English and Spanish

CECILIA AND MIGUEL ARE FRIENDS by Diane Gonzales Bertrand with illustrations by Thelma Muraida. Arte Publico, 2014.

Cecilia, Miguel
Friends forever and longer
Sharing entire lives.

THESE HANDS: MY FAMILY'S HANDS by Samuel Caraballo with illustrations by Shawn Costello. Arte Publico, 2014.

These hands are precious
Mother father, family
My hands join theirs.

Little Roja Riding Hood

LITTLE ROJA RIDING HOOD by Susan Middleton Elya with illustrations by Susan Guevara. Putnam, 2014.

Little Roja's off
To see her abuelita
Lobo's up to no good.

Dalia's Wondrous Hair

DALIA'S WONDROUS HAIR by Laura Lacamara. Arte Publico, 2014.

Dalia's wondrous hair
Can be a home to creatures
Such as butterflies.

Dale Dale Dale!

DALE DALE DALE! HIT IT! HIT IT! HIT IT! A FIESTA OF NUMBERS by Rene Saldana with illustrations by Carolyn Flores. Arte Publico/Pinata Books, 2014.

It's time for birthday
Fun and festivities. It's
Time for a party!

Stripes/ Rayas

STRIPES OF ALL TYPES/RAYAS DE TODAS LAS TALLAS by Susan Stockdate. Peachtree, 2014.

Animals with stripes
Use their stripes in many ways
Come learn about stripes.

More holiday books

THE EIGHTH MENORAH by Lauren Wohl. Albert Whitman, 2013.

Are 8 menorahs
Too many? Or just the right
Number that Sam needs?

WHEN CHRISTMAS FEELS LIKE HOME by Gretchen Griffith with illustrations by Carolina Farias. Albert Whitman, 2013.

Futbol or football?
Can this new house feel like home?
Perhaps at Christmas.

Won't you be my neighbor?

THE PATCHWORK GARDEN (PEDACITOS DE HUERTO) by Diane de Anda with illustrations by Oksana Kemarskaya. Pinata Books, 2013.

A girl and her grandmother decide to take a small patch of dirt behind the local church and plant a small garden. As the vegetables grow and attract the attention of other residents of the neighborhood, the idea of patches of gardens in empty places catches on. Soon, a patchwork garden thrives in the neighborhood. Text is in Spanish and in English. Great book to share with kids for Earth Day or to talk about communities.

Ribbit!

SING, FROGGIE, SING (CANTA, RANA, CANTA) by Carolyn Dee Flores, Pinata Books, 2013.

Pinata, a division of Arte Publico, gives readers a cumulative story/song reminiscent of "there's a hole in the bottom of the sea." There is a frog in the pond. When he croaks, a fly comes by to hush his mouth. When the fly buzzes, then, there is a spider to hush it, and so on. Eventually, a baby, mother, father, and grandmother round out the hushing. Music and lyrics are provided in the back mater of the book.

Get in Shape

ROUND IS A TORTILLA: A BOOK OF SHAPES by Roseanne Greenfield Thong with illustrations by John Parra. Chronicle Books, 2013.

Gentle quatrains introduce shapes along with items of that shape. So, a sombrero and a tortilla are round. Carts and paletas are rectangles, etc. A glossary of Spanish words along with definitions and pronunciations are included in the back of the book.