2015 Tejas Star Reading List

The Tejas Star Reading List Task Force annually selects a recommended reading list of bilingual English/Spanish books or books written in Spanish from books published in the three years prior to the list being published. The list is prepared for use by children ages 5-12.

Caraballo, Samuel. (Illustrated by Shawn Costello). (2014). Estas manos: Manitas de mi familia/These Hands: My Family's Hands. Arte Público Press. Piñata Books. ISBN: 978-1558857957. Ages 5-9.

Elya, Susan Middleton. (Illustrated by Susan Guevara). (2014). Little Roja Riding Hood. G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 978-0399247675. Ages 5-9.

Gil, Lydia. (2014) Cartas del cielo/Letters from Heaven.  Arte Público Press. Piñata Books. ISBN: 978-1558857988. Ages 8-12.

González, Maya Christina. Call Me Tree/Llámame árbol. Lee & Low Books. ISBN: 978-0892392940. Ages 5-9.

Kyle, Tracy. (Illustrated by Carolina Farías). (2014). Gazpacho for Nacho. Two Lions. ISBN: 978-1477817278. Ages 5-9.

Lacámara, Laura. (2014). Dalia's Wondrous Hair/El cabello maravilloso de Dalia. Arte Público Press. Piñata Books. ISBN: 978-1558857896. Ages 4-9.

Liniers, Ricardo.(2013). The Big Wet Balloon/El globo grande y mojado. (Spanish Edition). Toon Books. ISBN: 978-1935179405. Ages 4-8.

Lombana, Juan Pablo. (Illustrated by Zamie Casazola). (2014). Soccermania /Futbolmanía. Scholastic en Español. ISBN: 978-0545665162. Ages 6-11.

Lújan, Jorge. (Illustrated by Mandana Sadat). (2014). Moví la mano/I Moved My Hand. Groundwood Books. ISBN: 978-1554984855. Ages 2-6.

Mora, Pat. (Illustrated by Meilo So). (2014). Water Rolls, Water Rises/El agua rueda, el agua sube. CBP. ISBN: 978-0892393251. Ages 6-11.

Mora, Pat and Libby Martínez. (Illustrated by Amelia Lau Carling). (2014). ¡Bravo, Chico Canta! ¡Bravo! Groundwood Books. ISBN: 978-1554983438. Ages 4-7.

Morales, Yuyi. (Tim O’Meara-Photographer). (2014). Viva Frida. Roaring Book Press. ISBN: 978-1596436039. Ages 4-8.

Saldaña, René, Jr. (Illustrated by Carolyn Dee Flores). (2014). Dale, dale, dale: Una fiesta de números/Hit It, Hit It, Hit It: A Fiesta of Numbers. Arte Público Press. Piñata Books. ISBN: 978-1558857827. Ages 4-8.

Stockdale, Susan. (2014). Stripes of All Types/Rayas de todas las tallas. Peachtree Publishers. ISBN: 978-1561457939. Ages 2-6.

Thong, Roseanne. (Illustrated by Sara Palacios). (2014). 'Twas Nochebuena. Viking Books for Young Readers. ISBN: 978-0670016341. Ages 4-7.

 Last updated February 24, 2015