Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! National Hispanic Heritage Month is recognized in the United States from September 15 - October 15. This period was chosen because several major holidays for a variety of Latin American countries fall within this window.
- Costa Rica's Independence Day (September 15)
- El Salvador's Independence Day (September 15)
- Guatemala's Independence Day (September 15)
- Honduras' Independence Day (September 15)
- Nicaragua's Independence Day (September 15)
- Mexico's Independence Day (September 16)
- Chile's Independence Day (September 18)
- Columbus Day/Día de la Raza (October 12)
In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, this resource collects children's books with Hispanic and Latinx Representation. Titles marked with an asterisk are also available in Spanish. Bilingual books are marked in parentheses. If you know of books that you feel should be added to this collection, share your recommendations with me at contact.undergroundbookshelf@gmail.com.
Learn more about Hispanic Heritage Month at the links below:
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Children's Books with Hispanic and Latinx Representation
Ages 0+
- Ten Little Birds/Diez Pajaritos by 123 Andrés (bilingual)
- Canticos Pin Pon: Bilingual Nursery Rhymes by Susie Jaramillo (bilingual)
- Little Sunny Sunshine/Sol Solecito by Susie Jaramillo (bilingual)
Ages 1+
- Coquí in the City by Nomar Perez
Ages 2+
- *VÁMONOS (series) by Patty Rodriguez & Ariana Stein
- *Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña (Última Parada de la Calle Market)
- *Islandborn by Junot Díaz (Lola)
- The World of Gustavo (series) by Flavia Z. Drago
- The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf
- Close/Cerca by Juan Felipe Herrera (bilingual)
- Far/Lejos by Juan Felipe Herrera (bilingual)
- Paletero Man by Lucky Diaz
- The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha Vamos
- *Abuela by Arthur Dorros
Ages 3+
- *Carmela Full of Wishes by Matt de la Peña (Los Deseos de Carmela)
- *Dreamers by Yuyi Morales (Soñadores)
- *Marisol McDonald (series) by Monica Brown (bilingual)
- * Skeletina and the In-Between World by Susie Jaramillo (Skeletina y el Entremundo)
- Nosotros Means Us by Paloma Valdivia (bilingual)
- Esperanza Caramelo, the Star of Nochebuena by Karla Arenas Valenti
- Across the Bay by Carlos Aponte
- *Lord Help Me by Emme Muñiz (Dios Ayúdame)
- Días y días/Days and Days by Ginger Foglesong Guy (bilingual)
- Side by Side/Lado a lado by Monica Brown (bilingual)
- Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl's Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle
- Elena's Serenade by Campbell Geeslin
- Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
- She's Got This by Laurie Hernandez
- Sofia Valdez, Future Prez (The Questioneers Series) by Andrea Beaty
- Tomas and the Library Lady by Pat Mora
- I Am La Chiva!: The Colorful Bus of the Andes by Karol Hernández
- The Ofrenda That We Built by Jolene Gutiérrez
- My Town/Mi Pueblo by Nicholas Solis (bilingual)
- Between Us and Abulea A Family Story From the Border by Mitali Perkins
- Run, Little Chaski! An Inka Trail Adventure by Mariana Llanos
- Green Is a Chile Pepper A Book of Colors by Roseanne Greenfield Thong
- Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes by Roseanne Greenfield Thong
- One is a Piñata A Book of Numbers by Roseanne Greenfield Thong
- Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
- La Frontera El Viaje con papa/My Journey with Papa by Debora Mills, Alfredo Alva, Claudia Navarro (bilingual)
- Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto
Ages 4+
- Pepe and the Parade: A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage by Tracey Kyle
- *Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez (¿De dónde eres?)
