Soledad’s friends help her discover the many things that she can do to entertain herself when she is alone in her apartment.
Soledad Sigh-Sighs/Soledad Suspiros
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My Nana’s Remedies/Los Remedios De Mi Nana
A little girl tells how her grandmother makes special teas and warm drinks for her and her little brother when they are not feeling well.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume 3, Issue 2
Un Día Con Mis Tías/ A Day With My Aunts (Spanish Edition)
Isabel visits her aunts on Saturdays. They dance, dress up, and make empanadas.
Wiggling Pockets/Los bolsillos saltarines (My Family: Mi Familia) (Spanish Edition)
How many frogs fit in Danny’s pockets? It’s a jumping surprise! ¿Cuántas ranas caben en los bolsillos de Danny? ¡Es una sorpresa saltarina! One frog hops on Tina’s head, Una rana brinca encima de la cabeza de Tina, And another springs onto Mom’s delicious cherry pie! Oh, no! ¡Y otra rana cae encima del delicioso pastel de cerezas que hizo Mamá! ¡Ay, no! We don’t want to eat frog pie! ¡No queremos comer pastel de ranas! Wiggling Pockets Los bolsillos saltarines This bilingual book will appeal to anyone who’s ever been unintentionally mischievous—just like Danny with his wiggling pockets full of frogs! Este libro bilingüe le encantará a todos los que sin querer han sido un poco traviesos . . . ¡igual que Danny y sus bolsillos saltarines llenos de ranas!
Benito’s Bizcochitos: Los Bizconchitos De Benito
This bilingual fairy tale for children ages 4 to 8 relates the story of Benito, who runs away from home only to learn that the rest of the world isn’t nearly as friendly as his family’s farm.
Cinnamon Girl: Letters Found Inside A Cereal Box
I want to see what is on the other side of the dust When the towers fall, New York City is blanketed by dust. On the Lower East Side, Yolanda, the Cinnamon Girl, makes her manda, her promise, to gather as much of it as she can. Maybe returning the dust to Ground Zero can comfort all the voices. Maybe it can help Uncle DJ open his eyes again. As tragedies from her past mix in the air of an unthinkable present, Yolanda searches for hope. Maybe it’s buried somewhere in the silvery dust of Alphabet City.
Fiesta Dress: A Quinceanera Tale
It s the day of Lolo’s big sister’s quinceañera party, and suddenly everyone is too busy to play with Lolo. But when she lets her dog Gobi runfree, everyone notices. Vivid illustrations in acrylics and watercolor by Martha Avile
s skillfully portray Lolo using her fast feet and wits to outsmart Gobi and save her big sister’s special day!
Rogelia’s House of Magic
Marina and Fern, eager to learn magic just for fun, convince Xochitl to ask her grandmother, a curandera, to teach them, and as her apprentices the three learn about casting spells, healing, and life.
Scratch and the Pirates of Paradise Cove
On the first day of summer vacation, ten-year-old Rafi and his father are searching for their lucky, six-toed cat, Scratch, when an earthquake knocks them off a cliff and they find themselves on a pirate ship, heading toward adventure.
The Empanadas That Abuela Made/Las Empanadas Que Hacia La Abuela
A sweet bilingual story about a family tradition. Baking is always a treat, particularly when you throw family and fun into the mix. In this whimsical look at the making of empanadas, popular children’s author Gonzales Bertrand serves up the festive fun of a family’s effort to concoct the delicious pastries. In the tradition of popular rhymes like “The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly,” the laughter and fun rise from page to page. The Empanadas that Abuela Made/Las empanadas que Abuela hacía is filled with humorous cooks and family: Abuela, Abuelo, the cousins, aunts, uncles, and even the family dog join the parade of fluttering flour and swirling sugar. Alex Pardo de Lange fills the pages with offbeat illustrations of blankets of dough and dancing rolling pins.