Doña Flor, a giant lady with a big heart, sets off to protect her neighbors from what they think is a dangerous animal, but soon discovers the tiny secret behind the huge noise.

Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican American boy looks forward to seeing how his grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted.

Monica, who wants to be a baker like her grandmother, finds the doll hidden in the bread on the feast for the Three Kings and thus gets to bake cookies for the next fiesta.

A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.

While helping his family in their work as migrant laborers far from their home, Tomas finds an entire world to explore in the books at the local public library.

A Mexican-American first-grader experiences the difficulties and pleasures of being different when she wears a tulip costume with all the colors of the rainbow for the school May Day parade.

Children read aloud in various settings to celebrate of El día de los niños, or Children's Day, in this bilingual story. Includes facts about Mexico's annual celebration of children and the book fiestas that are often included. Sumario en español: Los niños leyeron en voz alta en varios ajustes para celebrar El día de los niños, en esta historia bilingüe. Incluye hechos sobre la celebracion mexicana anual de nïnos y las fiestas del libro...

A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.

With the help and interference of her cat Chica, Cecilia prepares a surprise gift for her great-aunt's ninetieth birthday.

In this poem in English and Spanish, lizards, armadillos, and other creatures of the night make merry beneath the desert moon, enjoying the strains of a mariachi band and gobbling lots of delicious food.