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Historia de Carlito/Carlito’s story.
Reviewed by Cristi Jenkins, Access & Programs, Fort Vancouver Regional Library, WA - 06/15/2008 Benavidez, Max and Katherine Del Monte.
tr. by Olga Villalba. illus. by Noel Ill. U.S.: Lectura. 2008. 121p. ISBN 978-1-60448-004-7. pap. $8.95.More
Brujas, lechuzas y espantos. (Witches, Owls and Spooks)
Reviewed by Coop Renner, formerly from El Paso Independent School District, TX - 06/15/2008 Perales, Alonso M.
tr. into English by John Pluecker. illus. by Giovanni Mora. U.S.: Piñata: Arte Público Press. 2008. 35p. ISBN 978-1-55885-512-0. pap. $9.95More
¡Ajua, ya llegó el chubasco!/Hip, Hip Hooray, It’s Monsoon Day!
Reviewed by Ann Welton, Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, Tacoma, WA - 06/15/2008 Rivera, Ashford and Roni Capin. tr. by author. illus. by Richard Johnsen. U.S.: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press. 2007. unpaged. ISBN 978-1-886679-36-8. $15.95.More
Colors!/¡Colores!
Reviewed by Ann Welton, Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, Tacoma, WA - 05/15/2008 Luján, Jorge.
tr. from the Spanish by John Oliver Simon and Rebecca Parfitt. illus. by Piet Grobler. Canada: Groundwood/Tigrillo: House of Anansi Press. 2008. unpaged. ISBN 978-0-88899-863-7. $17.95More
A Perfect Season for Dreaming / Un tiempo perfecto para soñar.
Reviewed by Roxanne Landin, Fremont Area District Library, Fremont, MI - 05/15/2008 Sáenz, Benjamin Alire.
tr. by Luis H. Crosthwaite. illus. by Esau Andrade Valencia. U.S.: Cino Puntos Press. 2008. 40p. ISBN 978-1-933693-01-9. $17.95.More
Animal Poems of the Iguazú/Animalario del Iguazú.
Reviewed by Ann Welton, Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, Tacoma, WA - 05/15/2008 Alarcón, Francisco X.
illus. by Maya Christina González. U.S.: Children’s Book Press. 2008. unpaged. ISBN 978-0-89239-225-4. $16.95.More
Quinito, Day and Night/Quinito, día y noche.
Reviewed by Ann Welton, Grant Center for the Expressive Arts, Tacoma, WA - 05/15/2008 Cumpiano, Ina.
illus. by José Ramirez. U.S.: Children’s Book Press. 2008. unpaged. ISBN 978-0-89239-226-1. $16.95More
Multicultural Link Bruce Jensen, Automated Systems Librarian, South Texas College; Online Reference Librarian, OCLC's QuestionPoint July 1, 2008 Captain Cheech
Cheech and Chong! There was a time—and I swear to you it wasn't so long ago, ba... More
Multicultural Link Bruce Jensen, Automated Systems Librarian, South Texas College; Online Reference Librarian, OCLC's QuestionPoint June 28, 2008 Ruében Martínez redux
In case our story a few weeks ago wasn't enough to get all you Anaheim visitors over ... More
Multicultural Link Bruce Jensen, Automated Systems Librarian, South Texas College; Online Reference Librarian, OCLC's QuestionPoint April 27, 2008 Just another Día
The party is not over yet. The real Children's Day, in Mexico anyway, is April 30. Ma... More
Multicultural Link Bruce Jensen, Automated Systems Librarian, South Texas College; Online Reference Librarian, OCLC's QuestionPoint April 24, 2008 Día de los niños, los libros, & los videos
The big weekend is upon us. Maybe you'll capture some Día de los Niños/... More
Playing the Angel
After making fans wait seven painstaking years, Ruiz Zafón returns with El juego del ángel, a prequel to his global best seller La sombra del viento.
Publishing in Tough Times
When I read a recent New York Times article about how the recession is affecting Hispanic immigrants, I wound up thinking about the book business.