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3 Reasons to Buy a Latino Children’s Book This Christmas

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As the holidays draw to a close and parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles run to and fro searching for a toy, video game, or gadget that will bring a special smile to the faces of the children in their lives, let’s all agree on one thing:…
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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Benjamin Alire Sáenz Simon & Schuster • 2012 • 359 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN: 978-1-4424-0892-0 Ages 12 and up It's summer 1987, and not quite sixteen-year-old Aristotle…
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8 Latinas Say “I Love My Life!” in an Inspirational New Book

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Eight successful, talented and insightful Latinas share their personal stories on why they love their lives in the new book 8 Ways to Say I Love My Life! The book, released in late November, includes stories from notable Latinas, including…
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La Malinche: The Princess Who Helped Cortés Conquer the Aztec Empire

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La Malinche: The Princess Who Helped Cortés Conquer the Aztec Empire By Francisco Serrano • Illustrated by Pablo Serrano Groundwood Books • 2012 • 36 pages Hardcover ($18.95) ISBN: 978-1-55498-111-3 Ages 9-12 In story-like form,…
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A Thunderous Whisper

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A Thunderous Whisper By Christina Diaz Gonzalez Knopf • 2012 • 304 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN: 978-0-375-86929-7 Ages 10 and up With this new book, the author of The Red Umbrella (Knopf) continues to chronicle the lives of children…
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Classic Teen Books: Must-Reads for the Modern Young Adult

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With blockbuster franchises like Harry Potter, Twilight, and The Hunger Games, there is no shortage of books to get teens excited about reading. But so much media hype and fan frenzy over the movies and the actors who star in them makes it…
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Books to Celebrate All The Holidays, Not Just Christmas!

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As more and more of us are marrying into non-Latino families and blending together different cultural traditions, our children are likely to be exposed to a number of different year-end holidays beyond Christmas and New Year’s. To help…
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Count Me In! A Parade of Mexican Folk Art Numbers in English and Spanish

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Count Me In! A Parade of Mexican Folk Art Numbers in English and Spanish By Cynthia Weill • Illustrated by The Aguilar Sisters Cinco Puntos Press • 2012 • 32 pages Hardcover ($14.95) ISBN: 978-1-935955-39-9 Ages 3-6 With the…
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3 Simple Steps to Start A Book Club

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Do you love reading? Do you wish you could be part of a book club where you could get together with other book lovers and talk character and plot lines? Don’t wait for an invitation. Start your own book club. It’s easier than you think! That’s…