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Stories in English About Hispanics & Hispanic Culture

The following books are located in the PICTURE BOOK section in the Children's Room under the author's last name:

• I love Saturdays y Domingos, by Alma Flor Ada
  Saturdays and Sundays are very special days for the child in this story. On Saturdays, she visits Grandma and Grandpa, who come from a European-American background, and on Sundays -- "los domingos -- she visits "Abuelito y Abuelita, who are Mexican-American. While the two sets of grandparents are different.
• Born in the Gravy, Denys Cazet
• Abuelita's Heart, Amy Córdova
• From Here to There, by Margery Cuyler
• Isla by Arthur Dorros
• Home at Last, by Susan Middleton Elya
• Speak English for Us, Marisol, by Karen English
• Manuela's Gift, by Kristyn Rehling Estes
• When this World was New by D.H. Figueredo
• Elena's Serenade by Campbell Geeslin
• Abuelito Eats With His Fingers Janice Levy Hurricane Jonathan London
• No Dogs Allowed Sonia Manzano
• In Rosa's Mexico, by Campbell Geeslin
• Tomás and the library lady, by Pat Mora
• Estela's Swap, by Alexis O'Neill
• Mama Provi & the Pot of Rice, by Sylvia Rosa-Casanova
• Mice and Beans, by Pam Muñoz Ryan
• Chato & the Party Animals, by Gary Soto
• Grandma's Records, by Eric Velásquez
• Sergio & the Hurricane, by Alexandra Wallner
• Jalapeño Bagels, by Natasha Wing

The following bilingual books are Picture Books and are located in the SPANISH FOREIGN section of the Children's Room under the author's last name:

• Family = Familia, by Diane González Bertrand
• Estrellita se Despide de su Isla, by Samuel Caraballo
• Radio Man, by Arthur Dorros
• Amelia's Show-and-Tell Fiesta Mimi Chapra
• Magda's Tortillas Becky Chavarría-Cháirez
• Waiting for Papá René Colato Laínez
• When the Fireflies Dance Lucha Corpi
• Birthday in the Barrio Mayra L. Dole
• Grandma & Me at the Flea, by Juan Felipe Herrera
• A Gift for Abuelita, by Nancy Luenn
• The Gift of the Poinsettia, by Pat Mora
• My Nana's Remedies, by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford
• La Tierra de las Adivinanzas, by César Villarreal Elizondo

The following bilingual books are Hispanic folktales. They are located in the SPANISH FOREIGN section according to their call number:

• The Lizard & the sun, by Alma Flor Ada (398 A)
• Medio Pollito, by Alma Flor Ada (398 A)
• Shake It, Morena: And Other Folklore from Puerto Rico (398 B) Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
• Moon Rope, by Lois Ehlert (398 E)
  A Peruvian Folktale
• The Bossy Gallito, by Lucía González (398 G)
  A traditional Cuban Folktale
• La llorona = The Weeping Woman, by Joe Hayes (398 H)
• Story of Colors, by Subcomandante Marcos (398 M)
• Magali: una leyenda azteca sobre la buena fortuna, by Patricia Petersen (398 P)
• Atariba & Niguayona, by Harriet Rohmer (398 R)
• Uncle Nacho's Hat, by Harriet Rohmer (468 R)

Prepared by the Children's Services Staff of: The White Plains Public Library 100 Martine Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 (914) 422- 1476 Web Site: www.whiteplainslibrary.org