BOOKS FOR Children and Young Adults in SPANISH 2021

Alekos / David Consuegra / Erhard Dietl Alekos Un conejo es un ciempiés A Rabbit Is a Centipede ILLUSTRATIONS By the Author AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Colombia GR K Pictograms / Creativity 9789588860282 5¾" x 7⅜" / 56 pp $10.99 / PB Literature Poetry / Narrative Poems / Rebus This surprising book combines Alekos’s witty verses and charming illustrations, making this book a perfect choice for beginning readers. Within the text, some words are replaced by pictograms. As children figure out the meaning of each pictogram and figure out their first sentences, they will gradually gain confidence in their reading abilities. David Consuegra Las veintiséis letras The Twenty-Six Letters ILLUSTRATIONS By the Author AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Colombia GR L Alphabet / Feelings and Emotions / Creativity 9789588860275 5½" x 7¼" / 112 pp $15.99 / PB Literature Poetry In this children’s literature classic, graphic artist and author David Consuegra combines poetry and images to evoke the twenty-six letters of the alphabet. The exquisite, rhythmic text is paired with minimalist, one-page illustrations. This is an easy reader that children will love to master. Erhard Dietl A veces quisiera ser un tigre Sometimes I Wish I Were a Tiger ILLUSTRATIONS By the Author AUTHOR’S NATIONALITY Germany GR L Fantasy and Magic / Creativity / Humor 9789580485759 5½" x 7¼" / 48 pp $10.99 / PB Literature Potery / Free Verse The narrator says that sometimes he wishes he were a puppy, or a butterfly, or a pig, or a tiger . . . The charming, humorous narrative is paired with large, expressive watercolor-and-ink illustrations to aid the young reader. This is a great book for young children to read aloud. 61 POETRY, RIDDLES, RHYMES, AND SONGS AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD WINNER PreK-2 Poetry, Riddles, Rhymes, and Songs