Yuyi Morales
1) Dreamers
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"In 1994, twenty-five-year-old Yuyi Morales traveled from her home in Yelapa, Mexico, to the San Francisco Bay Area with her two-month-old son, Kelly, in order to secure permanent residency in this country. Her passage was not easy, and she spoke no English whatsoever. But due in large measure to help and guidance provided by area children's librarians, she learned English the same way her young son learned to read: through the picture books, they...
2) Bright star
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Description
"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--
3) Soñadores
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Language
Español
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Description
"En 1994, Yuyi Morales dejó su hogar en Xalapa, México, para emigrar a Estados Unidos con su hijo pequeño. Aunque dejó atrás casi todas sus pertenencias, no llegó con las manos vacías. Trajo consigo su fortaleza, su trabajo, su pasión, sus esperanzas y sueños ... y sus historias. El nuevo y magnífico libro de Yuyi Morales, Soñadores, se centra en la búsqueda por encontrar un hogar en un nuevo lugar. El trayecto de Yuyi y su hijo Kelly...
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
In this version of a traditional tale, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind.
7) Lucero
Author
Publisher
Neal Porter Books/Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
Español
Description
"A nurturing voice reassures the lonely and afraid in difficult times"--Provided by publisher.
8) Viva Frida
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Description
Via spare text, examines Kahlo's creative process.
9) Just in case
Author
Language
English
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Description
As Senor Calavera prepares for Grandma Beetle's birthday he finds an alphabetical assortment of unusual presents, but with the help of Zelmiro the Ghost, he finds the best gift of all.
10) Little Night
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
At the end of a long day, Mother Sky helps her playful daughter, Little Night, to get ready for bed.
13) Thunder Boy Jr
Author
Language
English
Description
"Thunder Boy Jr. wants a normal name ... one that's all his own. Dad is known as Big Thunder, but Little Thunder doesn't want to share a name." --
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
Suhaila's wish to know her deceased grandmother is granted when a golden ladder appears at her window and Grandma Annie invites her on a journey to the moon, where they welcome people who are facing tragedy. Includes facts about the painting and woman who inspired the story.
16) My abuelita
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Inc
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
With great gusto, a child's grandmother performs deep knee bends, consumes a breakfast of "huevos estrellados," and practices vocal exercises before going to work as a storyteller.
17) Sand sister
Author
Publisher
Barefoot Books
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
When lonely Paloma goes to the beach and wishes that she had a sister to play with, the girl she draws in the sand comes magically alive, and at day's end her parents give her the good news of a new baby on the way.