IMCPL's Newest Juvenile Spanish Language Materials

Eva y la tarta

by D'Amico, Carmela
Ella the elephant wants to help in her mother's bakery, but will the job she takes on prove to be more than shee can handle?

Me llamo Salvador Dalíy vivo en un sueño

by Aguilar, Jos
Dali is six years old and lives in a dream world. Through his imagination and art, he saves the king's daughter, Princess Gala, from a mad scientist.

Amelia quiere un perro

by Bowley, Tim
Amelia wants a dog, but her father says that dogs bark too much and need a lot of care. Amelia keeps on asking her father for pets including eagles, horses, elephants, whales and other animals impossible as pets.

Leyendas de Améica

by Dubovoy, Silvia
24 creation stories from North, South and Central America and the West Indies.

El lorito pelón

by Perera, Hilda
Missing the trees, sun, and other parrots of his homeland, Puerto Rico, a lonely parrot in a luxurious Chicago apartment expresses his sadness by plucking his colorful feathers.

Listos para leer

Readers 6 and up
by Wells, Rosemary

Una mamápara Owen

by Bauer, Marion Dane
When the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami separates a young African hippopotamus from his mother, he finds a new snuggle partner in Mzee the giant tortoise. Based on a true story.

A la cama, Hipo!

by Pfister, Marcus
Bertie, a young hippopotamus, has trouble going to bed at night.

Y yo quépuedo hacer?

by Campanari, Jos
When Señor Equis reads the newspaper he gets very worried and asks himself what he can do, until one day he finds himself asking that very question aloud--and getting answers from the people he meets.

Wiggling pockets = Los bolsillos saltarines

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

Dragones y magia

by Downer, Ann
When a thirteenth-century wizard confronts twenty-first century Boston while seeking his pet dragon, he is followed by a rival wizard and a very unhappy demon, but eleven-year-old Theodora Oglethorpe may hold the secret to setting everything right.

La nave fantática

by Sierra i Fabra, Jordi
Twenty-five-year-old scientist Jan Roc and his teacher explore the Burmuda Triangle and are suddenly swallowed up by the sea where they encounter fantastic creatures at the center of the earth.