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Books for Children to Enjoy

You and your child will have a fun time reading from my collection of children's books. The books feature Latino children and their
families in engaging stories that children of all ages and backgrounds will appreciate. Children will identify with the characters and
enjoy sharing in their many adventures.
(See also the five books on the bottom of the home page.)


Mango Moon

(hardcover,$16.99)
Maricela describes what happens to her family when her father is taken to be deported. She learns love has no borders.

It feels like family

(hardcover, $18.99)
After her parents' divorce, Elena doesn't feel like it's family anymore. But her grandparents and cousins help her once again to feel like it's family.

Patchwork Garden

(hardcover, $15.95 Bilingual)
A little girl finds a way to make gardens spring up all across the city.

Dancing Miranda

(hardcover, $16.95 Bilingual)
Miranda's mother helps her learn that the sad story she overheard doesn't have to keep her from soaring across the stage.

The Day Abuelo Got Lost

(hardcover, $16.99)
Luis learns that even if dementia means his abuelo might not remember Luis' name, Abuelo will still feel his love.

A Day Without Sugar

(hardcover, $17.95 Bilingual)
Cousins have fun hunting for hidden sugar in their food and finding delicious alternatives.

Celebrate The Day of the Dead

(Board Book, $9.99)
Join in the colorful, joyful celebration and the building of an altar and other remembrances for family members and past generations.

The Monster in the Mattress

(paper, $9.95 Bilingual)
Six little mysteries: a disappearing hamster, a reappearing witch, a clever mouse, a psychic mother cat, mysterious dents in grandma's flour, and the monster in the mattress.

Yum Yum Mexico

(Board Book, $9.99)
Learn all about Mexican food from A to Z in tasty and funny rhymes.

Kikiriki(hardcover, $15.95 Bilingual)
Two little girls hatch a plan to save a rooster from becoming Sunday dinner.

What Am I
($7.99)
Children learn the names of vehicles in Spanish through English rhymes. A lift-the-flap board book


The Dessert Garden

(Paper, 7.99)
A family enjoys nature's desserts.