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J.R. Martinez Talks ‘Full of Heart: My Story of Survival, Strength and Spirit’

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J.R. Martinez was just 19 years old and serving as an U.S. Army infantryman in Iraq when his Humvee hit an IED (improvised explosive device). He suffered smoke inhalation and severe burns to 34% of his body, including his face. He spent 34…
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Tía Isa Wants a Car

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Tía Isa Wants a Car by Meg Medina • Illustrated by Claudio Muñoz Candlewick Press • 2011 • 32 pages Hardcover ($15.99) ISBN: 9780763641566 Ages 4-8 Editor’s note: This book is also available in a Spanish paperback edition…
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Stephen and the Beetle

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Stephen and the Beetle By Jorge Luján • Illustrated by Chiara Carrer Groundwood Books • 2012 • 32 pages Hardcover ($18.95) ISBN: 9781554981922 Ages 2-5 One fine day, Stephen goes out to the yard and discovers a beetle strolling…
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Five Little Monkeys / Cinco monitos

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Five Little Monkeys: Storybook Treasury/Cinco monitos: Colección de oro Written & Illustrated by Eileen Christelow Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012 • 192 pages Hardcover ($11.99) ISBN: 978-0-547-74593-0 Ages 4 and up Those…
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Starfields Book Review

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Starfields By Carolyn Marsden Candlewick Press • 2011 • 224 pages Hardcover. ($15.99) ISBN 9780763648206 Ages 10 and up At the center of this well-written novel is nine-year old Rosalba, a Mayan girl who lives with her family in…
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A Trio of Bilingual Curious George Favorites

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Curious George Flies a Kite/Jorge el curioso vuela una cometa By Margret Rey • Illustrated by H.A. Rey Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012 • 80 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN: 978-0-547-72045-6 Ages 4 and up Curious You on Your Way!/¡Eres…
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Martha Speaks: Martha Bakes a Cake/Martha habla: Martha hornea un pastel

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Martha Speaks: Martha Bakes a Cake/Martha habla: Martha hornea un pastel By Karen Barss • Based on the characters created by Susan Meddaugh Translated by Carlos Calvo Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012 • 24 pages Paperback ($3.99) ISBN:…
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5 Books to Empower Your Child in the New Year

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As the end of the year approaches, we start thinking about new beginnings. Just like adults, children may need some empowerment to face the fears they’d like to leave behind or the skills they want to master. Sometimes finding the courage…
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The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belén/El mejor regalo del mundo: La leyenda de La Vieja Belén

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The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belén/El mejor regalo del mundo: La leyenda de La Vieja Belén By Julia Alvarez • Illustrated by Ruddy Nuñez Translated by Rhina P. Espaillat Alfaguara • 2008 • 32 pages Hardcover ($14.99) ISBN:…