Bibliography: Seamos amigos

Books in 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 in this wordless story.
Margarita y Margaret/Margaret and Margarita: by Lynn Reiser
Despite language barriers, two girls meet in the park and play together.Text in English and Spanish.
Fiesta de cumpleaños (The Birthday Party): by Helen Oxenbury
A child prepares for a birthday party with a group of friends.
Teo y sus amigos/Theo and His Friends: by Violeta Denou
A young boy named Teo and his friends share fun and adventure.
Somos un arco iris/We Are a Rainbow: by Nancy María Grande Tabor
(Social Studies)
Charlesbridge
In this friendship book, simple comparisons show that people from different cultures have much in common.Text in English and Spanish.
Elisa y Palín (Elisa and Palín): by Francisca Altamirano
A girl becomes fast friends with a bird that she finds, takes home, and sets free.

El gran negocio de Francisca (A Bargain for Frances): by Russell Hoban
Harper Arco Iris
Frances and Thelma are best friends until Thelma tricks Frances into buying her old plastic tea set.
Quique duerme fuera de casa (Ira Sleeps Over): by Bernard Waber
When Ira stays overnight at a friend's house, he discovers that his friend sleeps with a teddy bear, too.
Historia de un erizo (The Story of a Hedgehog): by Asún Balzola
When spring arrives a hedgehog leaves its burrow in search of friends.
Sapo y Sepo son amigos (Frog and Toad Are Friends): by Arnold Lobel
Five stories about Frog and Toad, two of the most beloved friends in children's literature.
¡Viva!…¡Una piñata! (Hooray! A Piñata!): by Elisa Kleven
Penguin Ediciones
Clara pretends her birthday piñata, a dog, is real and doesn't want it broken, but her friend Samson helps her solve the problem.
Natán y Nicolás Alejandro (Nathan and Nicholas Alexander): by Lulu Delacre
Natán, an elephant, becomes friends with Nicolás, a mouse that lives in Natán's toybox.
Los amigos de osito (Little Bear's Friends): by Else Holmelund Minarik
Little Bear meets and becomes friends with Emily, a human girl, and her doll.
Torta de cumpleaños (The Birthday Cake): by Ivar Da Coll
A group of animal friends discover that birthdays are better celebrated late than not at all.

Enviarme a ti (Mail Myself to You): by Woody Guthrie
(Music)
Harper Déjame leer
A girl imagines mailing herself to a friend in this song.
El poni, el oso y el manzano (Who Stole the Apples?): by Sigrid Heuck
Pictures replace certain words in this story about a pony and a bear who become friends when they search for missing apples.
El camino del sol (The Path of the Sun): by Carmen Blázquez Gil
A toucan who travels to see the sun loses his way and is helped by some new friends in this rebus story.
La alegría de ser tú y yo (Bein' With You This Way): by W. Nikola-Lisa
(Multicultural)
Lee & Low
A group of friends playing in a park are all different, but share much in common.
Perro grande…Perro pequeño/Big Dog…Little Dog: by P. D. Eastman
Two dogs who are opposite in every way are the best of friends.Text in English and Spanish.

Let's Be Friends: by Caroline Ness
Harper
Two pets, a dog and a cat, learn how to be friends.
Do You Want to Be My Friend?: by Eric Carle
Crowell
A mouse has a hard time finding a friend.
Hilda Hen's Happy Birthday: by Mary Wormell
Harcourt
On Hilda Hen's birthday, she wonders if the gifts she finds were left by her barnyard friends.

Jamaica and Brianna: by Juanita Havill
(Multicultural)
Houghton
Jamaica, who has to wear hand-me-down-boots, envies Brianna's new pink ones.
Serafina's Birthday: by Alma Flor Ada
Atheneum
Sebastian the rabbit tries to find a present to give his friend Serafina on her birthday.
Titch and Daisy: by Pat Hutchins
(Multicultural)
Greenwillow
Titch goes to a party, but is reluctant to join in the fun until he finds his friend Daisy.

Going for a Walk: by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers
Harper
A girl goes for a walk and finds a friend.
The Very Lonely Firefly: by Eric Carle
Philomel
A newly-born firefly lonely for friends goes in search of other fireflies.
Sid and Sam: by Nola Buck
When friends Sid and Sam meet and sing a song together, Sid can't stop singing.