Bibliography: Cosquillitas

Books in Spanish

Chigüiro viaja en chiva (Chigüiro Goes by Jalopy): by Ivar Da Coll
When the jalopy that Chigüiro is traveling in gets a flat tire, he uses his inflatable life preserver as a spare tire. (Wordless)
Los elefantes nunca saltan (Elephants Never Jump): by Violet Easton
Every imaginable creature is jumping in this silly story.
¿De quién es este rabo? (Who's Tail Is This?): by Barberis
Children match animals and tails to create funny new animals.
La mochila de Lin (Lin's Backpack): by Helen Lester
(Multicultural)
Harper Déjame leer
Lin finally discovers what is making her backpack jump and wiggle around.

Huevos verdes con jamón (Green Eggs and Ham): by Dr. Seuss
Juan Ramon (Sam-I-Am) pesters a friend until he agrees to eat green eggs and ham.
Los animales no se visten (Animals Should Definitely Not Wear Clothing): by Judi Barrett
In this silly book, children learn why a chicken can't wear pants and why a kangaroo can't wear an overcoat.
Los animales no deben actuar como la gente (Animals Should Definitely Not Act Like People): by Judi Barrett
Children find out how funny it would be if animals acted like people.
El sapo distraído (The Absent-Minded Frog): by Javier Rondón
A frog has such fun at the market that he forgets to buy anything.
La vaca que decía OINK (The Cow Who Went Oink): by Bernard Most
A cow that oinks and a pig that moos teach each other the words they know.
El traje nuevo del emperador (The Emperor's New Clothes): by Patricia and Frederick McKissack
Childrens
The humorous story of a vain emperor who is tricked into thinking that his underwear is a set of beautiful new clothes.

El libro tonto (The Silly Book): by Babette Cole
A young boy points out the many silly things that people do.
Los helados del oso (Bear's Ice Cream): by Jez Alborough
A polar bear dreams that it snows ice cream in this rhyming story.
Cuando los borregos no pueden dormir (When Sheep Cannot Sleep): by Satoshi Kitamura
(Math)
A sheep who can't get to sleep counts people.
El gato de las mil narices (The Cat with a Thousand Noses): by Margarita Robleda Moguel
A young girl imagines a cat with all kinds of silly noses, from a duck's nose to an ice cream nose.

Se venden gorras (Caps for Sale): by Esphyr Slobodkina
Harper Arco Iris
A poor peddler loses his caps to a group of mischievous monkeys.
Pulgas, el perro de José Luis (Fleas, José Luis's Dog): by Margarita Robleda Moguel
When José Luis names his dog Fleas and calls the fleas that live on his dog Dogs, it causes some silly name mix-ups.
Amelia Bedelia (Amelia Bedelia): by Peggy Parish
Harper Arco Iris
Amelia Bedelia's literal mindedness gets her into all kinds of silly situations.
Me gustaría tener (How Happy I Would Be): by Alma Flor Ada
Giraffes and elephants and other animals do unexpected things like reading books and wearing fancy gloves.
¡Cerdos a montones, cerdos a granel! (Pigs Aplenty, Pigs Galore!): by David McPhail
Penguin Ediciones
A mischeivous group of pigs turn the narrator's house into a topsy-turvy mess in this hilarious rhyming story.

El cumpleaños de Moira (Moira's Birthday): by Robert Munsch
Moira invites the entire school to her birthday party, with disastrously funny results.
Garabato (The Portrait): by Ivar Da Coll
Using a different part from each one of his friends, Eusebio draws a funny portrait.
Siempre puede ser peor (It Could Always Be Worse): by Margot Zemach
Farrar Mirasol
A poor man, overrun by his family in their small hut, seeks a rabbi's advice in this humorous folktale.
Cuentos para la hora del baño (Tales from the Bath): by M. Dolores Alibés
Six humorous stories about bathtime include a lazy centipede who asks a beetle to help him wash his feet.

Mañana es domingo y otras rimas infantiles (Tomorrow Is Sunday and Other Children's Rhymes): by María Puncel
A collection of amusing, traditional rhymes.
El gato del mago (The Magician's Cat): A cat that turns into a sailor, a monkey, a bee, and a rabbit is happy to finally be just a cat.
La casa adormecida (The Napping House): by Audrey Wood
Harcourt Libros Viajeros
In a cumulative story, a pesky flea rouses a room full of sleeping people and animals.
¿Dónde está mi osito? (Where's My Teddy?): by Jez Alborough
A boy who loses his teddy bear finds a giant teddy and a real bear in the woods in this funny, rhyming story.

Shake My Sillies Out: by Raffi
Crown
Sleepless forest animals and campers jump, jiggle, and wiggle their sillies away.
"Pardon?" Said the Giraffe: by Colin West
Harper
Giraffe is so tall, he can't hear a word that frog says to him.

The Cake That Mack Ate: by Rose Robart
Little
Mischievous Mack the dog devours a birthday cake in this humorous, cumulative story.
Five Little Monkeys Sitting in a Tree: by Eileen Christelow
Clarion
Five mischievous monkeys discover the risk in teasing a crocodile.

Sheep in a Jeep: by Nancy Shaw
When five sheep go for a ride in a jeep, it turns into a comic misadventure.
Rachel Fister's Blister: by Amy MacDonald
Houghton
A blister on a girl's toe prompts all of the adults to try a series of silly cures.

What Use Is a Moose?: by Martin Waddell
Candlewick
Jack tries to find a use for the moose he brings home from the woods.
Pigs Ahoy!: by David McPhail
Dutton
A group of boisterous pigs accompany a man on his vacation cruise.