Pat Mora

"From blueberries to vanilla, indigenous foods of the Americas are celebrated in this collection of haiku, which also includes information about each food's origins"--Provided by publisher.

In this illustrated story told in both English and Spanish, a child describes the antics of a mischievous kitty.

At a family gathering, mischief ensues when Danny releases frogs from his wiggling pockets.

Long ago in what would come to be called Mexico, as Mama Alma and her granddaughter, Bella, recall happy times while walking in the garden they have tended together since Bella was a baby, Mama Alma asks that after she is gone her family remember her on one special day each year. Includes facts about The Remembering Day, El dia de los muertos. Hace mucho tiempo en lo que vendr?a a ser llamado M?xico , como mam? Alma y su nieta , Bella, recordar momentos...

While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.

Do?a Flor, a giant lady with a big heart, sets off to protect her neighbors from what they think is a dangerous animal, but soon discovers the tiny secret behind the huge noise.

As he participates in the festivities of Las Posadas, preparing for the birth of Christ, a young Mexican boy worries about what gift he will have for the baby Jesus.

Monica, who wants to be a baker like her grandmother, finds the doll hidden in the bread on the feast for the Three Kings and thus gets to bake cookies for the next fiesta.

Ray y Amelia, descubren por primera vez una vieja tradición de Nuevo México llamada ́"los abuelos." En el medio de frío invierno, los hombres de los pueblos subían a las montañas y se disfrazaban de viejos pavorosas, para luego bajar nuevamente al pueblo a ver quién se había portado bien y quién mal.

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.