Pura Belpré was the first Puerto Rican librarian in New York. She was also a storyteller, author, and advocate for the Puerto Rican community. The Storyteller’s Candle tells... Read More

After Tata’s death, Nana comes to live with her family in California. Anxious to help her find her smile, her grandchildren hope a flock of chicks will provide comforting... Read More

The roof leaks and mice run across the floor in the Makibaka Hotel, but it’s home for Lakas’s new friends. Will they continue to have a home? Lakas, a Filipino-American boy,... Read More

“My abuela drives a big truck,” says Quinito, a small boy, as he talks about the work of his grandmother and other relatives and neighbors. Quinito also introduces his... Read More

Childhood carries with it plenty of feelings of being different. When another reason comes along for peers to make fun of each other or try to find fault, it takes sensitive... Read More

“I invite purple irises to be my guests for tea. Yellow pollen peeks at me,” Little Maya says. The imaginative young narrator lives in the Mojave Desert, where the wind and... Read More

“You got permission to close the street, right, Chavi?” asks a friend. “UH-OH!” replies Chavi. She forgot to obtain consent from the city of Miami Beach for a huge... Read More

“He was born a little different, like you were,” Papi whispers as he pours some water for the little bird. “Not like me,” Tomasito responds. “He doesn’t have spina... Read More

“How are you? My name is Xochitl. Do you like flowers?” As Xochitl adjusts to the new language and culture of San Francisco she remembers El Salvador and the beautiful... Read More

Sigh-sighs. Soledad, a Puerto Rican girl, earns her nickname from all the sighing she does around the house in her New York City neighborhood. Her mother and father both work at... Read More

“Will I like it?” Amada Irma, a young Mexican girl, asks herself. “Will I make new friends?” Young readers will relate to these questions, which exemplify the typical... Read More

In this collection of children’s bilingual poems, the author establishes the central image of the title in a brief poem preceding the title page: “Daddy Daddy know what? /... Read More