Stella loves her family and her Mexican heritage, but she doesn't always like being different from the other kids at school. Now her class is going to dance around the Maypole at the school's May parade, and Stella wants her tulip co...
Tomas and the Library Lady (Dragonfly...
Pat MoraA gentle text and innovative artwork depict a pivotal summer in a boy's life when he and his family leave their Texas home for farm work in Iowa. One morning, while his parents pick corn, Tomás visits the imposing town library and me...
A Birthday Basket For Tia (Aladdin Pi...
Pat MoraTo celebrate the birthday of her beloved great aunt (or ti+a7a), young Cecilia gathers together a basket full of cherished memories. By the author of Pablo's Tree. Reprint. SLJ.
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Da...
Pat MoraThis Pura Belpre Award–winning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Children's Day/El día de los niños.Children's Day/Book Day; El día de los niños/El día de los libros has been observed on April 30th ...
Dona Flor: A Tall Tale About a Giant ...
Pat MoraDoña Flor is a giant lady who lives in a tiny village in the American Southwest. Popular with her neighbors, she lets the children use her flowers as trumpets and her leftover tortillas as rafts. Flor loves to read, too, and she can ...
The Night the Moon Fell: A Maya Myth
Pat MoraA whoosh from her grandfather's blowgun causes Luna, the moon, to tumble from the sky and fall to pieces in the dark ocean. To save herself, she enlists the help of little fish to glue her back together. At last she rises, beautiful a...