40 Spanish/English Bilingual Books

Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren and Megan Schliesman
© 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center

This bibliography was compiled in August, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center.

Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies.

Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image.

Ada, Alma Flor and F. Isabel Campoy, selectors. English adapations by Alice Schertle . ¡Pio Peep! Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes.. Illustrated by Viví Escrivá. HarperCollins, 2003. 64 pages. Ages birth - 6 years

Ada, Alma Flor. Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. Translated by Rosa Zubizarreta. Illustrated by Simon Silva. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1997. Ages 5 - 10

Alarcon, Francisco X. From the Bellybutton of the Moon, and Other Summer Poems / Del ombligo de la luna, y otros poemas de verano. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 1998. Ages 7 - 10

Alarcon, Francisco X. Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems/Los angeles andan en bicicleta y otros poemas de oton. Illustrated by Maya Christinia Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 1999. Ages 7 - 10

Alarcon, Francisco X. Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems/Iguanas en la nieve y otros poemas de invierno. Illustrated by Maya Christinia Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 2001. Ages 5 - 9

Alarcon, Francisco X. Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems/Jiomates risuenos y otros poemas de invierno. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 1997. Ages 7 - 10

Ancona, George. The Pinata Maker/El pinatero. Harcourt Brace, 1994. Ages 8 - 10

Anzaldua, Gloria. Prietita and the Ghost Woman/Prietita y la Llorona. Illustrated by Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 1996. Ages 7 - 10

Argueta, Jorge. Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la nina de las flores. Illustrated by Carl Angel. Children's Book Press, 2003. Ages 5 - 10

Best, Cari. Taxi! Taxi!. Illustrated by Dale Gottlieb. Little, Brown, 1994. Ages 4 - 8

Blanco, Alberto. Angel's Kite/La estrella de Angel. Translated by Dan Bellm. Illustrated by Rodolfo Morales. Children's Book Press, 1994. Ages 4 - 7

Carlson, Lori, editor. Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States. An Edge Book/Henry Holt, 1994. Ages 12 and older

Cisneros, Sandra. Hairs/Pelitos. Illustrated by Terry Ybånez. Knopf, 1994. Ages 3 - 7

Delacre, Lulu. Vejigante masquerader. Scholastic, 1993. Ages 5 - 9

Ehlert, Lois. Cuckoo: A Mexican Folktale/Cucu: un cuento folklorico mexicano. Translated by Gloria de Aragon Andujar. Harcourt Brace, 1997. Ages 3 - 9

Ehlert, Lois. Moon Rope: A Peruvian Folktale/Un lazo a la luna: Una leyenda Peruana. Translated by Amy Prince. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. Ages 3 - 7

Geeslin, Campbell. On Ramon's Farm. Illustrated by Petra Mathers. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 1998. Ages 4 - 8

Gonzalez, Lucia M.. The Bossy Gallito/El gallo de bodas. Illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Scholastic, 1994. Ages 3 - 6

Hall, Nancy Abraham and Jill Syverson-Stork . Los pollitos dicen: Juegos, rimas y cancionces infantiles de paises de hable hispana/The Baby Chicks Sing: Traditional Games, Nursery Rhymes, and Songs from Spanish-Speaking Countries. Illustrated by Kay Chorao. Little, Brown, 1994. Ages 9 months - 4 years

Herrera, Juan Felipe. Grandma and Me at the Flea/Los Meros Meros Remateros. Illustrated by Anita DeLucio-Brock. Children's Book Press, 2002. Ages 7 - 10

Herrera, Juan Felipe. The Upside Down Boy/El Nino de Cabeza. Illustrated by Elizabeth Gomez. Children's Book Press, 2000. Ages 7 - 10

Herrera, Juan Felipe. Calling the Doves/El canto de las palomas. Illustrated by Elly Simons. Children's Book Press, 1995. Ages 4 - 8

Hinojosa, Tish. Cada Nino/Every Child: A Bilingual Songbook for Kids. Illustrated by Lucia Angela Perez. Cinco Puntos Press, 2002. Ages 3 - 8

Jimenez, Francisco. The Christmas Gift/El regalo de Navidad. Illustrated by Claire B. Cotts. Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Ages 4 - 8

Jimenez, Juan Ramon and Selected, translated & adapted from the Spanish by Myra Cohn Livingston & Joseph F. Dominguez . Platero y yo/Platero and I. Illustrated by Antonio Fransconi. Clarion, 1994. Ages 9 - 12

Johnston, Tony. My Mexico/Mexico mio. Illustrated by F. John Sierra. Putnam, 1996. Ages 5 - 8

