Hispanic Heritage Month: Books for Kids

Updated August 22, 2025
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I am, yo soy
Belt, Gabriela Orozco
Paper Book
From the author of Only for a Little While comes a lyrical dual-lingual picture book about the beauty of being part of two cultures. I'm from here y soy de allá. With lyrical text in English and Spanish, this vibrant picture book is a celebration of Hispanic...
Fearless trailblazers : 11 Latinos who made U.S. history = Pioneros audaces : 11 Latinos que hicieron historia en Estados Unidos
Reynoso, Naibe
Paper Book
Winner International Latino Book Award Alma Flor Ada Best Latino Focused Children's Picture Book Award - Bilingual Silver Medal 2021. Gold Medal Winner Moonbeam Children's Non-Fiction Picture Book 2021. Meet 11 trailblazing Latinos who made U.S. history by breaking barriers in...
Spanish is the language of my family
Genhart, Michael
Paper Book
An intergenerational story of family ties, cultural pride, and spelling bee victory following a young boy who bonds with his beloved abuela over a love of Spanish. As a boy prepares for his school's Spanish spelling bee, he asks his grandmother for help with some of the words he...
Nuestra América : 30 inspiring latinas/latinos who have shaped the United States
Vourvoulias, Sabrina
Paper Book
Celebrate 30 influential Latinas/Latinos/Latinxs in U.S. history with Nuestra América, a fully-illustrated anthology from the Smithsonian Latino Center.   Nuestra América highlights the inspiring stories of thirty Latina/o/xs throughout...
Separate is never equal : Sylvia Mendez & her family's fight for desegregation
Tonatiuh, Duncan.
Paper Book
A 2015 Pura Belpr\u00e9 Illustrator Honor Book and a 2015 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book Almost 10 years before Brown vs. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez and her parents helped end school segregation in California. An American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who spoke and wrote...
Sumo libre
Cepeda, Joe
Paper Book
What do you get when you mix sumo wrestling and Lucha libre? Find out in this funny and exuberant cross-cultural story celebrating two iconic wrestling styles, perfect for fans of Yuyi Morales's Niño Wrestles the World. Max loves to wrestle, and thinks lucha...
Cantora : Mercedes Sosa, the voice of Latin America
Fernǹdez Nitsche, Melisa
Paper Book
Sing out! With a stunning, graphic style and a melodious text, this picture book tells the story of Latin American icon Mercedes Sosa and how she became the voice of a people from exile to triumph. What if a voice became a symbol of justice? I'm here to offer my...
Sing with me : the story of Selena Quintanilla
López, Diana
Paper Book
An exuberant picture book celebrating the life and legacy of Selena Quintanilla, beloved Queen of Tejano music. From a very early age, young Selena knew how to connect with people and bring them together with music. Sing with Me follows Selena's rise to stardom, from front...
Night stories : folktales from Latin America : a toon graphic
Liniers
Paper Book
The New York Public Library Best Book for Kids 2024 ALA Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List "Liniers' comics are funny and fanciful and whimsical and philosophical in the best sense." - Matt Groening, The Simpsons Classic Latin American folktales...
The dragon slayer : folktales from Latin America
Hernandez, Jaime
Paper Book
How would a kitchen maid fare against a seven-headed dragon? What happens when a woman marries a mouse? And what can a young man learn from a thousand leaf cutter ants? Famed Love and Rockets creator Jaime Hernandez asks these questions and more as he transforms beloved myths into bold, stunning,...
Jenna Ortega : Scream queen & star of Wednesday
Hansen, Grace
Beginning readers can delve into the life of their favorite spooky actress, Jenna Ortega. Readers will learn about Ortega's early years and career, as well as her amazing accomplishments, and what makes her a leader. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo...

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