De Alvarado, Aracely

Summary: The Mexican skeleton Catrina has been invited to a Day of the Dead dance, and she's searching for just the right outfit to wear. She pulls her Aunt María's dress from a dusty chest, but it has a stain! There's a skirt made of fine cloth, but it looks like a dusty old drape. Purple shoes that don't fit, a pair of pants that are too short and a blouse missing a button what will she wear? Finally,...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG DE A

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG DE A

Luciani, Brigitte

Summary: The reader is asked to guess what Roxanne must leave behind (ball, umbrella, book, turtle, or baby) as she tries various means of transportation to get to the beach.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: North-South Books 2006

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J468 LUC SPANISH

Martínez, Ernesto Javier

Summary: A reclamation of the Mexican serenata tradition, follow the story of a young boy who asks his father if there is a song for a boy who loves a boy.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Reflection Press 2018

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MAR

Raúl the Third

Summary: "In this festive bilingual board book join Coco Rocho and his friends as gather all the things they need to throw a grand fiesta"--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Versify, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2022

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE RAU BOARD

Ortiz, Raquel M.

Summary: Young Sofi enters a New York City community garden and finds a half-painted mural. It's full of big, leafy plants in blue and yellow, and a vibrant emerald green color appears where the two colors meet. As Sofi runs her fingers over the image, she is suddenly transported to a beautiful place with plants just like the ones on the wall! Sofi finds herself in the Dominican Republic, where she...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG ORT

Colato Lainez, Rene

Summary: Young René's mother has sent him a new pair of shoes from the United States. He loves his new shoes. "They walk everywhere I walk. They jump every time I jump. They run as fast as me. We always cross the finish line at the same time." René-with his new shoes-and his father set off on the long journey to meet his mother in the United States. He says goodbye to his friends in El Salvador, and...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2020

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG COL

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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG COL

Alessandri, Alexandra

Summary: "English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one way to communicate with new friends"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2021

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE ALE

Herrera, Juan Felipe

Summary: A country boy leaves home to visit the far-off city and the seashore even farther away as he enjoys a vacation with his father.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2019

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: JE SPANISH HER