La tienda de mamá y papá

A single mother explains to her son that his daddy left soon after he was born. Includes section with suggestions for answering the question, "Do I have a daddy?"

This whimsical children's story explores how young shrimp might react to the Spanish saying, "Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente" (the sleeping shrimp gets carried away by the tide).

Vicente and his duck friends go to the circus where they see all sorts of acts, but Vicente can't wait to see Marco Aurelio the fire breather.

Renowned Latina author Julia Alvarez recreates the legend of the Dominican folk character La Vieja Belen in this delighful bilingual rhyming story, beautifully illustrated by Dominican artist Ruddy Nuñez. Alvarez's retelling keeps the magic of the traditional account while contributing a down-to-earth, timely moral: "Of all the gifts you can give, your time is the best."