Books in Spanish
For the Library Corner
- 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.
For Teacher Read Aloud
- 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.
For Shared Reading
- 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.
Books in English
(English Language Development)
For the Library Corner
- 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.
For Teacher Read Aloud
- 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.
For Shared Reading
- 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.