. The third runs to the [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , » Leave a comment

Before You Were Here, Mi Amor

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

Before you were here, tu papi carved a mecedora from the wood of an old walnut tree so you and I could rock and cuddle together. The members of a familia lovingly prepare for a new bebé. A tenderly written story, with Spanish words woven throughout, tells readers how Mami is eating healthy food, Papi [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Early Years (ages 2-6), Realistic Fiction, United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment

Cooper’s Lesson

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: November 8, 2009

Cooper’s Lesson is an inspiring story about identity and intergenerational friendship, featuring a young biracial boy, written in both English and Korean. Cooper has had about enough of being half and half. And he’s really had enough of Mr. Lee, the owner of his neighborhood grocery store, speaking to him in Korean even though Cooper [...]

Descriptors: Fiction, Korea, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » 1 Comment

Zulema and the Witch Owl/Zulema y la Bruja Lechuza

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: November 1, 2009

When Grandma Sabina comes to live with the family, the first thing Zulema says to her is, ”You sure look old and ugly.” Grandma Sabina warns her granddaughter about the Witch Owl who prowls the night looking for mean children, but Zulema laughs defiantly at such a preposterous tale. In this story about the consequences [...]

Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Other Themes: , , » 2 Comments

Juan y el Chupacabras/Juan and the Chupacabras

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: November 1, 2009

Young Juan and his cousin Luz savor Abuelo’s hair-raising stories. He tells the children of defeating terrifying fiends like the Chupacabras and La Llorona. The children cling to every word as he describes his brave stand-off with the Chupacabras, a terrifying beast with wings, claws and sharp fangs. But yet they wonder if there’s more [...]

Descriptors: Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Other Themes: , » 2 Comments

Lucha Libre: A Bilingual Cuento: the Man in the Silver Mask

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: November 1, 2009

Carlitos attends his first lucha libre match in Mexico City. At ringside, Carlitos sees the famous luchador — the Man in the Silver Mask, a man whose eyes look terribly familiar. He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil — los rudos, the bad guys [...]

Descriptors: Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9) » Other Themes: , » 4 Comments

Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid

By Rebecca Ballenger | Published: October 30, 2009

Santa’s newest helper is his cousin Pancho, a farmer in South Texas. Back in the day, Pancho was a mariachi singer with a whole lot of style and a fancy sombrero, but as the years passed, Pancho got a little older and a little wider. Then one night his primo Santa Claus showed up looking [...]

Descriptors: Fantasy, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), United States of America » Other Themes: , , , , » 2 Comments

Colors! Colores!

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Noted Mexican poet Jorge Luján and South Africa’s illustrious illustrator Piet Grobler have teamed up again to produce this exquisite celebration of color. As day turns into night, young readers see fleeting, evocative glimpses of the qualities inherent in a range of colors. An antelope and a group of children are pictured inhabiting this delicate [...]

Descriptors: Americas, Early Years (ages 2-6), Mexico, Poetry » Other Themes: , , » Leave a comment

Dance, Nana, Dance / Baila, Nana, Baila: Cuban Folktales In English And Spanish (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

If you travel to Cuba, the people will greet you with a smile. Right away they’ll want you to come to their home and eat a meal. In the meal, you’ll find a mixture of foods and flavors from Spain and Africa-and from many Caribbean cultures as well. In Cuban folktales, you will taste the [...]

Descriptors: Caribbean, Cuba, Intermediate (ages 9-14), Short Stories » Other Themes: » Leave a comment