HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH IS SEPTEMBER 15-OCTOBER 15

To highlight this special month, I thought I would mention a few great books in our Spanish language section, which is located right across from the magazines section. We have many bilingual books, so even if you cannot speak Spanish, you can still enjoy these books. You can easily spot the bilingual books by the pink dot on the spine.

--Jean

Fiesta! By Ginger Foglesong Guy is a fun, bilingual picture book about preparing for a party.

A brilliantly illustrated bilingual counting book is Counting Ovejas by Sarah Weeks.

Would you like a glorious tale of a grandmother and granddaughter in the Caribbean? Try

La Isla, by Arthur Dorros. This book is only in Spanish!

I always like recommending songbooks, as they are a fun way to explore another culture, and music is good for the soul. These two are also bilingual:

Diez Deditos/Ten Little Fingers: Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America by Jose-Luis Orozco.

Mama Goose: A Latino Nursery Treasury/Un Tesoro de Rimas Infantiles by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy

A beautiful bilingual Peruvian folk tale by Lois Ehlert is Moon Rope/Un Lazo a la Luna.

How about an unusual alphabet book? Try ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish by Cynthia Weill and K.B. Basseches.

For a splendid book about reading, check out Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day/Celebremos El Dia de los ninos/El Dia de los Libros by Pat Mora.

In addition to our many picture books, board books and song books, we also have novels in Spanish, as well as some great dictionaries and other non-fiction books. Older children may want to explore these two bilingual titles:

Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Being Young and Latino in the United States, edited by Lori Marie Carlson. This is a nice collection of poems for middle school students.

My Name is Celia: The Life of Celia Cruz/Me Llamo Celia: La Vida de Celia Cruz by Monica Brown. This is a nice biography of Celia Cruz, the Queen of Salsa.