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Benito's Sopaipillas = Las Sopaipillas de Benito
Ana Baca (Pinata Books, c2006)
EASY/BAC Benito's Sopaipillas / Las sopaipillas de Benito is a magical bilingual picture book that celebrates a delicious staple of Southwestern cuisine. And for those children who want to test the magic of the sopaipillas, a recipe is included in English and Spanish. |
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A Box Full of Kittens
Sonia Manzano (Atheneum Books for Young Readers / Simon & Schuster, c2007)
EASY/MAN
Ruthie wants to be Superman. And when Ruthie is asked to go spend the afternoon with her aunt, who is about to have a baby any day now and may need some help., Ruthie seizes the opportunity. It could be her chance to be a hero, should the baby come while she's visiting! But when Ruthie is out fetching a snack for her aunt, she gets so distracted by a box full of kittens in the bodega that she doesn't hear her aunt calling for her, nor does she notice the policemen running to the apartment or the ambulance pulling to the curb. When she realizes what's happened, she's devastated -- she's missed her one chance to be a hero! Or has she? |
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Counting Ovejas
Sarah Weeks (Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2006)
EASY/WEE
From the talented duo of Weeks and Caldecott Medal-winning artist Diaz, "Counting Ovejas" is a bilingual tribute to the power of sheep in putting one very unsleepy boy to sleep.
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Un Dia Con Mis Tias = A Day With My Aunts
Anilu Bernardo (Pinata Books, c2006)
EASY/BER Saturdays are special days for Isabel. She spends the day with her lively aunts who shower her with love and special attention. Contains a recipe for meat empanadas in both English and Spanish. |
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Juan and the Chupacabras = Juan y el Chupacabras
Xavier Garza (Oxford Univ. Press, c2005)
EASY/GAR
According to Abuelo, a creature called the Chupacabras lurks in the fields looking for fresh victims. Young Juan and his cousin Luz savor Abuelo's hair-raising stories. He tells the children of defeating terrifying fiends like the Chupacabras and La Llorona. |
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Marimba! Animales from A to Z
Pat Mora (Clarion Books, c2006)
EASY/MOR
After the visitors have left the zoo and the animals have settled down for the night, a mischievous monkey starts a ting-tong rhythm on the marimba and slowly the animals awaken. |
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My Grandma = Mi Abuelita
Ginger Fogleson Guy (Rayo/HarperCollins, c2007)
EASY/GUY A young boy and his family travel by air, over ocean, and through the countryside to visit his grandma. |
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