Recommended Reading for Hispanic Heritage Month
Low Elementary (K-2)
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale by Carmen Agra Deedy
Doña Flor by Pat Mora
Juan Bobo Goes to Work by Marisa Montes
From the Bellybutton of the Moon and Other Summer Poems by Francisco X. Alarcón
Pablo's Tree by Pat Mora
Chato and the Party Animals by Gary Soto
Mama & Papa Have a Store byAmelia Lau Carling
Snapshots from the Wedding by Gary Soto
In My Family by Lomas Garza, Carmen
Rainbow Tulip by Pat Mora
Xochtil and the Flowers by Jorge Argueta
The Spirit of Tío Fernando by Janice Levy
Hispanic Scientists: Ellen Ochoa, Carlos A. Ramirez, Eloy Rodriguez, Lydia Villa-Komaroff, Maria Elena Zavala by Jetty St. John
Angels Ride Bikes: And Other Fall Poems by Francisco X. Alarcon
Get Ready for Gabi: A Crazy Mixed Up Spanglish Day by Marisa Montes Illustrated by Joe Cepeda
Gracias Thanks by Pat Mora, Illustrated by, John Parra and written by Pat Mora
Nacho and Lolita by Pam Munoz Ryan
Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English by Alma Flor Ada
The Storyteller’s Candle/La velita de los cuentos by Lucia Gonzalez and Lulu Delacre
Book fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebramos El dia de los ninos/Eldia de los libros by Pat Mora, illustrated by Rafael Lopez
Elementary (3–5)
Under the Royal Palms: a Childhood in Cuba by Alma Flor Ada
My Diary from Here to There by Amada Irma Pérez
Magic Windows by Carmen Lomas Garza
Hands-on Latin America: Art Activities For All Ages byYvonne Y. Merrill
Where the Flame Trees Bloom by Alma Flor Ada
Amazing Hispanic American History by George Ochoa
Charro: The Mexican Cowboy by George Ancona
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull
Family Pictures by Carmen Lomas Garza
The Bossy Gallito by Lucia Gonzalez
Calling the Doves/El Encanto De Las Palomas by Juan Felipe Herrera
Under the Royal Palms: a Childhood in Cuba by Alma Flor Ada
Learning About Determination From the Life of Gloria Estefan by Meanne Stazzabosco
Ivan Rodriguez by Tony DeMarco
Alicia Alonso: First Lady of the Ballet by Sandra Martin Arnold
The Biographical Dictionary of Hispanic Americans by Nicholas E. Meyer
Famous Hispanic Americans by Janet Morey
Ellen Ochoa: The First Hispanic Woman Astronaut by Romero Maritza
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day; Celebremos El
día de los niños/El día de los libros by illustrated by Rafael López, written by Pat Mora
The Day It Snowed Tortillas: A Classic from the American Southwest by Joe Hayes
How Tia Lola Came to Stay by Julia Alvarez
Poet and Politician of Puerto Rico: Don Luis Munoz Marin by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection by Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy, Illustrated by Leyla Torres, Susan Guevara, and Felipe Davalos
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller by Xavier Garza
The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan
Middle School (6–8)
César Chávez : Crusader for Social Change by Brenda Haugen
When I was a Boy Neruda Called Me Policarpo by Poli Délano
Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States by Lori Carlson, Editor
Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs
Breaking Through by Francisco Jiménez
Under the Same Sky by Cynthia DeFelico
Struggling to Become an American by Robin Santos Doak
The Color of My Words by Lynn Joseph
Wachale! Poetry and Prose about Growing Up Latino in America by Ilan Stavans, Editor
Extraordinary Hispanic Americans by Susan Sinnott
Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto
Call Me Maria: a Novel by Judith Ortiz Cofer
Hispanic, Female and Young: An Anthology by Edited by Phyllis Tashlik
My Daughter, My Son, the Eagle, the Dove: An Aztec Chant by Ana Castillo
Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa
Becoming Naomi León by Pam Muñoz Ryan
The Tree is Older than You Are by Edited by Naomi Shihab Nye
Facts of Life by Gary Soto
Flight to Freedom by Ana Veciana–Suarez
Among the Volcanoes by Omar S. Castañeda
The Smell of Old Lady Perfume by Claudia Guadalupe Martínez
Delores Huerta: Labor Leader and Civil Rights Activist by Robin S. Doak
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
The Circuit: Stories From the Life of a Migrant Child by Francisco Jimenez
Journey of Dreams by Marge Pellegrino
Tropical secrets : Holocaust refugees in Cuba by Margarita Engle
The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan
The Firefly Letters by Margarita Engle
César Chávez: A Photographic Essay by Ilan Stavans
Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck byMargarita Engle
Dancing Home by Alma For Ada
El Caracol: The Story of Alfonso, Labor Camp Child by Yolanda Espinosa Espinoza