Children's Day/Book Day

Celebrate Children's Day or Book Day, known as Día. Día is a celebration of children, families, and reading that culminates yearly in the spring.

Updated April 9, 2024
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Salsa lullaby
Arena, Jen
Paper Book
How to get baby to sleep? Mami and Papi will try anything in this bouncy, loving, bilingual lullaby that gently says good night in both Spanish and English. Mami starts a salsa song. Papi keeps the beat. Baby loves this lullaby, moves...
Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura Belpre
Denise, Anika
Paper Book
RECIPIENT OF THE PURA BELPRÉ HONOR  * A Today Show's Best Kids' Books of 2019 * Indie Next List Pick * Junior Library Guild Selection *  "An appealing tribute and successful remedy to the lack of titles about the groundbreaking librarian...a must...
Say hello!
Isadora, Rachel.
Paper Book
Carmelita loves to greet everyone in her neighbourhood. There are people from so many different cultures! They all like to say hello too, so now Carmelita can say hello in Spanish, English, French, Japanese and many other languages. Rachel Isadora's eye-catching collages are full of kid-friendly...
Benita and the night creatures
Llanos, Mariana
Paper Book
The National Education Association's Read Across America October 2024 Elementary Pick! "Booo!" screamed Cuco, and the tree outside the window shivered. "You too!" Benita replied, and she flipped a page. On a dark,...
Selena : Queen of Tejano music
Lopez, Silvia
Paper Book
This moving and impassioned picture book about the iconic Queen of Tejano music, Selena Quintanilla, that will embolden young readers to find their passion and make the impossible, possible! Selena Quintanilla's music career began at the age of nine when she started singing in...
A land of books : dreams of young Mexihcah word painters
Tonatiuh, Duncan
Paper Book
Award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh sheds light on the significance of Aztec manuscripts and culture in his picture book A Land of Books.   A 2023 Pura Belpré Youth Illustration Honor Book   Our world,...

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