Theme: families stories

Grandma Comes to Stay

By Book Importer | Published: September 29, 2010

In Grandma Comes to Stay, three-year-old Stephanie helps her mother tidy up, go shopping at the market, and cook in preparation for Grandma’s stay. When she arrives, Grandma gives Stephanie a box of pencils and reads her favorite book. The next day she shows Stephanie how to tie a head-dress, and Stephanie shows Grandma how [...]

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

A Piñata in a Pine Tree

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

An award-winning author and a rising star artist have put a festive Latino twist on “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” populating it with piñatas in place of partridges, plus burritos bailando (dancing donkeys), lunitas cantando (singing moons), and much more, all displayed in the most vivid colors imaginable. In this version a little girl receives [...]

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

The Party for Papa Luis / La fiesta para Papa Luis

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

A cumulative tale in which Papa Luis’s family and friends make preparations for his birthday fiesta, complete with pinata, cake, and a clown.

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Laboriosos Deditos de las Manos (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

This ode to toes features digits that wave, rub a dog’s tummy, draw, hide in the sand, pick up toys, wear silly clothing, serve as sort-of fishing poles, and stick out beyond the blankets at bedtime.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Nonfiction » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

Laboriosos Deditos de los Pies (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

A simple rhyming text that invites participation and repetition explores the ways fingers move. “Fingers high,/fingers low./Fingers reach to touch a toe.” The interracial cast models the actions, from waving to washing to making an itty-bitty spider.

Descriptors: Concept Book, Infant/toddler (ages 0-2), Nonfiction » Other Themes: » Leave a comment

Pio Peep! (Rpkg): Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

El sol es de oro la luna es de plata y las estrellitas son de hoja de lata.
The sun’s a gold medallion. The moon’s a silver ball. The little stars are only tin; I love them best of all.

Here is a groundbreaking bilingual collection of traditional rhymes that celebrates childhood and Spanish and Latin American [...]

Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Rhymes/songs » Other Themes: , » Leave a comment

!Así soy yo!

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

The story is about a little girl that enjoy play, paint, and go to school (Spanish version).

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Papi’s Gift

By Book Importer | Published: June 25, 2010

Graciela’s Papi has been working in the United States for so long that she has almost forgotten his face, so when the box he promised for her seventh birthday does not arrive, she is very upset and nearly loses hope that he–and the rain–will someday ret.

Descriptors: Mexico, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction » Other Themes: , , , , » 2 Comments

Hello, Amigos! (Owlet Book)

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

“Extends a warm invitation to share (Frankie Valdez’s birthday and) to sample his culture’s traditional festivities.”–Booklist.

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

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.”

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