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It& #39;s the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month! Check out these recommendations from our October newsletter. We encourage you to purchase from Waco-based @fabledbookshop ! What are your favorite Latinx/Hispanic written/illustrated books? #SCBWIHispanic #HispanicHeritageMonth
Board books: We love @LilLibros fun series of bilingual board books featuring famous figures and fun destinations. https://lillibros.com/ ">https://lillibros.com/">... has lots of great activity sheets as well! #SCBWIHispanic #HispanicHeritageMonth
Who says baby books aren& #39;t fit for a coffee table? The colorful and energetic first concepts series by @5puntosbooks features folk art from Oaxaca, Mexico. Bonus: they are available as board books & hard covers #SCBWIHispanic #HispanicHeritageMonth https://cincopuntos.com/product/opuestos/">https://cincopuntos.com/product/o...
Next up: two picture books featuring the words of former SCBWI Brazos Valley RA& #39;s, paired with beautiful images by Latinx illustrators.
Kathy Whitehead’s LOOKING FOR UNCLE LOUIE ON THE FOURTH OF JULY is a window into Independence Day celebrations of South Texas, illustrated by Pablo Torrecilla. https://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9781590780619">https://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9781...
MY FATHER& #39;S House by @kappelt is a lovely lyrical journey of gratitude for the world we live in, illustrated by Raúl Colón. https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/2007/05/author-interview-kathi-appelt-on-my/">https://cynthialeitichsmith.com/2007/05/a...
As a Texas SCBWI chapter, we& #39;d be remiss if we didn& #39;t recommend the latest Selena picture book biography, QUEEN OF TEJANO MUSIC: SELENA, by Sylvia López and illustrated by Paola Escobar (English & Spanish versions). #SCBWIHispanic #HispanicHeritageMonth https://fabledbookshop.com/?searchtype=keyword&qs=queen+of+tejano+music&qs_file=&q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword">https://fabledbookshop.com/...
Chapter books! @monicabrownbks & #39;s Sarai 4-book series co-written w Sarai Gonzalez is a fun exploration the meaning of family and friendship. The books include high energy illustrations by Christine Almeda. #scbwihispanic https://fabledbookshop.com/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=kjMNsg7XX5sUnZRLcsJw6g">https://fabledbookshop.com/...
Middle Grade!
In keeping with the spooky spirit of Halloween, here are three books featuring ghosts
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In keeping with the spooky spirit of Halloween, here are three books featuring ghosts
"Coco meets Stranger Things with a hint of Ghostbusters" How can you not adore these comps? In GHOST SQUAD by @Claribel_Ortega Lucely must fight off the spirits she accidentally unleashed onto her Florida town. #scbwiHispanic https://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9781338280128">https://www.bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9781...
The Love Sugar Magic series (there are three so far, squee!) by @AnnaMisboring features the adventures of Leo, the youngest in a family of witches that operate a bakery in South Texas. Lots of fun (and recipes!) #scbwihispanic
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THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF NESTOR LÓPEZ by @acuevaswrites follows the adventures of a military brat newly relocated to Texas, who must deal with his father’s deployment, talking animals, and a scary witch! There are fart jokes https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💩" title="Dreckshaufen" aria-label="Emoji: Dreckshaufen">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🌬️" title="Wind blasendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Wind blasendes Gesicht"> #scbwihispanic
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YA time! FURIA by @YamileSMendez features an Argentine girl w dreams of soccer stardom. Reese Witherspoon read it, so should you! Get your heart racing during the high octane soccer scenes or scenes b/w Camila & her love interest (or both!) #scbwihispanic https://fabledbookshop.com/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=3w5NF3kptRDWhjl6_zY_rQ">https://fabledbookshop.com/...
Graphic Novels! Our April meeting guest @DavidOBowles & #39;s new GN series, TALES OF THE FEATHERED SERPENT, is a fresh and kid-friendly way to learn about meso-american mythology. The 1st installment, THE RISE OF THE HALFLING KING, is hot off the presses! https://cincopuntos.com/product/rise-of-the-halfling-king-tales-of-the-feathered-serpent-1/">https://cincopuntos.com/product/r...