- *Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor (¡Solo pregunta!: Sé Diferente, Sé Valiente, Sé Tú)
- *My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero (Mi Papi Tiene Una Moto)
- Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children’s Day/Book Day/El día de los niños/El día de los libros (bilingual) by Pat Mora
- *Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor (Pasando páginas: La historia de mi vida)
- A Gift from Abuela by Cecilia Ruiz
- How to Speak in Spanglish by Mónica Mancillas
- Areli is a Dreamer by Areli Morales (Areli Es Una Dreamer)
- *Love by Matt de la Peña (Amor)
- Your Mama by NoNieqa Ramos
- Roquí's Pandero Beat by Delia Ruiz
- *Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller by Anika Aldamuy Denise (Sembrando historias: bibliotecaria y narradora de cuentos)
- My Grandma/Mi Abuelita by Ginger Foglesong Guy (bilingual)
- My Family/Mi familia (series) by Pat Mora (bilingual)
- Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay by Susan Hood
- Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle
- A Day's Work by Eve Bunting
- Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Hurricane! by Jonathan London
- Mango Moon: When Deportation Divides a Family by Diane de Anda
- Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campoy
- Migrant by Maxine Trottier
- Yo Soy Muslim: A Father's Letter to His Daughter by Mark Gonzales
- Sing with Me/Canta Conmigo by José-Luis Orozco (bilingual)
- Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena
- Federico and the Wolf by Rebecca J. Gomez
- Más. ¡Menos! written and illustrated by Rhode Montijo
- My Two Border Towns by David Bowles
- El Chupacabras by Adam Rubin
- Benita and the Night Creatures written by Mariana Llanos
- A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration written by Cynthia Harmony
- Rafa Counts on Papá by Joe Cepeda
- Song of Frutas by Margarita Engle
- El Cucuy Is Scared, Too! by Donna Barba Higuera
- Pacho Nacho by Silvia Lopez
- The Mango Tree/La Mata de Mango by Edel Rodriguez (bilingual)
- Plátanos Are Love by Alyssa Reynoso-Morris
- The Piñata That the Farm Maiden Hung by Samantha R. Vamos (bilingual)
- The Coquies Still Sings: A Story of Home, Hope and Rebuilding by Karina Nicole Gonzalez
- Our Roof is Blue written by Sara E. Echenique
- A Crown for Corina by Laekan Zea Kemp
- Imagine! by Raúl Colón
- Bird House by Blanca Gomez
- I Got a Chicken For My Birthday by Laura Gehl
- I Love You Mucho Mucho by Rachel Más Davidson
- World of ¡Vamos! by Raúl the Third
- Martina: The Beautiful Cockroach / Martina, la hermosa cucaracha by Berta de Llano (bilingual)
- From My Window by Otávio Júnior
- Rudas: Niño’s Horrendous Hermanitas by Yuyi Morales
- Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela! by Alexandra Alessandri
Ages 5+
- *Gracias/Thanks by Pat Mora (bilingual)
- *Talking with Mother Earth (poems)/Hablando con madre tierra (poemas) by Jorge Argueta (bilingual)
- *Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera (Imagina)
- *Juana and Lucas by Juana Medina
- Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina
- Rainbow Weaver/Tejedora del arcoíris by Linda Elovitz Marshall (bilingual)
- Squawk of Spanish by Gabriella Aldeman
- No More Señora Mimí written by Meg Medina
- Abueltia and I Make Flan by Adriana Hernandez Bergstrom
- 9 Kilometers by Claudio Aguilera
- Three Pockets Full by Cindy L. Rodriquez
- An Ofrenda for Perro written by Judith Valdes B.
- *Isabel and Her Colores Go to School by Alexandra Alessandri
- Hair/Pelitos by Sandra Cisneros (bilingual)
Ages 6+
- Evelyn Del Rey Is Moving Away by Meg Medina
- Family Poems for Every Day of the Week/Poemas Familiares para cada dia de la semana by Francisco X. Alcaron (bilingual)
- Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh
- Danza! Amalia Hernández and El Ballet Folklórico de México by Duncan Tonatiuh
Sources
- Spy (Hispanic Heritage Month: 15 Children’s Books by Latinx Authors You Should Add to Your Home Library): https://spy.com/articles/lifestyle/parenting/best-children-books-by-latinx-authors-1202891051/
- Read Brightly (Children's & YA Books by Latine Authors): https://www.readbrightly.com/childrens-ya-books-latinx-authors/
- Imagination Soup (Latinx Picture Books to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month for Kids): https://imaginationsoup.net/books-hispanic-heritage-month-for-kids/
- Children's Library Lady (Picture Books That Celebrate Hispanic Heritage): https://childrenslibrarylady.com/books-hispanic-heritage/
- Harper Collins (18 Books that Celebrate Latinx Authors for Hispanic Heritage Month): https://www.harpercollins.com/blogs/harperkids/books-by-latinx-authors-hispanic-heritage-month
- PopSugar (17 Children's Books by Latinx Authors Worth Adding to Your Kid's Bookshelf): https://www.popsugar.com/latina/17-must-read-children-books-by-latinx-authors-48484309
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