Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

2019 PREMIO FUNDACIÓN CUATROGATOS AWARD-WINNING ILLUSTRATOR Luis San Vicente Festival de Calaveras Festival of Skulls ILLUSTRATIONS By the Author GR N Celebrations and Holidays / Cultural Heritage / Fantasy and Magic 9781641011310 7" x 10" / 32 pp $12.95 / PB Literature Poetry / Narrative Poems Candles, cut paper, “bread of the dead,” salt, marigold flowers: November has arrived, and with it, the Day of the Dead. The living prepare the altars and the dead embark on the journey, guided by the smoke of the incense. Once a year, the living and the dead meet to celebrate not death, but life. Eight- syllable calaverita verses and a love story take place in this celebration of one of Mexico’s most emblematic holidays. Susan Verde La princesa del agua The Water Princess ILLUSTRATIONS Peter H. Reynolds GR L Africa / Water / Advocacy 9786070133282 9¼" x 9¼" / 40 pp $17.95 / PB Informational Text & Literature Literary Nonfiction / Social Studies / Science Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful land. But clean drinking water is scarce in her small African village. And try as she might, Gie Gie cannot bring the water closer. Every morning, she rises before the sun to make the long journey to the well. And she dreams. She dreams of a day when her village will have cool, crystal- clear water of its own. 2017 ALA NOTABLE CHILDREN’S BOOK; 2016 NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOKS FOR KIDS; 2017 ALSC NOTABLE CHILDREN’S BOOKS, ALL AGES; PARENTS’ CHOICE AWARD WINNER, PICTURE BOOKS SILVER; 2017 CAPITOL CHOICES, ZERO TO SEVEN; 2016 KIRKUS REVIEWS – STARRED REVIEW; PREMIO CAMPOY-ADA DE LA ACADEMIA AMERICANA DE LA LENGUA 2019 AUTHENTIC TITLE AWARD-WINNER PICTURE BOOKS 171