Since 1988 the United States has celebrated National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15th to October 15th. National Hispanic Heritage month celebrates the history, culture, and important contributions of people whose ancestors and families come from Spain, Mexico, and many other Spanish-speaking nations in the Caribbean, Central, and South America.
The picture books below use bright colors, beautiful illustrations, and simple language to highlight the language, lives, experiences, and cultures of Hispanic people from around the world.
Immigration - These books gently discuss the varying realities of Immigration.
Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale by Duncan Tonatiuh
Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Méndez
Mango, Abuela, and Me by Meg Medina
A New Kind of Wild By Zara González Hoang
Community - The importance of family, home, and community are honored.
¡Vamos! Let's Go to the Market by Raúl the Third
My Papi Has a Motorcycle by Isabel Quintero
What Can You Do with a Paleta? by Carmen Tafolla
In My Family by Carmen Lomas Garza
Across The Bay by Carlos Aponte
It's Okay to be Unique - Celebration the diversity and uniqueness of Hispanic Peoples.
Lucía the Luchadora by Cynthia Garza
Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match by Monica Brown
Drum Dream Girl by Margarita Engle
Hispanic Folk Tales - Tales from Hispanic Countries
The Bossy Gallito: A Traditional Cuban Folktale retold by Lucía M. González
Moon Rope: A Peruvian Folktale retold by Lois Ehlert
La Cucaracha Martina: A Caribbean Folktale retold by Daniel Moreton
Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains retold by Barbara Knutson
The Secret Footprints by Julia Alvarez
Folk Tales - Classic Tales with a Hispanic Twist
Federico and the Wolf by Rebecca J. Gomez
The Three Cabritos by Eric A. Kimmel
Rubia and the Three Osos by Susan Middleton Elya
Maria Had a Little Llama by Angela N. Dominguez
Holy Squawkamole!: Little Red Hen Makes Guacamole by Susan Wood
Spanish Vocabulary - Charming titles that teach some Spanish language basics.
Marta! Big & Small by Jen Arena
Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong
Bebé Goes to the Beach by Susan Middleton Elya
Uno, Dos, Tres: One, Two, Three by Pat Mora
How do you say? = ¿Cómo se dice? by Angela Dominguez