Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

PURA BELPRÉ HONOR-WINNING AUTHOR Georgina Lázaro León El mejor es mi papá My Dad Is The Best ILLUSTRATIONS Marcela Calderón GR I Animal Facts / Family / Parents 9781631131530 8" x 9¾" / 32 pp $15.95 / PB Literature Poetry / Rhyming Stories Puerto Rico’s best-selling author offers us this warm and loving tale about relationships between father and child. In a kingdom far, far away, a time and place has been set to choose the best father of all. In verses, each one of the animals, from a chick to a firefly, and a frog to a penguin, tells why their candidate is the best one. Find out the reasons why everyone’s father is the best in the world. Mi caballo Georgina Lázaro León Ilustraciones de Olga Cuéllar Un caballito de palo, “fabricado con retazos, cosido con ilusiones, regalado en un abrazo”, es el compañero de juegos y aventuras del niño de esta historia. El inmenso cariño que el niño siente por su caballo se percibe en cada palabra de este relato contado en verso con el estilo inigualable de la escritora puertorriqueña Georgina Lázaro, ganadora del Premio Campoy-Ada de la Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española y de una mención de honor del Premio Pura Belpré. +4 Mi caballo Georgina Lázaro León Ilustraciones de Olga Cuéllar www.vistahigherlearning.com www.loqueleo.com/us 9781543334111_LQ20_mi-caballo_CVR.indd Todas las páginas 9/11/20 1:21 p. m. ILLUSTRATIONS Olga Cuéllar GR J Imagination and Play / Toys and Games 9781543334111 6" x 7½"/ 32 pp $11.99 / PB Literature Poetry / Narrative Poems A stick horse, “made of scraps, sewn with excitement, given in a hug,” is the play and adventure companion of the boy in this story. The immense affection this boy feels for his horse is perceived in every word of this story told in verse with the incomparable style of Georgina Lázaro León. MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Georgina Lázaro León Mi caballo My Horse ILLUSTRATIONS By the Authors GR H Fantasy and Magic / Human Body 9789942193254 8⅝" x 8⅝" / 24 pp $13.95 / PB Literature Story / Fantasy Gabriel finds something that looks like a giant fang in his great-grandmother’s yard. Who lost it? His dog? His cat? His dad? His great-grandmother? Or the monster in the closet? Why did he lose it? Accompany the little one as he solves the mystery, and laugh along with the unexpected ending! Gabriel Karolys and Paola Karolys El misterio del colmillo The Mystery of the Fang Fernando Krahn Un paseo al campo A Trip to the Countryside ILLUSTRATIONS By the Author GR G Family / Nature / Creativity 9789561528093 6¼" x 7½" / 29 pp $10.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Stories / Adventures A father who likes giving surprises, a mother who invents curious gadgets, eight playful kids, and a tall tree surrounded by beautiful mountains make the perfect setting for a fun and unforgettable picnic day. 68 WWW. LOQUELEO.COM/US Beginning Readers K-3 BEGINNING READERS