Hispanic Heritage Book List

• Abuela, by Arthur Dorros; illustrated by Elisa Kleven

• Niño Wrestles the World, by Yuyi Morales

• Lucía the Luchadora, by Cynthia Leonor Garza; illustrated by Alyssa Bermudez
  
• Alma and how she got her name, by Juana Martinez-Neal
  
• A Gift From Abuela, by Cecilia Ruiz

• Maria had a Little Llama (María tenía una llamita), by Angela Dominguez

• La Princesa and the Pea, by Susan Middleton Elya; illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal

• Green is a Chile Pepper: a book of colors, by Roseanne Greenfield Thong; illustrated by John Parra
  
• Islandborn, by Junot Díaz; illustrated by Leo Espinosa (*also available in Spanish)
  
• Mango, Abuela and Me, by Meg Medina; illustrated by Angela Dominguez
  
• Dreamers, by Yuyi Morales (coming soon!)
• Yo soy Muslim : a father's letter to his daughter, by Mark Gonzales; illustrated by Mehrdokht Amini
• Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale, by Duncan Tonatiuh
  
• Drum Dream Girl : how one girl's courage changed music, poems by Margarita Engle; illustrations by Rafael López (*also available on audiobook)
• Looking for Bongo, by Eric Velasquez
• Waiting for the BiblioBurro, by Monica Brown ; illustrated by John Parra
  
• Under the Lemon Moon, by Edith Hope Fine; illustrated by René King Moreno
• Mice and Beans, by Pam Muñoz Ryan; illustrated by Joe Cepeda
  
• Jemmy Button, by Alix Barzelay; illustrated by Jennifer Uman & Valerio Vidali
  
• A Chair for My Mother, by Vera B. Williams (*also available in Spanish)
• The Quiet Place, by Sarah Stewart; illustrated by David Small
  

Suggested for grades K-1:

• Freddie Ramos Takes Off (Zapato Power series), by Jacqueline Jules; illustrated by Miguel Benitez
  
• My family adventure (Sophia Martinez series), by Jacqueline Jules; illustrated by Kim Smith
  
• Pedro for President, by Fran Manushkin; illustrated by Tammie Lyon
  
• My Life in Pictures, by Deborah Zemke

Suggested for grades 2-3:

• Juana & Lucas, by Juana Medina
• Ghosts (graphic novel), by Raina Telgemeier
• Stella Diaz has Something to Say, by Angela Dominguez
  
• Esperanza Rising, by Pam Muñoz Ryan
  

• Viva Frida, by Yuyi Morales; photography by Tim O'Meara
  
• Sonia Sotomayor : a judge grows in the Bronx = la juez que creció en el Bronx, by Jonah Winter ; illustrated by Edel Rodriguez
  
• Funny Bones: Posada and his Day of the Dead calaveras, by Duncan Tonatiuh
  
• Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, by Kathleen Krull; illustrated by Yuyi Morales.
  
• Roberto Clemente : pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates, by Jonah Winter; illustrated by Raúl Colón
  
• Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes, by Juan Felipe Herrera; pictures by Raúl Colón
  
• Mariano Rivera, by Jon M. Fishman
  
• Dream Carver, by Diana Cohn; illustrated by Amy Cordova
• Dolores Huerta : a hero to migrant workers, by Sarah Warren; illustrated by Robert Casilla
• Who Was Selena?, by Max Bisantz and Kate Bisantz
• Danza! Amalia Hernandez and El Ballet Folklorico de Mexico, by Duncan Tonatiuh

• Just a Minute : a trickster tale and counting book, by Yuyi Morales
  
• The Princess and the Warrior : a tale of two volcanoes, by Duncan Tonatiuh
  
• Mariana and the Merchild : a folk tale from Chile, by Caroline Pitcher; illustrated by Jackie Morris
• Borreguita and the coyote : a tale from Ayutla, Mexico, retold by Verna Aardema; illustrated by Petra Mathers

• Biblioburro : a true story from Colombia, by Jeanette Winter
• Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation, by Duncan Tonatiuh
  
• South America, by Rebecca Hirsch
  
• South America, by Mary Lindeen
  
• Handle with Care : an unusual butterfly journey, by Loree Griffin Burns; Photographs by Ellen Harasimowicz
  
• Costa Rica, by Ronnie Cummins ; photography by Rose Welch
  
• Welcome to Ecuador, by Vimala Alexander & Amy S. Daniels
  
• The Panama Canal, by Lesley A. DuTemple
  
• We Visit Venezuela, by Doug Dillon
• Guatemala, by Joanna J. Robinson
• El Violin de Ada : la historia de la Orquesta de Instrumentos Reciclados del Paraguay, by Susan Hood; illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
• Love to Mamá : a tribute to mothers (collection of poems), edited by Pat Mora; illustrated by Paula S. Barragán M.
  

You don't have to wait for Hispanic Heritage Month to celebrate Hispanic and Latinx cultures. Infuse diverse stories, experiences and perspectives into your curriculum whenever you can.

Representation matters.

Look for winners of the Pura Belpré Award, awarded by the Association for Library Services to Children (ALSC). Named after the first Latina librarian who worked for the New York Public Library, this award "is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth."

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