Martina Has Too Many Tías by Emma Otheguy; illus. by Sara PalaciosPrimary Atheneum 40 pp.6/23 9781534445369 $18.99e-book ed. 9781534445376 $10.99Spanish ed. 9781534445840 $18.99In this expert picture-book riff on the classic Caribbean folktale “La Cucaracha Martina,” Otheguy celebrates big families with room for all types of dispositions. Introverted, story-loving Martina is...
Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock by Jesús Trejo; illus. by Eliza KinkzPrimary Minerva/Astra 24 pp.6/23 9781662651045 $18.99e-book ed. 9781662651052 $11.99Young Jesús eagerly awaits Saturdays, when he helps his father with their family’s lawn service business. Papá gives him the responsibility of taking care of the water jug, claiming that it is...
Spanish Is the Language of My Family by Michael Genhart; illus. by John ParraPrimary Porter/Holiday 40 pp.7/23 9780823450046 $18.99e-book ed. 9780823455454 $11.99Spanish ed. 9780823454464 $18.99Genhart highlights the love between a grandson and his abuela through their connection with the Spanish language. Narrator Manolo signs up to compete in his school’s...
Blancaflor, the Hero with Secret Powers: A Folktale from Latin America by Nadja Spiegelman; illus. by Sergio García Sánchez Intermediate TOON 56 pp. g 9/21 978-1-943145-55-3 $16.95 Paper ed. 978-1-943145-56-0 $9.99 Spanish ed. 978-1-943145-57-7 $16.95 In engaging comic-format style, Spiegelman and Sánchez (Lost in NYC, rev. 7/15) retell the Latin...
El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! by Donna Barba Higuera; illus. by Juliana Perdomo Preschool, Primary Abrams 40 pp. g 7/21 978-1-4197-4445-7 $17.99 e-book ed. 978-1-64700-311-1 $15.54 Ramón, a Mexican American boy, is scared of starting school in a new town. El Cucuy, the Bogeyman in Mexican folklore, lives in a...