Latinx Children’s Literature
A selection of books by Latinx authors and illustrators for children from birth to 12, to listen to and read.
eBooks
eBooks
The First Rule of Punk
Child fiction book, and e-book. Twelve-year-old María Luisa O'Neill-Morales (who really prefers to be called Malú) reluctantly moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago and starts seventh grade with a bang--violating the dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurning the middle school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded weirdos. Age: 9-12.
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My Papi Has a Motorcycle
Child picture book, e-book, e-audiobook, and e-video. Available in Spanish and English. A celebration of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood and the love between a father and daughter. Age: 3-8.
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Becoming Naomi León
Child fiction book, English e-book and Spanish e-book, and e-audiobook. When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her father. Age: 7-11.
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Echo
Child fiction book, e-book, audiobook on CD, and e-audiobook. Lost in the Black Forest, Otto meets three mysterious sisters and finds himself entwined in a prophecy, a promise, and a harmonica--and decades later three children, Friedrich in Germany, Mike in Pennsylvania, and Ivy in California find themselves caught up in the same thread of destiny in the darkest days of the twentieth century, struggling to keep their families intact, and tied together by the music of the same harmonica. Age: 9+
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Esperanza Rising
Child fiction English e-book and Spanish e-book, audiobook on CD, and e-audiobook. Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. Age: 8-12.
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Dear Primo : A Letter to My Cousin
Child picture book, and e-book. Text in English with some Spanish. Two cousins, one in Mexico and one in New York City, write to each other and learn that even though their daily lives differ, at heart the boys are very similar. Age: 4-8.
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Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
Child nonfiction book, e-book, video on DVD, e-video, and e-audiobook. Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California. Age: 6-9.
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Soldier for Equality : José de la Luz Saénz and the Great War
Child nonfiction picture book, e-book, e-audiobook, and e-video. The story of a Mexican-American war hero brought to life. Age: 6-8.
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The Princess and the Warrior
Child nonfiction book, e-book, video on DVD, e-video, and e-audiobook. In one of Mexico's cherished legends, Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors, but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. Age: 6-9.
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Movies
Movies
Last Stop on Market Street
Child picture book in English and Spanish, e-book, audiobook on CD, e-audiobook, video on DVD, and e-video. A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. Age: 3-7.
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Alma and How She Got Her Name
Child picture book, e-book in Spanish and English, and e-video. When Alma Sofia Esperanza José Pura Candela asks her father why she has so many names, she hears the story of her name and learns about her grandparents. Age: 3-8.
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Dreamers
Child picture book, e-book, e-audiobook, Wonderbook, and e-video. Available in Spanish and English. In 1994, Yuyi Morales left her home in Xalapa, Mexico and came to the US with her infant son. She left behind nearly everything she owned, but she didn't come empty-handed. Dreamers is a celebration of what migrants bring with them when they leave their homes. It's a story about family. And it's a story to remind us that we are all dreamers, bringing our own gifts wherever we roam. Age: 3-8.
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Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
Child nonfiction book, and DVD. In this version of a traditional tale, Senor Calavera arrives at Grandma Beetle's door, ready to take her to the next life, but after helping her count, in English and Spanish, as she makes her birthday preparations, he changes his mind. Age: 7-11.
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Niño Wrestles the World
Child picture book, and DVD. English text with some Spanish. Lucha Libre champion Niño has no trouble fending off monstrous opponents, but when his little sisters awaken from their naps, he is in for a no-holds-barred wrestling match that will truly test his skills. Age: 2-5.
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My Papi Has a Motorcycle
Child picture book, e-book, e-audiobook, and e-video. Available in Spanish and English. A celebration of a vibrant immigrant neighborhood and the love between a father and daughter. Age: 3-8.
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Movies
Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation
Child nonfiction book, e-book, video on DVD, e-video, and e-audiobook. Years before the landmark U.S. Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education, Sylvia Mendez, an eight-year-old girl of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage, played an instrumental role in Mendez v. Westminster, the landmark desegregation case of 1946 in California. Age: 6-9.
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Movies
The Princess and the Warrior
Child nonfiction book, e-book, video on DVD, e-video, and e-audiobook. In one of Mexico's cherished legends, Princess Izta had many wealthy suitors, but dismissed them all. When a mere warrior, Popoca, promised to be true to her and stay always by her side, Izta fell in love. The emperor promised Popoca if he could defeat their enemy Jaguar Claw, then Popoca and Izta could wed. Age: 6-9.
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