Books in Spanish
For the Library Corner
- Veloz como el grillo (Quick as a Cricket)
- by Audrey Wood
A young boy compares himself to, and imitates, creatures from a cricket to a lamb.
- Federico Lápiz Rápido (Fast Draw Freddy)
- by Bobbie Hamsa
(Art)
Childrens
Drawing quickly, Freddy makes all kinds of pictures with his box of crayons.
- Salta y brinca (Hop Jump)
- by Ellen Stoll Walsh
Harcourt Libros Viajeros
Inspired by watching leaves floating down from the trees, Betsy the frog stops hopping and jumping and begins leaping and whirling.
- Chigüiro y el lápiz (Chigüiro and the Pencil)
- by Ivar Da Coll
(Art)
In this wordless story, Chigüiro finds a pencil and draws himself a bicycle to ride, an ice cream to eat, and a bed to sleep in when he gets tired.
- A sembrar sopa de vegetales (Growing Vegetable Soup)
- by Lois Ehlert
(Science/Health)
Harcourt Libros Viajeros
A father and child plant, water, and watch vegetables grow in their garden.
For Teacher Read Aloud
- La pequeña locomotora que sí pudo (The Little Engine That Could)
- by Watty Piper
A small train engine helps to get food and toys to children waiting in a valley in this well-loved story.
- Las cosas de Pablo (Pablo's World)
- by Juan Farías
When Pablo learns to write, he discovers the pleasure of describing his family and the place he lives to a pen pal.
- El premio (The Prize)
- by María Puncel
(Art)
When Fernando wins a drawing contest he invites his classmates for a day at the zoo.
- Cuento de Pedrito Conejo (The Tale of Peter Rabbit)
- by Beatrix Potter
Peter Rabbit disobeys his mother by going into Mr. McGregor's garden and almost gets caught.
- Roberto va de pesca/Robert Goes Fishing
- by Raquel Puig Zaldívar
When a rainy day prevents Robert from going fishing, he comes up with an ingenious way to catch fish indoors.Text in English and Spanish.
- Boris va al colegio (Bad Boris Goes to School)
- by Susie Jenkin-Pearce
Boris hates the idea of starting school, but once he gets there, he makes friends, listens to music, and paints pictures.
- En el desván (In the Attic)
- by Hiawyn Oram
A boy who's bored with his toys uses his imagination to create a world of adventure in his attic.
- El sueño de Matías (Matthew's Dream)
- by Leo Lionni
(Art)
Fascinated by what he sees during a trip to a museum, Matthew the mouse decides to become a painter when he grows up.
- El mono imitamonos (The Copycat Monkey)
- by Consuelo Armijo
A monkey who loves to imitate everything, imitates the wind one day and is blown into the city.
For Shared Reading
- El pirata valiente (The Brave Pirate)
- by Ricardo Alcántara
Before he is called to dinner by his mother, Juanito has many adventures pretending he is a ferocious pirate.
- No fui yo (It Wasn't Me)
- by Alma Flor Ada
A young boy prepares a special surprise for his mother.
- Ada, la desordenada (Messy Bessy)
- by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
(Multicultural)
Childrens
Bessy finally tidies up her very messy bedroom.
- El castillo del rey sisebuto (The King of Kennelwich Castle)
- by Colin West
In this rhyming story, someone helps to bring the king a big, green umbrella.
- 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.
Books in English
(English Language Development)
For the Library Corner
- Action Alphabet
- by Shelley Rotner
(Multicultural)
Atheneum
A group of active children demonstrate action verbs from climbing and juggling to swinging and zipping.
- I'll Catch the Moon
- by Nina Crews
Greenwillow
A young girl imagines catching the moon and going on an around-the-world adventure with it.
- Now I'm Big
- by Margaret Miller
(Multicultural)
Greenwillow
A group of children tell what they did as babies and what they're able to do now that they're older.
For Teacher Read Aloud
- Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel
- by Virginia Lee Burton
Houghton
Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, don't give up when they lose their jobs in this classic story.
- Sebastian's Trumpet
- by Miko Imai
(Music)
Candlewick
Sebastian the bear finally learns to play his trumpet after much practice and frustration.
- Curious George® Wins a Medal
- by H. A. Rey
Houghton
After repeatedly getting himself into trouble, Curious George ends up being the first monkey in space.
For Shared Reading
- Can I Help?
- by Marilyn Janovitz
North-South
A wolf cub offers to help his father with the gardening with mixed results.
- Say Hola to Spanish
- by Susan Middleton Elya
Lee & Low
Common words are defined in this playful, rhyming introduction to Spanish.
- I Am Helping
- by Mercer Mayer
Random
Little Critter helps out around the house in many different ways.