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Books in Spanish for Children = Libros y Mas Para Los Niños

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Books

Aardema, Verna. Por que zumban los mosquitos en los oidos de la gente / Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears.
A retelling of a traditional West African tale that reveals how the mosquito developed its annoying habit.

Benjamin, A. H. Podria haber sido peor- / It Could Have Been Worse.
While walking home, an "unlucky" mouse suffers minor mishaps which repeatedly save him from being eaten by various animals.

Bridwell, Norman. El primer Halloween de Clifford / Clifford's First Halloween.

Bridwell, Norman. El primer otoño de Clifford / Clifford's First Autumn

Brown, Marc Tolon. Arturo y los terribles gemelos / Arthur Babysits.
Arthur's experience babysitting for the terrible Tibble Twins is as challenging as he expected, but he finally gets control by telling them a spooky story.

Brown, Marc Tolon. El cachorrito de Arturo / Arthur's New Puppy
Arthur's new puppy causes problems when it tears the living room apart, wets on everything, and refuses to wear a leash.

Brown, Marc Tolon. La fiesta de Arturo / Arthur's First Sleepover.
Rumors about sightings of an alien space ship create excitement when Arthur's friends come to spend the night.

Brown, Marc Tolon. Las vacaciones de Arturo / Arthur's Family Vacation.
Arthur is unhappy about going on vacation with his family, but he shows them how to make the best of a bad situation when they end up stuck in a motel because of rain.

Brown, Margaret Wise. El gran granero rojo/ The Big Red Barn.
Rhymed text and illustrations introduce the many different animals that live in the big red barn.

Cleary, Beverly. Querido señor Henshaw / Dear Mr. Henshaw.
In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

Cleary, Beverly. Ramona y su madre / Ramona and Her Mother.
Ramona at 7 1/2 sometimes feels discriminated against by being the youngest in the family.

Fine, Edith Hope. Bajo la luna de limon / Under the Lemon Moon.
The theft of all the lemons from her lemon tree leads Rosalinda to an encounter with La Anciana, the Old One, who walks the Mexican countryside helping things grow, and to an understanding of generosity and forgiveness.

DeSpain, Pleasant. La lagartija esmeralda: quince cuentos tradicionales Latinoamericanos / The Emerald Lizard: Fifteen Latin American Tales to Tell.
A retelling in English and Spanish of fifteen traditional tales from a variety of Latin American countries.

Goble, Paul. La niña que amaba los caballos salvajes / The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses.
Though she is fond of her people, a Native American girl prefers to live among the wild horses where she is truly happy and free.

Hill, Eric. Spot va a la escuela / Spot Goes to School
Spot the dog has an eventful first day at school. Illustrations feature lift-up flaps.

Hoban, Russell. Pan y mermelada para Francisca / Bread and Jam For Frances.
Frances decides she likes to eat only bread and jam at every meal - until to her surprise - her parents grant her wish.

Hoban, Russell. La hora de acostarse de Francisca / Bedtime For Frances.
Frances has trouble going to sleep because of frightening sounds and objects that may be going to get her.

Hoban, Russell. La nueva hermanita de Francisca / A Baby Sister For Frances.
When things change around the house after her baby sister is born, Frances decides to run away-but not too far.

Horenstein, Henry. Beisbol en los barrios / Baseball in the Barrios.
Hubaldo's life as a fifth grader in a Venezuela barrio centers around his love for the country's most popular sport, its teams, and its players.

Howard, Jane R. Cuando tengo sueño / When I'm Sleepy.
A child speculates about sleeping next to various animals in various places other than one's own, and most desirable, warm bed.

Janovitz, Marilyn. Es hora? / Is it time?
Rhyming questions and answers lead Ted the wolf from his bath into bed.

Joosse, Barbara M. Me quieres, mama? / Mama, Do You Love Me?
A child living in the Arctic learns that a mother's love is unconditional.

Kellogg, Steven. Pecos Bill : un cuento fantastico / Pecos Bill: A Tall Tale.
Incidents from the life of Pecos Bill, from his childhood among the coyotes to his unusual wedding day.

Knowlton, Jack. Mapas y globos terraqueos / Maps & Globes.
History and explanation of mapmaking and maps.

Kraus, Robert. Leo, el retoño tardio / Leo, the Late Bloomer.
Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the anxious eyes of his parents.

Lee, Hector Viveros. Yo tenia un hipopotamo / I Had a Hippopotamus.
An imaginative boy opens a box of animal crackers and gives his family
members a hippopotamus, anaconda, rhinoceros, and other exotic animals.

London, Jonathan. Froggy se viste / Froggy Gets Dressed.
Rambunctious Froggy hops out into the snow for a winter frolic but is called back by his mother to put on some necessary articles of clothing.

Lope, Manuel de. El libro de piel de tiburon.
A tale of travel.

Lopez, Loretta. Que sorpresa de cumpleaños! / Birthday Swap.
A five-year-old Mexican American girl who will not be six until December has a great deal to celebrate when her sister swaps birthdays with her in the summer.

