Picture Books
All the way to Havana
Margarita Engle
jE Engle
Read Woke, Picture Books, Travel
A boy helps his father keep their very old car running as they make a trip to Havana for his newborn cousin's zero-year birthday. Includes author's note about cars in Cuba.
Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré
Anika Denise
jE Denise
Read Woke, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Biographies
"From the author of MONSTER TRUCK and STARRING CARMEN comes a gorgeous and lyrical story about Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world"--
Added by Casey
Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpré
Anika Denise
jE Denise
Read Woke, Picture Books, Nonfiction, Biographies
"From the author of MONSTER TRUCK and STARRING CARMEN comes a gorgeous and lyrical story about Pura Belpré, a Puerto Rican librarian who changed the world"--
Added by Casey
¡Vamos! Let's go to the market
1976- author Raúl the Third
jE Gonzalez
Read Woke, Picture Books
Little Lobo, a Mexican American, and Bernabe, his dog, deliver supplies to vendors at the Mercado, a busy border town market.
Accessible Spanish, a great story, and potential for seek and find play--This one truly has it all! -Casey
Carmela full of wishes
Matt de la Peña
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books
Carmela, finally old enough to run errands with her brother, tries to think of the perfect wish, while his wish seems to be that she stayed home.
Added by Casey
Mango, Abuela, and me
Meg Medina
jE Medina
Read Woke, Picture Books
When Mia's Abuela comes to live with Mia and her family, she helps her learn English while Mia learns Spanish, both with the help of a parrot named Mango.
Added by Casey
Salsa lullaby
Jen Arena
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books
"Parents put their young child to sleep with the help of some music and dancing"--
Jen Arena's latest is so fun to read aloud! -Casey
All around us
Xelena Gonzalez
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books, Travel
Finding circles everywhere, a grandfather and his granddaughter meditate on the cycles of life and nature.
Added by Casey
My papi has a motorcycle
Isabel Quintero
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books
"When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her"--
This is a beautiful ode to family, absolutely lovely in every way. -Casey
Islandborn
Junot Díaz
eBOOK
Read Woke, Picture Books
"Lola was just a baby when her family left the Island, so when she has to draw it for a school assignment, she asks her family, friends, and neighbors about their memories of her homeland...and in the process, comes up with a new way of understanding her own heritage"--
Added by Casey
Added by Casey