Has your countdown started? The Picture Book of the Week is Countdown for Nochebuena, written and illustrated by Adriana Hernández Bergstrom. Available in a bilingual edition (bilingual editions mix Spanish and English to tell a story). ********** ¿Ya empezó tu cuenta atrás? El libro de cuentos de la semana es Countdown for Nochebuena, escrito e ilustrado porContinue reading “Countdown for Nochebuena by Adrian Hernández Bergstrom”
Author Archives: Alicia Salazar
Gracias*Thanks by Pat Mora and John Parra
What are you grateful for? The Picture Book of the Week is Gracias*Thanks, written by Pat Mora and illustrated by John Parra. Available in a dual language edition. ********** ¿Qué agradeces tu? El libro de cuentos de la semana es Gracias*Thanks escrito por Pat Mora e ilustrado por John Parra. Disponible en edición doble idioma. About theContinue reading “Gracias*Thanks by Pat Mora and John Parra”
Thank you, Omu!/¡Gracias, Omu! – Oge Mora
What is one way you have shown your gratitude? The Picture Book of the Week is Thank you, Omu!, written and illustrated by Oge Mora. Available in an English or Spanish edition. ********** ¿Cual es una manera que tu haz demostrado agradecimiento? El libro de cuentos de la semana es ¡Gracias, Omu!, escrito e ilustrado por OgeContinue reading “Thank you, Omu!/¡Gracias, Omu! – Oge Mora”
Abuelita’s Gift: A Día de Muertos Story by Mariana Ríos Ramírez and Sara Palacios
Who makes you smile when you remember them? The Picture Book of the Week is Abuelita’s Gift: A Día de Muertos Story, written by Mariana Ríos Ramírez and illustrated by Sara Palacios. Available in a bilingual version. ********** ¿Quién te hace sonreír cuando te recuerdas de ellos? El libro de cuentos de la semana es El regaloContinue reading “Abuelita’s Gift: A Día de Muertos Story by Mariana Ríos Ramírez and Sara Palacios”
The Ofrenda That We Built by Jolene Gutiérrez, Shaian Gutiérrez and Gabby Zapata
How do you remember your loved ones who have passed away? In celebration of The Day of the Dead, the Picture Book of the Week is The Ofrenda That We Built, written by Jolene Gutiérrez and Shaun Gutiérrez and illustrated by Gabby Zapata. ********** ¿Cómo recuerdas a tus seres queridos que han fallecido? En celebraciónContinue reading “The Ofrenda That We Built by Jolene Gutiérrez, Shaian Gutiérrez and Gabby Zapata”
Lupita’s Hurricane Palomita’s by Alexandra Alessandri and Anastasiya Kanavaliuk
Have you ever been through a hurricane or other weather event? Were you scared? The Picture Book of the Week is Lupita’s Hurricane Palomitas, written by Alexandra Alessandri and illustrated by Anastasiya Kanavaliuk (available in bilingual format). ********** ¿Alguna vez haz estado en un huracán u otro evento meteorológico? ¿Tuvieste miedo? El libro de cuentos deContinue reading “Lupita’s Hurricane Palomita’s by Alexandra Alessandri and Anastasiya Kanavaliuk”
Día de los muertos by Alicia Salazar
I hope everyone is having a great weekend. I’m taking a break from my usual book posts to write a note to everyone who reads my blog and to plug my very own book, shown above. Time flies and and it’s almost the Day of the Dead again, then Thanksgiving, then Christmas. If the holidaysContinue reading “Día de los muertos by Alicia Salazar”
La jirafa que no cabía en su cuento por Haydee Zayas Ramos y Yohali Gutiérrez Estrada
Have you ever had a job to do, but you couldn’t do it due to circumstances outside of your control? What did you do? The Picture Book of the Week is (translation) The Giraffe That Didn’t Fit In Her Story, written by Haydeé Zayas Ramos and illustrated by Yohali Gutiérrez Estrada. ********** ¿Alguna vez hazContinue reading “La jirafa que no cabía en su cuento por Haydee Zayas Ramos y Yohali Gutiérrez Estrada”
A Visit With Cooper by Debbie Gonzalez and Kate Fallahee
Who do you enjoy visiting with? The Picture Book of the Week is A Visit With Cooper, written by Debbie Gonzalez and illustrated by Kate Fallahee. A Visit With Cooper is part of a series including A Walk With Cooper (available in a Spanish edition) and A Game With Cooper. ********** ¿A quién te gusta visitar? El libro de cuentosContinue reading “A Visit With Cooper by Debbie Gonzalez and Kate Fallahee”
How to Eat a Mango/Como se come un mango by Paola Santos and Juliana Perdomo
Sometimes love transforms something you don’t understand into something that makes you who you are. The Picture Book of the Week is How to Eat a Mango, written by Paola Santos and illustrated by Juliana Perdomo. ********** Aveces el amor convierte algo que no entiendes en algo que te hace la persona que eres. El libroContinue reading “How to Eat a Mango/Como se come un mango by Paola Santos and Juliana Perdomo”