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Building Collections and Connections: A Taste of Latino Culture | Libro por...
Welcome to Libro por libro/Book by Book. I’m thrilled to be writing this new column, which marks the beginning of a new approach to SLJ’s coverage of Spanish-language and bilingual books for young...
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Programs with Pizzazz | Libro por libro
THIS MONTH WE’LL BE TAKING A LOOK AT materials that can be used in a number of ways, but primarily in toddler and preschool storytimes: collections of rhymes, counting books, jokes and riddles, poetry,...
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2013 National Día Program Registry Now Open
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is inviting librarians to register for its 2013 El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) programs in the 2013 National...
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Books to Build Connections to Latino Culture for K-10 | Libro por libro
As a librarian, I love it when I find books that relate to one another in terms of themes or content, which gets me thinking about potential program ideas. The titles selected for this first column of...
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In the Know: Nonfiction Titles in Spanish | Libro por libro
This month’s Libro por libro column takes a look at Spanish-language nonfiction titles. There are loads of bilingual materials out there that fill a niche, primarily for reports. There is also a...
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Summer Reads | Libro por libro
The school year is nearly over, and with it comes thoughts of sun, fun, and summer reading. When I was on the front lines doing school outreach visits to promote our public library’s program, my pitch...
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Bilingual Storytime Selections | Libro por libro
Every good children’s librarian is always on the lookout for great material. Whenever you see a picture book, you don’t just read it, you ask yourself, What can I do with it? How can I use this title...
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Gateway Books: Getting Latino Kids Excited About Reading | Libro por libro
At the American Library Association (ALA)’s Annual Conference in Chicago, I took part in a panel entitled “Cuentame un cuentito: A Cross Border Look at Books That Inspire Children to Read.” It was a...
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Spotlight on Spanish-language Fantasy | Libro por libro
Fantasy and Science Fiction for children and young adults is a genre that can bridge language and cultural barriers (although not without some translation challenges), and find popularity throughout...
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SLJ’s Top 10 Latino-themed Books of 2013
This has been a stellar year for Latino-themed titles for children. Some of 2013’s standouts come from established authors, such as Yuyi Morales, who released what will likely be heralded as her...
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More, Por Favor: English-language Picture Books | Libro por libro
©John Parra from Green Is a Chile Pepper (Chronicle) The focus of Libro por libro has never been exclusively to highlight books written in Spanish. I’m interested in any and all titles that are about...
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Kick-butt Pura Belpré Winners for Día de los niños/Children’s Day | Libro por...
Yuyi Morales from Niño Wrestles the World (Roaring Brook Pr.) The 2014 Pura Belpré award winners were announced on January 27 at the American Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Presented...
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Shining the Light on Pura Belpré’s Legacy | Libro por libro
Pura Belpré sharing Puerto Rican folktales at the Casita Maria Center for theArts and Education in Bronx, NY, in 1948.Photo from The Pura Belpré Papers/Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Centro de...
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Incorporating Every Child Ready to Read in Bilingual Storytimes | Libro por...
Illustration from René Saldaña’s Dale, Dale, Dale/Hit It, Hit It, Hit It: Una fiesta de números/A Fiesta of Numbers. Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) is an initiative that provides librarians with the...
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Nonfiction Books for Celebrating Hispanic Heritage | Libro por libro
Historical figures from Juan Felipe Herrera’s Portraits of Hispanic American Heroesillus. by Raúl Colón.Clockwise from top left: Julia de Burgos, Roberto Clemente,Sonia Sotomayor, and César Chávez....
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Bilingual and Spanish-language titles that celebrate family ties | Libro por...
’Twas Nochebuena: A Christmas Story in English and Spanish (Thong)©2014 by Sara Palacios Family is an integral part of Latino identity. These bonds often go beyond nuclear units to include tíos...
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Middle Grade Novels for Spanish-language and Latino Lit Collections | Libro...
The true middle grade novel is an increasingly rare phenomenon. With a lot of attention going to young adult literature, it seems as though middle grade readers have become something of an...
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Making Storytime and Curriculum Connections to 2015 Pura Belpré Award Winners
A scene from 2015 Pura Belpré illustrator honor book Little Roja Riding Hood. Illustration by Susan Guevara. The Youth Media Awards announcements on February 2, during the American Library...
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Spanish Books, May 2012
Chaired by Freda Mosquera, Broward County Library, FL ARGUETA, Jorge. Guacamole: Una poema para cocinar/A Cooking Poem. tr. by Elisa Amado. illus. by Margarita Sada. 32p. (Cooking Poems Series)....
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Hands-on Projects and Titles that Celebrate Maker and Latino Cultures | Libro...
A scene from Newbery Honor winner Margarita Engle’s Drum Dream Girl.Illustration by Pura Belpré Award winner Rafael López. Imagine that you are entering a library with a brand-spanking-new maker space....
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