From the Children’s Book Council: Best Spanish Language Picture Books List for Works Reviewed in Spring 2019.
This list is a wonderful resource for everyone, particularly librarians and teachers as they begin their fall curriculum planning. A full year list for 2019 will be available on The Children’s Books Committee’s webpage in January.
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BUENAS NOCHES, MI QUERIDO BEBE | GOODNIGHT MY DARLING BABY
Los animales cantan nanas a sus hijos haciéndoles dormir. Ilustraciones de medios mixtos.
Farm animals sing lullabies to their offspring lulling them to sleep. Mixed-media illustrations.
Ages/Edad: 0-3
Traductor/Translator: Alexis Romay NubeOcho
Connect on Twitter: Autora/Author: Alyssa Satin Capucilli | Ilustradora/Illustrator: Annie Bach
¿QUIERES SER MI AMIGO? | ON THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STAR
Lola la conejita y Simón el perro viven uno al lado del otro, pero nunca se hablan hasta que una estrella fugaz los inspira a acercarse. Bonitas acuarelas con divertidos detalles.
Lola the rabbit and Simon the dog live next door to each other but never speak until a shooting star inspires them both to reach out. Lovely and amusing watercolor illustrations.
Ages/Edad: 4-7
Translators/Traductores: Luis Amavisca y Salvador Figueirido NubeOcho
Connect on Twitter: Autora/Author: Amy Hest | Ilustradora/Illustrator: Jenni Desmond
LAS ESPINACAS DE SYLVIA | SYLVIA’S SPINACH
Una niña que odia esta verdura verde se convierte en una niña que la adora después de sembrarla en el huerto de la escuela. Ilustraciones de acuarela.
A girl that hates this green vegetable becomes a convert after she grows it in the school’s garden. Watercolor illustrations.
Ages/Edad: 4-7
Connect on Twitter: Author/Autora: Katherine Pryor; Illustrator/Ilustradora: Anna Raff | Publisher: Readers to Eaters
LOLA QUIERE UN GATO | LOLA WANTS A CAT
Lola convence a su mamá de que adopten un gato y la experiencia le ayuda a madurar. Ilustraciones de medios mixtos.
Lola convinces her mother to let her adopt a cat and the experience helps her grow. Mixed Media illustrations.
Ages/Edad: 4-7
Traductor: Carlos Calvo
Connect on Twitter: Author/Autora: Anna McQuinn | Illustrator/Ilustradora: Rosalind Beardshaw | Publisher Alanna Books
SCHOMBURG: EL HOMBRE QUE CREO UNA BIBLIOTECA | SCHOMBURG: THE MAN THAT BUILD A LIBRARY
Poesía en verso libre y pinturas en oleo vibrantes mostrando la vida y trabajo de Arturo Schomburg como investigador y recopilador de materiales históricas de la cultura negra. Materia de fondo.
Free verse poetry and vivid oil paintings depict Arturo Schomburg’s life and work researching and collecting black historical and cultural materials. Back matter.
Ages/Edad: 9-12
Translator/ Traductora: Teresa Mlawer
Connect on Twitter: Author/Autora: Carole Boston Weatherford | Illustrator/Ilustrador: Eric Velasquez | Publisher: Candlewick Press
For the PDF of the full list of the Best Spanish Language Picture Books Review List 2019, visit the Children’s Book Council.
A special thanks to the Spanish Language Affiliate of the Children’s Book Committee and volunteers:
Melinda Greenblatt, Talía González, Armando Lopez, Suleyni Abreu, Julie Broderick, Carmen Colon, Cynthia Weill, Emma Otheguy, Luisa Costa, Carla España, Alina Grell, Vilma Alvarez, Kristin Freda, Linda Greengrass, Mollie Welsh Kruger
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