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Tamalitos: Un poema para cocina/Tamalitos: A Cooking Poem

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Tamalitos: Un poema para cocina/Tamalitos: A Cooking Poem By Jorge Argueta • Illustrated by Domi Translated by Elisa Amado Groundwood • 2013 • 32 pages Hardcover ($18.95) ISBN: 978-1-55498-300-1 Ages 7-10 Kids will devour Tamalitos,…
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What Are You Doing?

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What Are You Doing? By Elisa Amado • Illustrated by Manuel Monroy Groundwood Books • 2011 • 32 pages Hardcover ($16.95) ISBN: 978-1-55498-070-3 Ages 3-7 Not very eager to go on his first day of school, Chepito runs out of the house…
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Let’s Celebrate Children’s Book Week! Kids Choose Their Favorites

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Most parents are aware of Nickelodeon’s Kid’s Choice Awards, which this year took place just this past March. The awards’ main appeal—aside from the star-studded show that announces the winners—is the fact that kids themselves get…
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Under the Mesquite

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Under the Mesquite By Guadalupe Garcia McCall Lee & Low • 2011 • 224 pages Hardcover ($17.95) ISBN: 978-1600604294 Ages 12 and up No matter how bad things get, I can always be found here, planted firmly in what’s left of…
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10 Great Picture Books Celebrating Adoption & Multicultural Families

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There is nothing more affirming for a child than seeing himself somehow reflected in the books he reads. From becoming a big brother to learning how to share, little kids love to see the characters in their books—whether they are bears and…
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Celebrate Children’s Day, Book Day on April 30

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In 1996, award-winning children’s author Pat Mora launched a community-based, family literacy initiative with the help of REFORMA: the National Association to Promote Library & Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking,…
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Latina Author & Poet Pat Mora Talks About Poetry for Children

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April marks two important celebrations for children’s literacy: National Poetry Month and Día de los Niños, Día de los Libros. Who better then, to speak about poetry and its importance in children’s literacy than author Pat Mora, who…
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6 Must-Read Books On Adoption

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Just weeks ago, my four year old son asked for a little sister. That question resulted in an interesting conversation, but there was probably a striking difference from what would have been talked about in most homes. You see, my little boy…
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Bear at Home/Oso en casa

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Bear at Home/Oso en casa By Stella Blackstone • Illustrated by Debbie Harder Barefoot Books • 2010 • 24 pages Paperback ($6.99) ISBN 978-1-84686-422-3 Ages 2-6 This newly available bilingual edition combines previously separate…