Martin, Bill. Oso pardo, oso pardo, que ves ahi? / Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
In a question and answer game, a teacher and her group see a variety of animals, each one a different color.

McDermott, Gerald. Coyote : Coyote.
Coyote, who has a nose for trouble, insists that the crows teach him how to fly, but the experience ends in disaster for him.

McGovern, Ann. La señora de la caja de carton / Lady in the Box.
When Lizzie and Ben discover a homeless lady living in their neighborhood, they must reconcile their desire to help her with their mother's admonition not to talk to strangers.

Marshall, James. Ricitos Dorados y los tres osos / Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Three bears return home to find a little girl asleep in baby bear's bed.

Meddaugh, Susan. Martha habla / Martha Speaks.
When Martha, the dog, eats a bowl of alphabet soup, she acquires the amazing ability to speak.

Mora, Pat. Uno, dos, tres / One, two, three.
Pictures depict two sisters going from shop to shop buying birthday presents for their mother. Rhyming text presents numbers from one to ten in English and Spanish.

Mohr, Nicholasa. La vieja Letivia y el Monte de los Pesares / Old Letivia and the Mountain of Sorrows.
To end the devastation of a small Puerto Rican town, Old Letivia and her friends use her magic to conquer the evil forces of the Mountain of Sorrows.

Moreton, Daniel. La Cucaracha Martina : un cuento folklorico del Carib.
While searching for the source of one beautiful sound, a ravishing cockroach rejects marriage proposals from a menagerie of city animals which woo her with their noises.

Morris, Ann. Tengo seis años / I am Six.
Photographs and brief text depict what school is like for a six-year-old.

Nikola-Lisa, W. La alegria de ser tu y yo / Bein' With You This Way.
A playground rap that introduces young readers to how people are different yet the same.

Noble, Trinka Hakes. El dia que la boa de Jimmy se comio la ropa / The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash.
Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm.

Parish, Peggy. Amelia Bedelia / Amelia Bedelia.
A literal-minded housekeeper causes a ruckus in the household when she attempts to make sense of some instructions.

Pfister, Marcus. El pinguino Pedro, aprendiz de marinero / Penquin Pete, Ahoy!
Penguin Pete befriends Horatio, a mouse dwelling in a shipwreck, and finds that he has a lot to learn about life on board a ship.

Pfister, Marcus. Saltarin / Hopper.
Even though he doesn't like the cold snow, Hopper, a little hare, enjoys playing with a friend and the adventure of searching for food with his mother.

Polacco, Patricia. El pollo de los domingos / Chicken Sunday.
To thank Miss Eula for her wonderful Sunday chicken dinners, three children sell decorated eggs to buy her a beautiful Easter hat.

Rylant, Cynthia. Henry y Mudge: el primer libro de sus aventuras / Henry & Mudge: the first book.
Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge.

San Souci, Robert D. Los huevos parlantes : cuento popular del sur de los Estados Unidos / The Talking Eggs.
A Southern folktale in which kind Blanche, following the instructions of an old witch, gains riches, while her greedy sister makes fun of the old woman and is duly rewarded.

Sendak, Maurice. La cocina de noche / In the Night Kitchen.
A little boy's dream-fantasy in which he helps three fat bakers get milk for their cake batter.

Seuss, Dr. Los 500 sombreros de Bartolome Cubbins / The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins.
Each time Bartholomew Cubbins attempts to obey the King's order to take off his hat, he finds there is another one on his head.

Steig, William. La isla de Abel / Abel's Island.
Castaway on an uninhabited island, Abel, a very civilized mouse, finds his resourcefulness and endurance tested to the limit as he struggles to survive and return to his home.

Steptoe, John. Stevie / Stevie.
Robert wishes that his house guest Stevie would go away, but when he does Robert realizes how much fun they had together.

Sykes, Julie. Los huevos de Dora /Dora's Eggs.
As she goes around seeing the babies of the other farmyard animals, Dora becomes less and less proud of her first eggs-until they hatch into cute chicks.

Tax, Meredith. Familias / Families.
Introduces a variety of families in our contemporary world, dealing with such topics as divorces, stepfamilies, adoption, single parents, and gay and lesbian parents.

Treviño, Elizabeth Borton de. Yo, Juan de Pareja / I, Juan de Pareja.

Tripp, Valerie. Asi es Josefina, una niña americana / Meet Josefina, an American Girl.
Nine-year-old Josefina, the youngest of four sisters living in New Mexico in 1824, tries to help run the household after her mother dies.

Vandenbroeck, Fabricio. ABC Animales.
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by an animal, from abeja to zopilote.

Van West, Patricia E. El hombre de los cangrejos / The Crab Man.
When Neville sees the hermit crabs which he so gently collected being mistreated by the crab man at a Jamaican hotel, he no longer wants to supply them but would thereby forfeit his income.

