Hispanic Heritage Month 2008
A reading list by PaperTigers

Ina Cumpiano, illustrated by José Ramirez
Quinito, Day and Night/Quinito dia y noche
Children's Book Press, 2008

Lucia Gonzalez, illustrated by Lulu Delacre
The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos
Children's Book Press, 2008.

Jorge Argueta, illustrated by Luis Garay, translated by Elisa Amado,
Alfredito Flies Home
Groundwood Books, 2007.

Jacqueline Jules, illustrated by Amy Huntington,
No English
Mitten Press, 2008.

Haiku by Pat Mora, illustrated by Rafael López,
Yum! Mmm! Que Rico! America's Sproutings
Lee & Low, 2007.

Edith Hope Fine and Judith Pinkerton Josephson, illustrated by Hernan Sosa,
Armando and the Blue Tarp School
Lee & Low Books, 2007.

Cynthia Weill, photographs by K.B. Basseches, wood sculptures from Oaxaca by Moises and Armando Jimenez,
ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish
Cinco Puntos, 2007.

Deborah Ellis,
Sacred Leaf
Groundwood, 2007.

Kimberly Lane, illustrations of paintings by various artists,
Come Look With Me: Latin American Art
Charlesbridge, 2007.

Ianna Andreadis, text by Elisa Amado, Sun Stone illustration by Felipe Davalos,
Sun Stone Days / Tonaltin / Dias de Piedra
Groundwood Books, 2007.

Cesar Alegre,
Extraordinary Hispanic Americans ("Extraordinary People" Series)
Scholastic, 2007.

Malin Alegria,
Estrella's Quinceanera
Simon Pulse, 2006.

Elisa Amado, illustrated by Alfonso Ruano,
Tricycle
Groundwood Books, 2007.

Ana Baca, illustrated by Anthony Accardo,
Benitos' Sopaipillas / Las Sopaipillas de Benito
Pinata Books 2006;
Anilu Bernardo, illustrated by Christina Rodriguez,
A Day With My Aunts / Un Dia con mis Tias

Various, Edited by Sarah Cortez,
Windows Into My World: Latino Youth Write Their Lives
Piñata Books, 2007.

Campbell Geeslin, illustrated by Ryan Sanchez,
Clara & Señor Frog
Schwartz & Wade Books, 2007.

Juan Felipe Herrera,
Cinnamon Girl: Letters Found Inside a Cereal Box
Harper Collins, Joanna Cotler Books /Tempest, 2005.

Yuyi Morales,
Little Night
Roaring Brook Press, 2007.

Sandra Pinkney, illustrated by Myles Pinkney,
I Am Latino: The Beauty in Me
Little, Brown, and Company 2007.

Rene Saldana, Jr.
The Whole Sky Full of Stars
Wendy Lamb Books, 2007.

Francisco Serrano, illustrated by Pablo Serrano, biography translated and adapted by Trudy Balch, poetry translated by Jo Anne Engelbert,
The Poet King of Tezcoco/ A Great Leader of Ancient Mexico
Groundwood, 2007.

Gary Soto,
Help Wanted
Harcourt, Inc 2005.

Anne-Laure Bondoux, translated from French by Y. Maudet,
The Killer's Tears
Delacorte Press, 2006.

Ann Jaramillo,
La Línea
Roaring Brook Press, 2006.

Janice Levy, illustrated by Loretta Lopez,
Celebrate! It's Cinco de Mayo!/Celebremos! Es El Cinco de Mayo!
Albert Whitman & Company, 2007.

Amada Irma Perez, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez,
Nana's Big Surprise/Nana Que Sorpresa!
Children's Book Press, 2007.

Lisa Moser, illustrated by Stacy Schutt,
Watermelon Wishes
Clarion Books 2006.

Jorge Argueta, illustrated by María Jesús Álvarez, translated by Joe Hayes & Sharon Franco,
The Fiesta of the Tortillas/La Fiesta de las Tortillas
Alfaguara, 2006.

Sandra Comino, Illustrated by Max,
Morning Glory
Groundwood Books, 2006.

Marcie Aboff, illustrated by Zachary Trover,
Guatemala ABCs / A Book About the People and Places of Guatemala
Picture Window Books, 2006.

Alma Flor Ada, F. Isabel Campoy, illustrated by Felipe Dávalos, Viví Escrivá, Susan Guevara and Leyla Torres,
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection
Atheneum, 2006.

Deborah Ellis,
I am a Taxi
Groundwood Books, 2006.

Laurie Krebs, illustrated by Christopher Corr,
Off We Go To Mexico: An Adventure in the Sun
Barefoot Books, 2006.

René Colato Laínez, illustrated by Fabiola Graullera Ramírez,
I am René, the Boy / Soy René, el niño
Piñata Books, Arte Público Press, 2005.

Linda Lowery,
Truth and Salsa
Peachtree, 2006.

Jorge Luján, illustrated by Mandana Sadat, translated by Elisa Amado,
Tarde de invierno / Winter Afternoon
Groundwood Books / Libros Tigrillo, 2006.

Victor Villaseñor, illustrated by José Ram?rez, Spanish translation by Edna Ochoa,
The Frog and His Friends Save Humanity / La rana y sus amigos salvan a la humanidad
Piñata Books, 2005.

Jorge Argueta, illus. by Lucía Angela Pérez,
Talking to Mother Earth/Hablando con Madre Tierra
Groundwood Books, 2006.

Rigoberta Menchú with Dante Liano, illus. by Domi,
The Honey Jar
Groundwood, 2006.

Póli Delano, illustrated by Manuel Monroy,
When I Was A Boy Neruda Called me Policarpo: A Memoir
Groundwood Books, 2006.

Posted September 2008