Levy, Janice. The Spirit of Tio Fernando: A Day of the Dead Story/El espiritu de Tio Fernando: Una historia del dia de los muertos. Translated by Teresa Mlawer. Illustrated by Morella Fuenmayor. Albert Whitman, 1995. Ages 6 - 9

Lomas Garza, Carmen . Magic Windows/Ventanas magicas. Translated by Francisco X. Alarcon. Children's Book Press, 1999. Ages 9 - 12

Lomas Garza, Carmen and Harriet Rohmer . In My Family/En mi familia. Translated by Francisco X. Alarcon. Children's Book Press, 1996. Age 5 and older

Luenn, Nancy. A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead/Un regalo para Abuelita: En celebracion del dia de los muertos. Illustrated by Robert Chapman. Rising Moon/Northland, 1998. Ages 6 - 9

Mora, Pat. The Desert is My Mother/El desierto es mi madre. Illustrated by Daniel Lechon. Pinata Books/Arte Publico Press, 1994. Ages 4 - 7

Mora, Pat. Listen to the Desert/Oye al desierto. Illustrated by Francisco X. Mora. Clarion, 1994. Ages 4 - 7

Mora, Pat, editor. Love to Mama. Illustrated by Paula S. Barragan M.. Lee & Low, 2001. Age 10 and older

Nye, Naomi Shihab, editor. The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mexico with Paintings from Mexican Artists. Simon & Schuster, 1995. Age 8 and older

Orozco, Jose-Luis. Diez deditos/Ten Little Fingers, and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. Dutton, 1997. 6 months - 8 years

Perez, Amada Irma. My Very Own Room = Mi propio cuartito. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 2000. Ages 5- 8

Reiser, Lynn. Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y cancioncitas. Translated by Rebecca Hart. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 3 - 8

Suen, Anastasia. Toddler Two/Dos anos. Illustrated by Winnie Cheon. Lee & Low, 2002. Ages 1 - 3