Viorst, Judith. Alexander que de ninguna manera-le oyen?-lo dice en serio!-se va a mudar / Alexander Who is Not (do you hear me?) Going (I mean it!) to Move.
Angry Alexander refuses to move away if it means having to leave his favorite friends and special places.

Walsh, Ellen Stoll. Salta y brinca / Hop, Jump!
Bored with just hopping and jumping, a frog discovers dancing.

Walters, Catherine. Cuando llegara la primavera? / When Will it Be Spring?
Although Mother Bear urges Alfie to be patient and sleep, he cannot wait to see tiny butterflies on the wing and hear baby birds chirp in the trees.

Wells, Rosemary. Nora la revoltosa / Noisy Nora.
Feeling neglected, Nora makes more and more noise to attract her parents' attention.

Williams, Vera B. Musica para todo el mundo! / Music, Music For Everyone!
Rose plays her accordion with her friends in the Oak Street Band and earns money to help her mother with expenses while her grandmother is sick.

Books on Cassette

Henkes, Kevin. Crisantemo / Chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemum alway thought her name was "absolutely perfect" until she is old enough to go to school. Then she begins to feel her name is "absolutely dreadful."

Henkes, Kevin. Owen / Owen.
Owen's parents try to get him to give up his favorite blanket before he starts school, but when their efforts fail, they come up with a solution that makes everyone happy.

Soto, Gary. Chato y su cena / Chato's Kitchen.
To get the "ratoncitos," little mice, who have moved into the barrio to come to his house, Chato the cat prepares all kinds of good food: fajitas, frijoles, salsa, enchiladas, and more.

Videos

All Dogs Do Go To Heaven
... and the lucky ones return like Charlie Barkin, who is sent back to retrieve Gabriel's horn when it is stolen.

All Dogs Go To Heaven 2

Barney, la gran aventura / Barney's Great Adventure.
A trip to Grandpa's farm turns into an incredible journey as Barney and the gang look high and low for a magic egg that's about to hatch something very special.

Bugs Bunny, Big Top Bunny.
This is Bugs Bunny at his wise-cracking, Elmer-befuddling best, in a circus of 10 crowd-pleasing animated mast-hare-pieces.

Cats Don't Dance.
Musical rags-to-riches story of Danny, a talented cat who sets out to break the "species barrier" when he discovers only humans get the good roles in Hollywood.

Crisantemo / Chrysanthemum.
Chrysanthemum alway thought her name was "absolutely perfect" until she is old enough to go to school. Then she begins to feel her name is "absolutely dreadful."

El cerdito en la ciudad / Babe Pig in the City.
This sequel to Babe takes Babe, Ferdy and Mrs Hoggett on a crusade into the midst of a large city where despite incredible obstacles, they're able to turn enemies into friends, raise enough money to save the farm and combine two worlds into one.

Fiesta!
Sesame Street is having a fiesta, complete with floats, costumes and Elmo's favorite new dance, The Conga-Wiggle.

Hercules.
Walt Disney animated, musical adaptation of the story of Hercules.

La princesa cisne fuga del castillo de la montaña / The Swan Princess:Escape from Castle Mountain.
An evil magician kidnaps Prince Derek's mother. Princes Odette may be able to help but only if she turns back into a swan.

La tierra antes de tiempo V: la isla misteriosa / The Land Before Time V: the Mysterious Island.
Mas alla del gran valle se encuentra una isla de belleza y misterio...

The Most Wonderful Egg in the World
Tells a story about a king who must choose the most beautiful egg laid by one of three hens. For primary (K-3) school students.

The Powerpuff Girls.
Monkey see, doggie do. When Mr. Mojo Jojo is on the loose with his amazing Anubis Head laser in Monkey see, doggie do, the Powerpuff Girls spring into action. But they are in for a surprise when his laser turns them into Powerpupps! Watch them get out of this mess-and then stay tuned for nearly an hour of nonstop Powerpuff action!

Rugrats, la pelicula / Rugrats movie.
With the birth of his baby brother, Tommy Pickles knew things were going to change, but he never expected that being a big brother could be such an adventure.

Scooby-Doo's Greatest Mysteries.
Watch as Scooby-Doo gets into a mixed-up mystery when he unexpectedly meets the seaweed-covered ghost of Captain Cutler in "A Clue for Scooby-Doo!" Next, see the seafaring sleuths collide with a mystery ship and try to uncover clues from a vanished crew in "Hassle In The Castle!" Then, follow Scooby-Doo and the mystery gang as they outwit a bank robber in "Jeepers, It's the Creeper!" and finally, see them take to the stage to crack some crazy capers in "The Backstage Rage."

Space Jam.
Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes have been kidnapped by aliens, and Bugs challenges the aliens to a game of basketball to settle things-with the help of Michael Jordan.

Stuart Little.
The adventures of the debonair mouse Stuart Little as he sets out in the world to seek his dearest friend, a little bird that stayed for a few days in his family's garden.

Computer Software

Donde esta Carmen Sandiego? : buscala por todo el mundo! Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?

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