After a visit to a Chinese restaurant, Carlos decides to dig a hole to China so he can have egg rolls and chow mein instead of rice and beans and tortillas.
A girl describes how each person in the family has hair that looks and acts different, Papa's like a broom, Kiki's like fur, and Mama's with the sweet smell of bread before it's baked.
Young Enrique, who loves to eat desserts, learns how to control-- and appreciate-- his sweet tooth, with the help of his mother and El Coco, a fearsome creature with a huge mouth and sticky hair.
Sisters Rosa and Blanca are so kind, thoughtful, and generous--and such good gardeners--that their Mamá who lives between the two winds up with a great deal of corn, tomatoes, and red hot chiles.
David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, "No, David."
An adaptation of the Peruvian folktale in which Fox and Mole try to climb to the moon on a rope woven of grass.
Una adaptaci�n del cuento folkl�rico peruano en que un zorro y un topo intentan a subir a la luna por un lazo de hierba.
"Este libro ensea c̜onceptos sencillos acerca de las mascotas.
"This animal book introduces early concepts about pet animals through questions and answers"--Cover verso.
A young girl wishes her family could be more like her friends' families and subconsiously blames her abuela and her yellow handkerchief, but she slowly grows to appreciate and love the language and culture the handkerchief represents.
In this adaptation of a traditional folktale a dog, duck, and chick refuse to help a pig prepare a turnip pie but nevertheless expect to eat it when it's ready.
Ollie the owl learns that to become wise and successful he must stop skipping school to play with Raven and Crow and take reading lessons from his abuelita.
Features a Day of the Dead-themed take on the traditional Latin American song, Los Esqueletitos (Calaveras) Salen de la Tumba, with art inspired by the famous Mexican Calavera woodcut prints -- Amazon.com