Georgina Lázaro León

Biographical poem about the childhood of Gabriel García Márquez, the Columbian author.

Un viejo manchego se vuelve loco al leer muchísimos libros de caballería. Creyéndose uno de esos héroes, sale a recorrer los caminos de Castilla en busca de aventuras con su escudero Sancho. Con este libro escrito en versos, los niños comenzarán a relacionarse con una de las obras más importantes de la literatura universal: Don Quijote de la Mancha. An old man from La Mancha goes crazy after reading too many books about knights and chivalry....

"Jabari is definitely ready to jump off the diving board. He's finished his swimming lessons. He's passed his swim test. It's just... maybe he should do some stretches first. 'Looks easy,' says Jabari, watching the other kids take their turns. But when his dad squeezes his hand, Jabari squeezes back"--Provided by publisher.

"Have you ever imagined what you might be when you grow up? When he was very young, Juan Felipe Herrera picked chamomile flowers in windy fields and let tadpoles swim across his hands in a creek. He slept outside and learned to say goodbye to his amiguitos each time his family moved to a new town. He went to school and taught himself to read and write English and filled paper pads with rivers of ink as he walked down the street after school. And when...

When Lupe Lopez struts through the doors of Hector P. Garcia Elementary in sunglasses with two taped-up Number 2 pencils--drumsticks, of course--poking from her pocket, her confidence is off the charts. All day, Lupe drums on desks, tables, and chairs while Ms. Quintanilla reminds her of school rules. Lupe has her own rules: 1) Don't listen to anyone. 2) Make lots of noise. Rataplan! 3) Have fans, not friends. But with her new teacher less than starstruck,...

¡Mami abraza! ¡Mami besa! ¡Mami se ríe! Bebé celebra a una mami muy especial con humor y cariño. Every day is Mother's Day as the inimitable Baby sings Mommy's praises in a board book full of humor and heart.

¡Papi hace cosquillas! ¡Papi canta! ¡Papi acurruca! Bebe comparte un poema cariñoso y divertido dedicado a un papá muy especial. From everyone's favorite one-haired baby comes a fond and funny ode to a special daddy, for Father's Day or any day.

"La autora de bestsellers Lesléa Newman ofrece un tierno y oportuno cuento de una niña puertorriqueña que enfrenta un huracán y su preocupación por los amados coquíes de su isla natal. Después de acurrucarse en la cama cada noche, Alicia escucha las formidables voces de los diminutos coquíes que viven en todo Puerto Rico y le cantan para que se duerma. Co-quí, co-quí cantan las ranitas. Co-quí, coquí. Un día un terrible huracán...