UmiCar's Big Race Pictureback / La gran carrera de UmiCar Pictureback

In this “captivating and exquisite” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) sequel to the Pura Belpré Award–winning I Lived on Butterfly Hill, thirteen-year-old Celeste Marconi returns home to Chile and after the dictator is removed, and makes it her mission to rebuild her community and find those who are still missing. During Celeste Marconi’s time in Maine, thoughts of the brightly colored cafes and salty air of Valparaíso, Chile, carried her through difficult, homesick days. Now, she’s finally returned home to find the horrible years of the dictatorship has left its mark on her once...

When a sparrow brings Katia and Florian together, they discover that its owner, Señora Raaphorst, lives alone and with no family to care for her.

While 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 hears is, "a word. The word." Earlier that day, Benjamin beat his friend James while playing handball, and James retaliated by calling Benjamin "the word." 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. When confronted with James' epithet, Benjamin and the reader set off on a poignant journey to understanding and...

No importa cuan grande o pequeños son, o que tan rápidos o lentos, o altos o bajos, ¡los amigos son importantes! Este libro impulsa a los niños a celebrar la amistad a través de amigos un poco diferentes y rimas muy divertidas. A los padres les encantará enseñarles a sus niños lo divertidas y agradables que pueden ser las amistades, ¡y cómo algunas veces nuestros amigos favoritos son sorprendentemente distintos a nosotros! Con un dulce texto de Hannah Hall e ilustraciones encantadoras de Steve Whitlow. Este libro utiliza combinaciones sorprendentes de animales para mostrar a los...