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Arco Iris de Poesía: Poemas de las Américas y España Andricaín, Sergio This book is a collection of 30 poems by authors from Latin America, Spain, and the United States.

La fiesta de las tortillas / The Fiesta of the Tortillas Argueta, Jorge The author, who remembers the fragrant dishes prepared at his family's restaurant in El Salvador, recounts a mystery from his childhood involving tortillas. In English and Spanish.

Mariposas en la calle Carmen / Butterflies on Carmen Street Brown, Mónica While she and her classmates wait for the caterpillars they are raising to be transformed into Monarch butterflies, Julianita's grandfather tells her about the annual migration of these butterflies to his hometown in Mexico.

Soy René, el Niño / I am René, the Boy Colato Laínez, René In this bilingual story, Rene learns that in the United States his name is also a girl's name, but he does some research and relates the name's meaning and letters to his homeland of El Salvador and the things that make him special.

La cucarachita Martina Cuenca, Héctor In this retelling of a Cuban folktale, a cockroach interviews her suitors in order to decide whom to marry.

Lucha Libre: The Man in the Silver Mask: A Bilingual Cuento Garza, Xavier A brief biography of the professional wrestler, focusing on his exploits in the ring, his career as a movie actor, and his charity work.

Juana Inés Lázaro, Georgina This book tells of the early life of Sister Juana Ines de la Cruz and discusses her studies and her poetry.

Nana, ¡Qué Sorpresa! / Nana’s Big Surprise Pérez, Amada Irma Amada and her family build a chicken coop, hoping that her grandmother, visiting from Mexico, will enjoy raising the chickens and be distracted from her grief at Grandfather's death.

El rey de las octavas / The King of Octavas Romeu, Emma Relates the experiences of Claudio Jose Domingo Brindis de Salas, a Black Cuban violin prodigy who overcame racial prejudice and became a world-renown musician. In Spanish.

El regalo del leña / The Woodcutter’s Gift Ruiz-Flores, Lupe Illustrations and simple text writing in both English and Spanish tell a story about a woodcutter who creates a marvelous surprise for the townspeople after a storm knocks down the giant mesquite tree in the town square.

¡No es Justo! La lucha de Emma Tenayuca por la justicia / That’s Not Fair! Emma Tenayuca’s Struggle for Justice Tafolla, Carmen and Sharyll Teneyuca Emma Tenayuca, a young Mexican American girl in San Antonio in the 1920s, learns about poverty and hunger while people work long hours for slave wages. At the age of 21 she leads twelve thousand workers in a struggle for justice.

Los Tamales de Ana / Growing up with Tamales Zepeda, Gwendolyn Six-year-old Ana looks forward to growing older and being allowed more responsibility in making the tamales for the family's Christmas celebrations. Written in both English and Spanish.