Everybody loves a birthday party, and there's a lot to enjoy at Papa Luis' fiesta! The children excitedly count the candy that will fill the pinata. The nieces bring the candles for the birthday cake that Mama Marta baked. Family and friends begin to arrive, and soon, they surprise Papa Luis with his special celebration. Told in lively verse, this cumulative tale builds from one page to the next as popular children's book author Diane Gonzales Bertrand...

Oh, I had ten little puppies, Ten little puppies had I ... Count along in Spanish and English as each one of the ten adorable puppies disappears from the pages -- it's a bilingual bonanza!

In a land where the yellow jaguar lives and the sun rises behind green mountains, "the earth was filled with joy" when Balám, the boy of maize, was born. He climbed on top of a big, blue turtle, and along with an assortment of other animals, began the journey to the village. Excited to spread the word about the child's birth, the creatures worked together--each utilizing its special skills--in perfect harmony with Mother Earth. The turtle walked...

Juanito looked outside one dark night and discovered the moon was nowhere to be seen! Where could it have gone? Is it hiding under the bed or behind a great mountain? He wonders if the coyote took it to his lair, but the wily canine couldn't catch the slippery moon. "Aaah-ooooooh, aaaah-ooooooh, aaaah-ooooooh, " he cries sadly. Maybe the cicada's deafening screeches made it disappear! Or did the owl bewitch the luminous moon? Perhaps the frog drowned...

Follow an imaginative boy and his family as they take a faraway trip above the clouds and across the sea to visit his beloved grandma.

"Luz Lucero has won the contest of a lifetime: to break barriers and become the first kid in space. To prepare for her legendary mission, she will taste test delicious astronaut meals, practice her spacewalk, and learn new languages. Before you know it, we will witness this stargazing girl's first blastoff into space. Parents will discover this bilingual English-Spanish hardcover to be an innovative look into space travel spearheaded by young wise...

"In this bilingual picture book, a young girl treasures her grandmother's ankle-length hair, as well as the love, security and wisdom of ages it represents"--

A poignant bilingual picture book about the death of a grandparent Like most Saturdays, Mr. Garcia's rooster wakes Lorena much earlier than she wants to wake up. Lorena pulls the covers over her head to block out the day, but she knows she has to get up. Today is no ordinary Saturday. She and her mother will be going to Grandpa's house. Since Grandma's recent death, everything has changed for Lorena. Her mother often cries, and Grandpa sits motionless...

"Fabio flies through the streets of Bogotá on his bicycle, the children of his neighborhood trailing behind him. It is there that life feels right-where the world of adults, and their lies, fades away. But then one day, he simply forgets. Forgets how to ride his bicycle. And Fabio will never be the same again. Fabio vuela por las calles de Bogotá en us bicicleta, seguido por los niños de su barrio. Es allí donde la vida es genial, donde el mundo...

"Alma es conocida por sus ic̤nicas rayas, ¡pero hay m̀s que le gustar̕a mostrarte! Tiene brazos, manos y dedos para acariciar a un p̀jaro como mascota, adem̀s de piernas, pies, dedos de los pies y un adorable vientre. debajo de su coraz̤n siempre presente" -- "Alma is known for her iconic stripes--but there's more she'd like to show you! She has arms, hands, and fingers for patting a pet bird--as well as legs, feet, toes, and one adorable...