Theme: families stories

Let’s Eat!/A Comer! (My Family: Mi Familia)

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

It’s dinnertime. Look at all the food! Es la hora de cenar. ¡Cuánta comida! There are beans, tortillas, Hay frijoles, tortillas, cheese, and even a green salad. queso y hasta una ensalada de lechuga. Enough for the whole family. Suficiente para toda la familia. Let’s sit down and enjoy it together. Vamos a sentarnos y [...]

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

I’m Just Like My Mom; I’m Just Like My Dad/ Me parezco tanto a mi mama; Me parez

By Book Importer | Published: May 3, 2010

I’m just like my mom. Me parezco tanto a mi mamá. I’m just like my dad. Me parezco tanto a mi papá. With Akemi Gutiérrez’s charming illustrations, renowned journalist Jorge Ramos explores the many ways in which all children are just like their parents—in two languages! Junto con las simpáticas ilustraciones de Akemi Gutiérrez, el [...]

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

I Remember Abuelito / Yo recuerdo a Abuelito: A Day of The Dead Story / Un Cuento del Dia de los Muertos (Spanish Edition)

By Book Importer | Published: January 11, 2010

It’s the Day of the Dead! It’s time to celebrate! In this bilingual book, a young girl is busy helping her family prepare to honor those who have died. First she goes with her mama to the market to buy pan de muerto. Then she lays a path of marigold petals with her papa. But [...]

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

Celebrating the Hero

By Book Importer | Published: October 1, 2009

Camilia Draper, an American teenager still feeling guilt and loss about her mother’s death, travels to her mother’s birthplace in Colombia for a ceremony celebrating her famous grandfather, about whom she will learn some disquieting and revelatory facts.

Descriptors: Colombia, Fiction, Latin America, Young Adult (ages 14-18) » Other Themes: , , , , , , , , , » Leave a comment