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	CCBC Bibliographies & Booklists Charlotte Zolotow Award Book of the Week CCBC Specialized Information CCBC Book Discussions CCBC - Net Awards & Best-of-the-Year Lists Review Journals 40 Spanish/English Bilingual Books Compiled by Merri V. Lindgren and Megan Schliesman © 2003 Cooperative Children's Book Center This bibliography was compiled in August, 2003, as part of a 12-month series in recognition of the 40th anniversary of the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Complete list of 40 Books about... bibliographies. Click on underlined book titles to see the CCBC review of the book, and/or the cover image. Ada, Alma Flor and F. Isabel Campoy, selectors. English adapations by Alice Schertle . ¡Pio Peep! Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes.. Illustrated by Viví Escrivá. HarperCollins, 2003. 64 pages. Ages birth - 6 years Ada, Alma Flor. Gathering the Sun: An Alphabet in Spanish and English. Translated by Rosa Zubizarreta. Illustrated by Simon Silva. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1997. Ages 5 - 10 Alarcon, Francisco X. From the Bellybutton of the Moon, and Other Summer Poems / Del ombligo de la luna, y otros poemas de verano. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 1998. Ages 7 - 10 Alarcon, Francisco X. Angels Ride Bikes and Other Fall Poems/Los angeles andan en bicicleta y otros poemas de oton. Illustrated by Maya Christinia Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 1999. Ages 7 - 10 Alarcon, Francisco X. Iguanas in the Snow and Other Winter Poems/Iguanas en la nieve y otros poemas de invierno. Illustrated by Maya Christinia Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 2001. Ages 5 - 9 Alarcon, Francisco X. Laughing Tomatoes and Other Spring Poems/Jiomates risuenos y otros poemas de invierno. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 1997. Ages 7 - 10 Ancona, George. The Pinata Maker/El pinatero. Harcourt Brace, 1994. Ages 8 - 10 Anzaldua, Gloria. Prietita and the Ghost Woman/Prietita y la Llorona. Illustrated by Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 1996. Ages 7 - 10 Argueta, Jorge. Xochitl and the Flowers/Xochitl, la nina de las flores. Illustrated by Carl Angel. Children's Book Press, 2003. Ages 5 - 10 Best, Cari. Taxi! Taxi!. Illustrated by Dale Gottlieb. Little, Brown, 1994. Ages 4 - 8 Blanco, Alberto. Angel's Kite/La estrella de Angel. Translated by Dan Bellm. Illustrated by Rodolfo Morales. Children's Book Press, 1994. Ages 4 - 7 Carlson, Lori, editor. Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States. An Edge Book/Henry Holt, 1994. Ages 12 and older Cisneros, Sandra. Hairs/Pelitos. Illustrated by Terry Ybånez. Knopf, 1994. Ages 3 - 7 Delacre, Lulu. Vejigante masquerader. Scholastic, 1993. Ages 5 - 9 Ehlert, Lois. Cuckoo: A Mexican Folktale/Cucu: un cuento folklorico mexicano. Translated by Gloria de Aragon Andujar. Harcourt Brace, 1997. Ages 3 - 9 Ehlert, Lois. Moon Rope: A Peruvian Folktale/Un lazo a la luna: Una leyenda Peruana. Translated by Amy Prince. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992. Ages 3 - 7 Geeslin, Campbell. On Ramon's Farm. Illustrated by Petra Mathers. An Anne Schwartz Book/Atheneum, 1998. Ages 4 - 8 Gonzalez, Lucia M.. The Bossy Gallito/El gallo de bodas. Illustrated by Lulu Delacre. Scholastic, 1994. Ages 3 - 6 Hall, Nancy Abraham and Jill Syverson-Stork . Los pollitos dicen: Juegos, rimas y cancionces infantiles de paises de hable hispana/The Baby Chicks Sing: Traditional Games, Nursery Rhymes, and Songs from Spanish-Speaking Countries. Illustrated by Kay Chorao. Little, Brown, 1994. Ages 9 months - 4 years Herrera, Juan Felipe. Grandma and Me at the Flea/Los Meros Meros Remateros. Illustrated by Anita DeLucio-Brock. Children's Book Press, 2002. Ages 7 - 10 Herrera, Juan Felipe. The Upside Down Boy/El Nino de Cabeza. Illustrated by Elizabeth Gomez. Children's Book Press, 2000. Ages 7 - 10 Herrera, Juan Felipe. Calling the Doves/El canto de las palomas. Illustrated by Elly Simons. Children's Book Press, 1995. Ages 4 - 8 Hinojosa, Tish. Cada Nino/Every Child: A Bilingual Songbook for Kids. Illustrated by Lucia Angela Perez. Cinco Puntos Press, 2002. Ages 3 - 8 Jimenez, Francisco. The Christmas Gift/El regalo de Navidad. Illustrated by Claire B. Cotts. Houghton Mifflin, 2000. Ages 4 - 8 Jimenez, Juan Ramon and Selected, translated & adapted from the Spanish by Myra Cohn Livingston & Joseph F. Dominguez . Platero y yo/Platero and I. Illustrated by Antonio Fransconi. Clarion, 1994. Ages 9 - 12 Johnston, Tony. My Mexico/Mexico mio. Illustrated by F. John Sierra. Putnam, 1996. Ages 5 - 8 Levy, Janice. The Spirit of Tio Fernando: A Day of the Dead Story/El espiritu de Tio Fernando: Una historia del dia de los muertos. Translated by Teresa Mlawer. Illustrated by Morella Fuenmayor. Albert Whitman, 1995. Ages 6 - 9 Lomas Garza, Carmen . Magic Windows/Ventanas magicas. Translated by Francisco X. Alarcon. Children's Book Press, 1999. Ages 9 - 12 Lomas Garza, Carmen and Harriet Rohmer . In My Family/En mi familia. Translated by Francisco X. Alarcon. Children's Book Press, 1996. Age 5 and older Luenn, Nancy. A Gift for Abuelita: Celebrating the Day of the Dead/Un regalo para Abuelita: En celebracion del dia de los muertos. Illustrated by Robert Chapman. Rising Moon/Northland, 1998. Ages 6 - 9 Mora, Pat. The Desert is My Mother/El desierto es mi madre. Illustrated by Daniel Lechon. Pinata Books/Arte Publico Press, 1994. Ages 4 - 7 Mora, Pat. Listen to the Desert/Oye al desierto. Illustrated by Francisco X. Mora. Clarion, 1994. Ages 4 - 7 Mora, Pat, editor. Love to Mama. Illustrated by Paula S. Barragan M.. Lee & Low, 2001. Age 10 and older Nye, Naomi Shihab, editor. The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems & Stories from Mexico with Paintings from Mexican Artists. Simon & Schuster, 1995. Age 8 and older Orozco, Jose-Luis. Diez deditos/Ten Little Fingers, and Other Play Rhymes and Action Songs from Latin America. Illustrated by Elisa Kleven. Dutton, 1997. 6 months - 8 years Perez, Amada Irma. My Very Own Room = Mi propio cuartito. Illustrated by Maya Christina Gonzalez. Children's Book Press, 2000. Ages 5- 8 Reiser, Lynn. Tortillas and Lullabies/Tortillas y cancioncitas. Translated by Rebecca Hart. Greenwillow, 1998. Ages 3 - 8 Suen, Anastasia. Toddler Two/Dos anos. Illustrated by Winnie Cheon. Lee & Low, 2002. Ages 1 - 3 This list may be reproduced and distributed by educational and/or nonprofit organizations so long as credit is given to the Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison.