La Cancion del Sol

2021 Pura Belpré Honor Book NYPL Best Book of 2020 2020 Evanston Public Library Great Books for Kids In this magical middle-grade debut novel from Adrianna Cuevas, The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez, a Cuban American boy must use his secret ability to communicate with animals to save the inhabitants of his town when they are threatened by a tule vieja, a witch that transforms into animals. The Spanish language edition! All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his dad. When he and his mother move to a new town to live with his grandmother...

The most cruel and ruthless rogues ever to sail the seven seas come to life in these stories about pirates from all around the world. This book is a great introduction to traditional pirate myths and legends as well as new, original tales—all accompanied by appealing illustrations. Stories include "Cross-Legged Jack," "Davy Jones," "Dead Man’s Ink," "Dionysus," "Ghost in the Cupboard," "The Gold Bug," "Jewel of Bengal," "Mochimitsu’s Music," "The Tenth Man," and "Treasure Island." Los granujas más crueles y despiadados que jamás han surcado los siete mares cobran vida con estas...

In La Tribu de los Zippoli, Guillermo comes from a family of great readers, but he doesn't like to read. It's too difficult, so he gets bored and stops. However, at school, Guillermo finds a magical book in the library that changes its story with each person who reads it. Thanks to this book, Guillermo grows confident in his ability and discovers the pleasure of reading.

Era domingo y llovía. La televisión estaba descompuesta. Mala suerte. Además, para colmo de males, habían dejado a Luis castigado en su casa mientras sus papás y sus hermanos se iban de paseo. Luis, aburrido de jugar solo, entra al despacho de su papá y descubre aventuras y mundos maravillosos en las páginas de los libros. ------------------- It was Sunday and it was raining. The television was broken. Bad luck. And to top it all off, Luis was grounded and left at home while his parents and siblings went for a stroll. Tired of playing alone, Luis breaks into his father’s study and...