1st Grade

Based on the childhood of Tomas Rivera, this story shows how books and one librarian can reshape a migrant summer.

A young immigrant girl finds language, books, and possibility as she adjusts to life in the United States.

Colors come alive through foods, objects, and daily details in a lively multicultural neighborhood.

In this Cuban folktale retelling, Martina tests her suitors with coffee before deciding whom to trust.

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

This biography introduces librarian and storyteller Pura Belpre through books, puppets, and bilingual service.

Children in a rural village wait for the traveling library donkeys that bring books, stories, and possibility.

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

Marisol loves being loud, mixed up, and fully herself, even when adults want her to match.

This picture-book biography recounts how Sylvia Mendez and her family helped end school segregation in California.