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It'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/ has lots of great activity sheets as well! #SCBWIHispanic #HispanicHeritageMonth
Who says baby books aren'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/
Next up: two picture books featuring the words of former SCBWI Brazos Valley RA'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
MY FATHER'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/
As a Texas SCBWI chapter, we'd be remiss if we didn'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
Chapter books! @monicabrownbks '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
Middle Grade!
In keeping with the spooky spirit of Halloween, here are three books featuring ghosts
and witches 
and talking animals
, oh my! Two have Texan settings and flair!
In keeping with the spooky spirit of Halloween, here are three books featuring ghosts
and witches and talking animals, oh my! Two have Texan settings and flair!
"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
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
https://www.bookmanager.com/9910891/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=Cui38SNbWHi9TnfFrpw78w
https://www.bookmanager.com/9910891/?q=h.tviewer&using_sb=status&qsb=keyword&qse=Cui38SNbWHi9TnfFrpw78w
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 
#scbwihispanic
https://www.bookpeople.com/book/9780374313609
#scbwihispanichttps://www.bookpeople.com/book/9780374313609
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
Graphic Novels! Our April meeting guest @DavidOBowles '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/
