Books from Pinata Books
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Benjamin Y la Palabra
By Daniel A. Olivas" With soft, watercolor illustrations that complement the text, Benjamin and the Word / Benjamín y la palabra is a compelling look at name-calling and intolerance.
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Arenas Y Trinos/ Sand and Song: Abecedario Del Ro/ the Abcs of the River
By Alma Flor Ada, Rosalma Zubizarreta-AdaWith gorgeous illustrations by Gabhor Utomo depicting the countryside and kids playing at a river, this bilingual picture book introduces children to both the joy of poetry and spending time outside.
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Sand and Song: The ABCs of the River
By Alma Flor Ada, Rosalma ZubizarretaWith gorgeous illustrations by Gabhor Utomo depicting the countryside and kids playing at a river, this bilingual picture book introduces children to both the joy of poetry and spending time outside.
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Somos Primos
By Diane Gonzales BertrandVivid illustrations by Christina Rodriguez in bright, primary colors complement this story that will be as much fun to read at story hour as it will be to read on the family sofa.
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Riding Low on the Streets of Gold
By Judith Ortiz CoferFiction. Poetry. Latino/Latina Studies. Young Adult. RIDING LOW ON THE STREETS OF GOLD is an essential collection of stories and poems for young people that introduces U.S. Latino Literature. "There...
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Mexican Ghost Tales of the Southwest: Stories and Illustrations
By Alfred AvilaSPECTERS that haunt the rivers and woods, hidden treasure, headless goblins, a wild phantasmagoria of gore and grizzle...all here for the first time in English to delight audiences of all...
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Allá en El Rancho Grande
By Ethriam Cash BrammerOn the first visit to El Rancho Grande in Mexico, a Mexican American boy hears the stories of how his grandfather bought it "for a song."
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Chave's Memories/ Los Recuerdos De Chave
By Maria Isabel DelgadoA woman recalls childhood visits to her grandparents' ranch in Mexico, where she and her brother played with her cousins and listened to the stories of an old Indian ranch hand.
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Benjamin and the Word
By Daniel A. OlivasWhile Benjamin waits for his father to pick him up from school, he doesn't hear the screams of the kids playing dodge ball on the playground. The only thing he...
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A Fighting Chance
By Claudia Meléndez SalinasIn A Fighting Chance, journalist Claudia Melendez Salinas has crafted a vivid novel for young adults that captures the challenges of contemporary urban life in one of the Latino community's poorest barrios.
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Tommy Stands Tall
By Gloria VelásquezThis is the second novel that follows Tommy's story, which began in Tommy Stands Alone (Pinata Books, 1995).
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Feminist and Abolitionist: The Story of Emilia Casanova
By Virginia Sánchez KorrolA fictionalized memoir of Emilia Casanova, a Cuban woman who fought for independence from Spain and for freedom for the African slaves on her island home.
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Orange Candy Slices and Other Secret Tales
By Viola CanalesIn this debut collection of coming-of-age stories, Canales intoduces the reader to the cultural traditions and activities of a border community: homage to the Virgin of Guadalupe, the celebration of...
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Don't Call Me Hero
By Ray VillarealNinth-grader Rawly Sanchez's life is hard--his brother is in prison, he works at his mother's restaurant to help make ends meet, he is failing algebra, and the girl he has a crush on does not know he exists--but when his dramatic and ...
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Delicious Hullabaloo
By Pat MoraAcclaimed poet Pat Mora (Borders, Chants, Communion, and other works) has joined with artist Francisco X. Mora to create a charming and elegant book whose rhymes and drawings will delight...
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Secrets of the Casa Rosada
By Alex TembladorSixteen-year-old Martha and her mother move constantly, never staying anywhere for long.
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Islands Apart: Becoming Dominican American
By Jasminne MendezJasminne Mendez writes about her childhood in this memoir about identity as she ultimately assumes aspects of both her parents' culture and society at large to become Dominican American.
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On the Other Side of the Bridge
By Ray VillarealAcclaimed author and educator Ray Villareal once again writes a fast-paced novel for teens that explores the impact of making bad choices while touching on serious themes such as death and homelessness.
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Muffler Man / El Hombre Mofle
By Tito Campos, Beto AlvarezChuy works hard at the muffler shop to earn enough money to join his father in America, where together they create an army of "muffler men," statues made from old muffler parts, that they scatter around the city.