Bright Star
The story of a fawn learning how to find her place in a world full of uncertainty.
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Bilingual Books for Kids for Latinx Heritage Month
Childhood is the perfect time to be exposed to different languages! To celebrate Latinx Heritage Month, here is a list of English-language picture books that incorporate Spanish words and phrases throughout the text.
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Con Pollo
This adorable and hilarious bilingual picture book serves as an engaging introduction to Spanish vocabulary with the help of a plucky chicken named Pollo.
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El Cucuy Is Scared, Too!
Ramón is worried about his first day at a new school, but it helps to remind El Cucuy, the monster who lives in his cactus pot, of how brave and strong they both are.
Gato Guapo
Nine kittens follow Gato Guapo around, but when it’s time to count them, one by one, they go missing, along with a piece of Gato Guapo’s clothes.
Gloriana, Presente
Gloriana overcomes anxiety on her first day of school and finds her voice in the classroom.
Isabel and Her Colores Go to School
English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. Her first day at her new school is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there’s more than one way to communicate with new friends.
Mariana and Her Familia
A young girl visits her extended family in Mexico for the first time.
A Song of Frutas
While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos–hugs.
The Three Billy Goats Buenos
A rhyming twist on the classic tale in which the goats help fix what is making the troll so grumpy in order to cross the bridge.
¡Vamos! Let's Cross the Bridge
When Little Lobo, his dog Bernabé, and their pals El Toro and La Oink Oink use a new truck to carry party supplies over the bridge, they run into a long line at the border crossing. How will they pass the time?
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