Children's Book Suggestions | Hispanic Heritage Month 2026Unpublished

A few of our favorite books by Hispanic/Latine authors published in 2025. For more book ideas, view our lists from past years (2023, 2024, and 2025), browse the library catalog in English or Spanish, and search by country or nationality (Mexico, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, etc.)

More great books are honored annually with the Pura Belpré Award.

Updated January 30, 2026

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Menudo Sunday : a Spanglish counting book

Águila, María Dolores

Paper Book

Paletero Man meets Besos for Baby in this Spanish-English counting picture book that's bursting with all the love, laughter, and chaos found at a large family gathering. Sundays are the best- that's when a little girl and her mama, abuelitos, tias and primos...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

Tíos and Primos

Alcántara, Jacqueline

Paper Book

A little girl meets more relatives than she can count-but how will she communicate with them if she can't speak their language? It's a little girl's first trip to her papa's homeland, and she's wowed by all the amazing sights and sounds-and especially by the size of her enormous...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

Frida Kahlo's flower crown

Armendia-Sánchez, Nydia

Paper Book

A lyrical and inspiring picture book about the life of Frida Kahlo--told through the language of flowers--and how she blossomed into a celebrated, beloved artist Like a seed / Frida sprouted / And burst through the earth where / the coyotl once foraged.

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

My abuela is a bruja

Cuevas, Mayra

Paper Book

From an award-winning author comes a vibrant and heartwarming story of the bond between grandmother and grandchild, with a touch of Puerto Rican magic! A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year! A Center for the Study of Multicultural Children's Literature's...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

My Daddy Speaks English, Mama Habla Espanol

Rodriguez Dolce, Mariane

Paper Book

A fun rhyming picture book that celebrates bilingual households. Early en la mañana, Mamà drinks café. Mi hermana drinks juice, And Daddy drinks té. Written with a combination of English and Spanish words that reflects the speech of a bilingual...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

I am la chiva! : the colorful bus of the Andes

Hernández, Karol

Paper Book

For fans of The Little Blue Truck, Red Truck and The Little Engine That Could, a rhyming ode to a colorful South American bus and the collective spirit of its people, from a debut author and the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Magical Yet

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

Dream for the land

Kemp, Laekan Zea

Paper Book

In this lyrical picture book about the importance of caring for our Earth, a child and her father wish for a brighter, greener future for the parched land around their home. When a girl finds a horned toad among the rain-starved squash, tomatoes, and poblanos on her family's...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

Home is a heartbeat

Kemp, Laekan Zea

Paper Book

From Pura Belpré Honor-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp comes a beautiful ode to family and multigenerational homes. Everyone has their special place in the house. Abuela cooks in the kitchen. Mami reads by the window. Tía Imelda watches telenovelas in the...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

My home is in my backpack

Perrella, Eugenia

Paper Book

"We have left our house behind," Papa explains, "but our home is special: it is made from the people we love and the things we love doing." "Yes," says Mama. "We all carry our special homes with us -- in our backpacks and pockets, and in our hearts." Clara knew that one day her...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

Vida : the mice, the cat, and the alebrije

Tonatiuh, Duncan

Paper Book

From Sibert Award- and Pura Belpré Medal-winning creator Duncan Tonatiuh comes a highly original fable inspired by Mexican folk art The city of Mousetepec is a lively place filled with color, music, and alegría (joy). But everything changes one night when the shadow of...

Picture Book (Age 4-8)

The unlikely aventuras of Ramón and el cucuy : an illustrated chapter book

Higuera, Donna Barba

Paper Book

A young monster befriends the human child he's been assigned to scare in this spooky-funny chapter book debut from Newbery Medal-winning author Donna Barba Higuera, with illustrations throughout by Juliana Perdomo It's a monster's ancient duty to inflict...

Bridging Fiction (Grades 2-4)

Gabby Torres gets a billion followers

Dominguez, Angela

Paper Book

A new series that's perfect for emerging readers who love graphic novels and are ready to read chapter books! Join Gabby as she navigates the inevitable disasters of fourth grade and social media. Gabby Torres is nine years old and ready to conquer the world. She...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

Xolo : how one good dog saved humankind

Higuera, Donna Barba

Paper Book

It is said the mighty feathered serpent god, Quetzalcoatl, helped create the earth. He is the hero who stole back the bones of humanity from the evil god of the Underworld. In his quest to bring humans to the earth, Quetzalcoatl's dog-headed twin brother, Xolotl, was present. Not much is known of...

Children's Fiction (Grades 3-5)

The Snips: A Bad Buzz Day (a Graphic Novel)

Raul the Third

Paper Book

A GNCRT Outstanding Comics Award Honor Book For readers of Dog Man and The Bad Guys comes a fun and zany early graphic novel series starring a crew of scissor-wielding hairdresser superheroes saving the city from evildoers bent on creating havoc and bad...

Children's Graphic Novel (Grades 3-5)

A Sea of Lemon Trees: The Corrido of Roberto Alvarez

Aguila, Maria Dolores

Paper Book

Based on the true story of Roberto Alvarez and the Lemon Grove Incident, this vivid and uplifting middle grade debut novel in verse about one young child's courage to stand up for what is right, and the determination of the Mexican community is perfect for fans of ESPERANZA RISING and INSIDE...

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

El Nįo

Ryan, Pam Muñoz

Paper Book

Young Teen Fiction (Grades 5-7)

Miss Camper

Fajardo, Kat

Paper Book

A companion to Miss Quinces, Kat Fajardo's bestselling, award-winning middle-grade graphic novel! Sue is heading to Camp Willow this summer! She's looking forward to hiking, archery, and making comics in the fresh air. She's especially excited about LARPing (live-action role-playing...

Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

How to say goodbye in Cuban

Miyares, Daniel

Paper Book

Here is the dramatic coming-of-age graphic novel memoir of 12-year-old Carlos (who would grow up to become the author's father), his life during the Cuban Revolution, and his family's harrowing escape to America. A Graphic Novels and Comics Round Table (GNCRT) Outstanding Comics...

Young Teen Graphic Novel (Grades 5-7)

Alberto Salas plays paka paka con la papa : join the quest with Peru's famed scientist and potato expert

Fajardo, Sara Andrea

Paper Book

*Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner* What can a potato do? To Peruvian scientist Alberto Salas, they have the power to change the world. Go on the hunt with Alberto for for wild potatoes before they go extinct in this playful picture book...

Children's Nonfiction (Age 4-8)

Wanda hears the stars : a blind astronomer listens to the universe

Hansen, Amy

Paper Book

A nonfiction picture book biography of astrophysicist Wanda Diaz Merced and how losing her sight didn't stop her from studying the stars. An inspiring true story of a woman scientist of color that's a riveting intersectional read for STEM fans ages 6-9. Growing up in...

Children's Nonfiction (Age 4-8)

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