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This hilarious, high-flying bilingual picture book from the creators of If Your Babysitter Is a Bruja captures the love between grandchildren and long-distance grandparents, the complicated relationship between siblings, and the power of imagination.
A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection.
Having a sister who wants to do everything together is a pain! But in the end, big and little sisters always find a way to make up.
A fun read-aloud picture book with some Spanish words that’s full of humor and heart and perfect for 3-7-year-olds with a younger or older sibling.
The Best Kids’ Books About Mental Health of 2025 – Child Mind Institute
AUGUST 12, 2025
A hilarious story about what it really means to be brave.
Meet Vera the Brave–La Valiente! She dives like a dolphin, climbs like a mountain goat, and defends her amigos like un león. But she trembles when she hears her teacher say, “We’re going to Rocking Roller Coasters!” Oh no! Vera tries to convince the teacher her plan is not the best, but Ms. Rodríguez does not change her mind about the field trip. Now, if Vera can’t face her fears, everyone will discover she’s not that brave after all! But what if being brave is much more than she expected?
Vera La Valiente Is Scared redefines what it means to be brave. It’s okay to show your feelings and fears! And maybe, with some help, you can even face some of them.
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BELLA’S RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again. Bella wants to find out what she’s good at. But she quits everything she (barely) tries because she’s a disaster at it. Her somersaults are like clumsy jirafas rolling downhill, her piano playing like elephant feet. When she decides to learn how to bake with her wise old abuela, her first attempt at dulce de leche frosting looks like scaly cocodrilo skin. She must learn it’s okay to try again or she won’t be good at anything. Peppered with Spanish vocabulary and set in an intergenerational Latinx home, Bella’s Recipe for Success will show all kids the value of practicing to learn a new skill, and that it’s okay to make mistakes along the way.
IF YOUR BABYSITTER IS A BRUJA (also in Spanish)
This bouncy, bilingual picture book is an enchanting, rollicking read-aloud for small ones with big imaginations.
On the night before Halloween, a new babysitter might be more than she appears. If she wears a black sombrero and cackles like a crow, she might just be a bruja! One little girl is determined not to fall victim to an evil witch or her cats. She knows bath time is really the bruja’s way of putting her in a boiling cauldron, and the only way to keep her at bay is with a magic potion—or is it?
With boundless imagination and plenty of tricks up her sleeve, the young protagonist may just have the best night ever!
ABUELA’S SUPER CAPA (also in Spanish)
A heartwarming picture book about a young boy who learns how to accept that Abuela needs to retire her supercapa.
Saturdays are superhero days. Equipped with their milkshakes and capas, Luis and his abuela can turn anything into una aventura. But when Abuela gets sick, Luis has to learn a new way to be a hero. With some help from his sister, Luis learns that change isn’t all that bad and there are so many new aventuras to have, even if they look a little different.
This book was inspired by my mother, a real superhero to my children.
Thanks, Mami, for always wrapping us with your supercapa of love and imagination.
When the weather changes suddenly, the animals in a jungle find shelter in the mountains. When they return to the forest, one snake has changed forever. And it’s a good thing he does. With engaging text and easy-to-follow panels, Discover Graphics: Global Folktales are perfect for graphic novel fans new and old.
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Let’s spend a day in Brazil! Ride the ônibus to the beach, drink sugar cane juice at the feira, and play capoeira. Brazilian author Ana Siqueira and illustrator Ana Matsusaki draw on their personal experiences living in Brazil to create this appealing board book as part of the Our World Series for very young readers.
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La Mala Suerte is Following Me/ La Mala Suerte Me Sigue
In this fun picture book romp about superstitions, can Miguel learn to make his own luck—and be rid of La Mala Suerte—before it’s too late?
Miguel’s abuelita warns him that opening an umbrella in the house will bring La Mala Suerte (Mrs. Bad Luck), who will follow him wherever he goes, and now Miguel’s life is ruined! He trips, fails an exam, and can’t block a shot to save his life at soccer practice. Nothing he tries works to get rid of Mrs. Bad Luck—looking for a four-leaf clover, his aunt’s “existential” oils… Now what? Using integrated Spanish words and playful language, La Mala Suerte Is Following Me takes a silly and heartfelt look at superstitions.
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Hi Ana, You’re doing so much. I’m always amazed by you. My website is below. I don’t know if you are aware but my 13 year-old granddaughter Violet passed away in May. I’m still grieving, of course, and just not able to do much. I need to work on a manuscript, but it’s slow going.
Abrazos,
Gloria
Gloria Amescua
Website: gloriaamescua.com
*CHILD OF THE FLOWER-SONG PEOPLE: **LUZ JIMÉNEZ, **Daughter of *
*the Nahua *Abrams Books for Young Readers
*Pura Belpré Honor Author Award *
Américas Award Winner 2022
*ILA Awards: Alma Flor Ada Gold, Best **Educational **Gold, Most*
Inspirational Bronze *
Junior Library Guild Gold Selection, 2021
SCBWI Golden Kite Nonfiction for Young Readers 2022 Finalist
On Fri, Sep 16, 2022 at 2:43 AM Ana – The Teacher and the Writer < comment-reply@wordpress.com> wrote:
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Is there a place to order el pato quiere uvas? I’d Libe a copy but teachers discovery discontinued it
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I am so disappointed with Teacher’s Discovery. Let me see if they have some they can sell to me and I will contact you.
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I literally put it on my budget for last year’s order and it was later rejected due to being discontinued. I’m so glad you are a dedicated author who values your work being shared…I’d LOVE to as it to my classroom library and make a copy available to my learners, if possible. ❤ Thanks for the reply!
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