Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa, Chambers; A biographical tribute to an icon in Latina music.

De Colores and Other Latin American Folksongs for Children, Jose-Luis Orozco: A bilingual collection of Latin American folksongs selected and translated by a popular Mexican performer and songwriter.

Frida, Jonah Winter: A children's biography of the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo.

Harvesting Hope, The story of Cesar Chavez, Kathleen Krull & Yuyi Morales: The story of Chavez's 340 mile walk to protest the treatment of migrant workers in California.

Latino Holiday Book, from Cinco De Mayo to Día de los Muertos, Valerie Menard: This book outlines a year's worth of Latina holidays.

Latin American Arts & Cultures, Dorothy Chaplik: A comprehensive history of Latin American art for children in grades 5 through 8.

The Little Painter of Sabana Grande, Patricia Markun: The true story of a Panamanian boy who painstakingly creates natural paints only to find he has no paper. He is then allowed to paint the white adobe walls in his village.

Me Llamo Gabriela (My Name is Gabriela), Monica Brown & John Parra: A bilingual biography of Gabriela Mistral, the Chilean writer who was the first Latin American writer to receive the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1945. She is also the only Latin American woman ever to receive the Nobel Prize.

Pablo Remembers, George Ancona: A boy's remembrance and description of the Day of the Dead celebration in Oaxaca, Mexico.

The Pot that Juan Built, Nancy Andrews-Goebel & David Diaz: A biography of the Mexican potter, Juan Quezada.

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