Books for Children and Young Adults in Spanish 2021

Elvira Lindo Amigos del alma Soulmates ILLUSTRATIONS Emilio Urberuaga GR N Friendship / Intolerance and Acceptance / Imagination and Play 9786070133428 5¼" x 8" / 48 pp $11.95/ PB Literature Narrative / Stories / Realistic Fiction Arturo and Lulai are best friends. They like the same things and always have fun together. They are inseparable until one day when Arturo gets mad at Lulai and tells her to go to China and never come back. That night, Lulai can’t stop crying. Why did Arturo say such terrible things? Will they be able to be best friends again? With tenderness, realism, and a good dose of humor, Elvira Lindo creates a story that both children and adults will identify with. MULTIPLE AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Rose Lagercrantz Mi vida feliz My Happy Life ILLUSTRATIONS Eva Eriksson GR K Feelings and Emotions / Growing Up / Friendship 9781641012381 5¾" x 8" / 116 pp $12.95 / PB Literature Narrative / Realistic Fiction This endearing chapter book is about a cheerful little girl named Dani, who has been waiting all summer to start school. Dani lives a happy life, but as the start of the school year approaches, she begins to wonder whether things will change. Will she like her new teacher? She soon meets Frida and they become best friends, but when Frida moves away to another city, Dani fears she will never find happiness again. JLG SELECTION AND OTHER IMPORTANT RECOGNITIONS, AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR ILLUSTRATIONS Luis de Horna GR M Feelings and Emotions / Identity / Words and Word Games 9781641011679 61" x 71/2" / 48 pp $11.95 / PB Literature Poetry / Rhyming Stories Plácido is a trouble-making, damage-causing dragon. Bárbara is a sweet, beautiful, and delicate butterfly. One day Plácido and Bárbara learn the meanings of their names, and their lives begin to change. Michael Ende El dragón y la mariposa The Dragon and the Butterfly AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR Roberta Edwards Michelle Obama: Primera dama y “primera mamá” Michelle Obama: Mom-in-Chief ILLUSTRATIONS Ken Call GR N Presidents and First Families (U.S.) / Achieving Goals / Family 9781631139628 5¾" x 8¾" / 48 pp $10.99/ PB Informational Text Literary Nonfiction / Biography / Social Studies Michelle Obama never considered a life in politics— and then she became First Lady. From the best-selling writing duo of Barack Obama: United States President comes this easy- to-read biography filled with photos of the entire Obama family. It charts Michelle’s life from her childhood in Chicago and her years at Princeton and Harvard Law, to her historic journey to the White House. 94 Chapter Books 2-5 CHAPTER BOOKS WWW. LOQUELEO.COM/US