Bibliography: Buenos amigos

Books in Spanish

Mi casa (My House): by J.M. Parramón
Friends Juan, Pedro, María, and Isabel spend a happy day together at Pedro's apartment in the city.
Margaret and Margarita/Margarita y Margaret: by Lynn Reiser
Despite their language barriers, Margaret and Margarita meet in the park and play together.Text in English and Spanish.
Chigüiro encuentra ayuda (Chigüiro Finds Help): by Ivar Da Coll
After a friend helps Chigüiro reach a bunch of bananas, they share the delicious fruit.(Wordless)

Lucas y Virginia (Benjamin and Tulip): by Rosemary Wells
Lucas finally stands up to his pushy friend Virginia.
Ana Banana y yo (Anna Banana and Me): by Lenore Blevgad
Anna's exuberant play helps her friend overcome his fears.
Mi amiga la señora mayor (I Know a Lady): by Charlotte Zolotow
An older woman becomes good friends with the children in her neighborhood.
Willy y Hugo (Willy and Hugh): by Anthony Browne
Willy, a lonely chimpanzee, becomes good friends with Hugo, an enormous gorilla, when they run into each other in the park.
Quino y Dino (Quino and Dino): by Miquel Alzueta
When a dinosaur hatches out of an ordinary egg one morning, he becomes the best friend of a boy named Quino.

Hamamelis, Miosotis, y el Señor Sorpresa (Hamamelis, Miosotis, and Mr. Surprise): by Ivar Da Coll
Two best friends write to Señor Sorpresa and ask him to give each other what they want for Christmas.
Monty (Monty): by James Stevenson
Monty the alligator goes on vacation when his friends take advantage of his school shuttle services.
El viaje de Jenny (Jenny's Journey): by Sheila White Samton
(Multicultural)
When Jenny's friend Maria writes to say she is lonely, Jenny crosses the ocean to visit her.
Sapo y Sepo son amigos (Frog and Toad Are Friends): by Arnold Lobel
Five affectionate stories about the friendship between Frog and Toad.
Tres amigos (Three Friends): by Helme Heine
A rooster, a rat, and a pig spend a marvelous, adventure-filled day together.

Guillermo Jorge Manuel José (Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge): by Mem Fox
A boy with four names becomes special friends with Ana Josefina Rosa Isabel, a woman who lives next door at a home for the elderly.
Tres junto al mar (Three by the Sea): by Edward Marshall
Three friends at the beach tell each other stories.
Zorro y sus amigos (Fox and His Friends): by Edward Marshall
Penguin Ediciones
Three stories about the antics of Fox, his friends, and his sister Louise.
Jorge y Marta en la ciudad (George and Martha Back in Town): by James Marshall
Five stories about the lovable hippos George and Martha and their strong friendship.
Mateo y Mati (Matthew and Tilly): by Rebecca C. Jones
(Multicultural)
Penguin Ediciones
Matthew and Tilly remain close friends even when they have arguments.
Tres en un árbol (Three Up a Tree): by James Marshall
Lolly, Spider, and Sam compete to tell the best story in their treehouse.
La pandilla en la orilla (Four on the Shore): by Edward Marshall
Friends Lolly, Spider, and Sam go to the lake to escape Spider's little brother.

¡Música para todo el mundo! (Music, Music for Everyone): by Vera Williams
Mulberry en Español
Rosa organizes her friends into the Oak Street Band to earn money her family needs because of her grandmother's illness.
El niño y el árbol (The Boy and the Tree): by Viví Escrivá
(Science/Health)
A poor orphaned boy forms a special friendship with a tree.
Amos y Boris (Amos and Boris): by William Steig
Farrar Mirasol
Amos, a mouse, and Boris, a whale, form an unusual friendship.
Torta de cumpleaños (The Birthday Cake): by Ivar Da Coll
A group of friends discover that birthdays are better celebrated late than not at all.

El perro del cerro y la rana de la sabana (The Dog From the Hill and the Frog From the Savannah): by Ana María Machado
In this funny, rhyming story, a dog and a frog start out as enemies but end up as friends.

Yo! Yes?: by Chris Raschka
(Multicultural)
Orchard
Two boys meet on the street and decide to be friends.

Heart to Heart: by George Shannon
Houghton
On Valentine's Day, Squirrel makes a special gift for his best friend Mole.
Together!: by George Ella Lyon
(Multicultural)
Orchard
Two girls imagine doing almost anything together in this poem.

Jamaica and Brianna: by Juanita Havill
(Multicultural)
Houghton
Jamaica, who has to wear hand-me-downs, envies her friend Brianna's new pink boots.
Arthur's First Sleepover: by Marc Brown
Little
During a sleepover at Arthur the aardvark's, Arthur and his friends think alien spaceships are after them.
George and Martha: One Fine Day
by James Marshall
Five stories about two best friends on one beautiful day.