2011-2012 Tejas Star Book Award List

The Tejas Star Book Award was created by the Region One ESC Library Advisory Committee to promote reading in general and for readers to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism. All the children of Texas will have the opportunity to select their favorite book from the Tejas Star list.

El mejor regalo del mundo: la leyenda de La Vieja Belen = 
The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belen
Alvarez, Julia, and Ruddy Nuñez (Illus.)
2009 Miami, Fla: Alfaguara

Arroz con leche : un poema para cocinar = 
Rice Pudding: A Cooking Poem
Argueta, Jorge,  and Fernando Vilela (Illus.)
2010 Toronto: Groundwood Books

Side by Side: The Story of Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez = 
Lado a lado : la historia de Dolores Huerta y Cesar Chavez
Brown, Monica, and Joe Cepeda (Illus.)
2010 New York: Rayo

Braids = 
Trencitas
Contreras, Kathleen, and Margaret Lindmark (Illus.)
2009 New York: Lectorum

From North to South = 
Del Norte al Sur
Colato Lainez, Rene, and Joe Cepeda (Illus.)
2010 San Francisco, Calif: Children's Book Press

Kid Cyclone Fights the Devil and Other Stories = 
Kid Ciclon se enfrenta a El Diablo y otras historias
Garza, Xavier
2010 Houston: Piñata Books

Dance, Nana, Dance = 
Baila, Nana, baila : Cuban Folktales in English and Spanish
Hayes, Joe, and Mauricio Trenard Sayago (Illus.)
2008 El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press

Floating on Mama's Song = 
Flotando con la canción de mamá
Lacamara, Laura, and Yuyi Morales (Illus.)
2010 New York: Katherine Tegen Books

Pepita and the Bully = 
Pepita y la peleonera
Lachtman, Ofelia Dumas, and Alex Pardo DeLange (Illus.)
2011 Houston, Tex: Piñata Books

The Runaway Piggy = 
El cochinito fugitivo
Luna, James, and Laura Lacamara (Illus.)
2010 Houston, Tex: Piñata Books

Once Upon a Time: Traditional Latin American tales = 
Había una vez: cuentos tradicionales latinoamericanos
Martinez, Rueben, and Raul Colon (Illus.)
2010 New York, NY: Rayo

Gracias = 
Thanks
Mora, Pat, and John Parra (Illus.)
2009 New York: Lee & Low Books

Grandma's Chocolate = 
El chocolate de abuelita
Price, Mara, and Lisa Fields (Illus.)
2010 Houston, Tex: Piñata Books

The Dog Who Loved Tortillas = 
La perrita que le encantaban las tortillas
Saenz, Benjamin Alire, and Geronimo Garcia (Illus.)
2009 El Paso, Tex: Cinco Puntos Press

I Kick the Ball =
Pateo el balón
Zepeda, Gwendolyn, and Pablo Torrecilla (Illus.)
2011 Houston, Tex: Piñata Books