Hispanic Heritage Month Picture Books

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Hispanic Heritage Month Picture Books

Latine and Hispanic picture books about family, language, food, art, migration, music, celebration, and community memory.

Best for: September and October displays, bilingual classrooms, family reading, and culture-rich book gifts.

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Benita and the Night Creatures / Benita y las criaturas nocturnas by Mariana Llanos

Benita and the Night Creatures / Benita y las criaturas nocturnas

Benita and her dog venture into the night to help fix a problem and discover a world full of glowing, helpful creatures.

By Mariana Llanos · ages 4-8 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family

From North to South / Del norte al sur by Rene Colato Lainez

From North to South / Del norte al sur

Rene Colato Lainez

A boy and his father travel from California to the border to visit the mother who has been deported to Mexico.

By Rene Colato Lainez · ages 5-9 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family

La Madre Goose by Susan Middleton Elya

La Madre Goose

Susan Middleton Elya

Juana Martinez-Neal

Mother Goose rhymes get remixed with Spanish vocabulary, playful rhythm, and bright family-centered scenes.

By Susan Middleton Elya · ages 3-7 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Hispanic Heritage Month

Menudo Sunday: A Spanglish Counting Book by María Dolores Águila

Menudo Sunday: A Spanglish Counting Book

María Dolores Águila

Counting, kitchen rhythms, and multigenerational love come together in a Spanglish celebration of making and sharing menudo.

By María Dolores Águila · ages 2-6 · fits Culture and Race, Family, Food

Mi Ciudad Sings by Cynthia Harmony

Mi Ciudad Sings

Cynthia Harmony

Teresa Martinez

As a city recovers after an earthquake, one boy listens for the sounds of rebuilding and hope around him.

By Cynthia Harmony · ages 4-8 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Hispanic Heritage Month

My Tata's Remedies by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford

My Tata's Remedies

Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford

Antonio Castro L.

A granddaughter learns the stories and care practices behind her grandfather's home remedies.

By Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford · ages 4-8 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family

The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred by Samantha R. Vamos

The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred

Samantha R. Vamos

This cumulative bilingual tale follows farm workers, ingredients, and a shared stew pot from field to table.

By Samantha R. Vamos · ages 4-8 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Food

Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo by Monica Brown

Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo

This lively bilingual biography introduces Tito Puente through rhythm, performance, and the joy of making people dance.

By Monica Brown · ages 4-8 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Hispanic Heritage Month

Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto

Too Many Tamales

At Christmas, a girl panics when she thinks she has lost her mother's ring in the tamale dough.

By Gary Soto · ages 5-9 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family

A Gift from Abuela by Cecilia Ruiz

A Gift from Abuela

A granddaughter learns that memory, craft, and story can become an inheritance as meaningful as any object.

By Cecilia Ruiz · ages 4-8 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family

A Sled for Gabo by Emma Otheguy

A Sled for Gabo

Ana Ramirez Gonzalez

A newcomer from Venezuela learns that snow and friendship can open a new kind of joy.

By Emma Otheguy · ages 4-8 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family

Abuela by Arthur Dorros

Abuela

A girl and her grandmother imagine themselves flying over New York City while speaking English and Spanish together.

By Arthur Dorros · ages 4-8 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family

Abuela's Weave by Omar S. Castaneda

Abuela's Weave

Omar S. Castaneda

Enrique O. Sanchez

A young girl learns weaving from her grandmother and comes to see the beauty in handmade work and inherited skill.

By Omar S. Castaneda · ages 4-8 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family

Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao by Kat Zhang

Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao

Amy wants to make bao that look as perfect as everyone else's, but practice brings her somewhere better.

By Kat Zhang · ages 4-8 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family

Bee-bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park

Bee-bim Bop!

A child narrates the busy, joyful process of shopping, cooking, and eating a beloved Korean family meal.

By Linda Sue Park · ages 3-7 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family

Besos for Baby by Jen Arena

Besos for Baby

Simple bilingual text names everyday affection through kisses, cuddles, and warm family routines.

By Jen Arena · ages 0-3 · fits BIPOC, Culture and Race, Family