Club HoLA Book Lists

Moon Rope / Un Lazo a la Luna by Lois Ehlert (Peruvian folktale)
My Name is Gabriela/Me Llamo Gabriela: The Life of Gabriela Mistral/La Vida de Gabriela Mistral by Monica Brown, illustrated by John Parra (Chile)
Scholastic Weekly Reader in Spanish

Las Huellas Secretas / The Secret Footprints by Julia Alvarez, illustrated by Fabian Negrin (Dominican Republic)
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown, illustrated by Julie Paschkis (Chile)

Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh (Mexico & America)
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in Brooklyn / La Juez Que Creció en el Bronx by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Edel Rodriguez

De Colores and Other Latin American Folks Songs for Children by Jose-Luis Orozco (Latin America)
¡Qué Cosas Dice mi Abuela! / What Things My Grandmother Says by Ana Galán
Las Huellas Secretas / The Secret Footprints by Julia Alvarez, illustrated by Fabian Negrin (Dominican Republic)

Todos los colores de nuestra piel / All the Colors We Are by Katie Kissinger, photographs by Wernher Krutein
Hairs / Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros, illustrations by Terry Ybanez
What Can You Do with a Paleta by Carmen Tafolla, illustrations by Amy Morales

Juan Bobo Busca Trabajo / Juan Bobo Goes to Work by Marisa Montes, illustrated by Joe Cepeda (Puerto Rico)
Pelé el Rey del Fútbol / Pelé the King of Soccer by Monica Brown, illustrations by Rudy Guttierez (Brazil)

Lado a Lado: La Historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez / Side by Side: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez by Monica Brown, illustrated by Joe Cepeda (U.S.)
La Velita de los Cuentos / The Storyteller's Candle by Lucia Conzalez, illustrated by Lulu Delacre (Puerto Rico/U.S.)
Iguanas en la Nieve: Y Otros Poemas de Invierno / Iguanas in the Snow: And Other Winter Poems by Francisco Alarcon, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez
Los Angeles Andan en Bicicleta: Y Otros Poemas de Otono / Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems by Francisco Alarcon, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez

My Name is Gabriela/Me Llamo Gabriela (Bilingual): The Life of Gabriela Mistral/La Vida de Gabriela Mistral by Monica Brown, illustrated by John Parra (Chile)
The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha Vamos, illustrated by Rafael López (Latin America)
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match /Marisol McDonald No Combina by Monica Brown, illustrated by Sara Palacios (Peru)

Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown, illustrated by Julie Paschkist (Chile)
My Name Is Gabito/Me Llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez/La Vida de Gabriel García Márquez by Monica Brown, illustrated by Raúl Colón (Columbia)
Laughing Tomatoes: And Other Spring Poems / Jitomates Risuenos: Y Otros Poemas de Primavera by Francisco Alarcón, illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez (U.S.)