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Welcome to Colorín Colorado’s Book Finder!

Using the Book Finder, you can search for books by categories such as age, language, and topic! We are still adding books from our themed booklists. If your search doesn't bring up results, try using different or fewer filters to get a broader selection of titles.

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Note: A diverse panel of authors and educators has advised us in our development of this tool.

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This list includes Indigenous Nations throughout the Americas. Please note that tribal nations are sovereign nations.

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Themes for Middle Grade/YA

¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat

Little Lobo is excited to take in a show with wrestling star El Toro in his bustling border town! After getting lunch orders from the luchador and his friends to help prepare for the event, Little Lobo takes readers on a tour of food trucks that sell his favorite foods, like quesadillas with red peppers and Mexican-Korean tacos. Peppered with easy-to-remember Spanish vocabulary and packed with fun details and things to see, this glorious celebration of food is sure to leave every reader hungry for lunch!

¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat

Raúl the Third

Age Level: 6-9

Language: Spanish vocabulary featured

¡Yo sola! / By Myself!

Joining the Feelings & Firsts series: a toddler humorously asserts her independence while getting ready in the morning, only to be met with one frustration after another. When she finds an opportunity to help her big sister get dressed, she accepts that they can help each other. Adults and young children alike will delight in this young child's relatable drive for autonomy. Also available in bilingual Spanish.

¡Yo sola! / By Myself!

Sumana Seeboruth

Age Level: 0-3

Language: Spanish, Spanish (Bilingual Eng/Sp)

¡Yo!

"The heroine of Julia Alvarez's ¡Yo! is an author who writes what she knows — much to the chagrin of her close-knit immigrant family…Yo's friends and family members, many of whom appeared in Alvarez's earlier novel, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents, take turns narrating this book. They draw a vivid portrait of the writer, describing her big mouth and high-strung nature as well as the details of her youth in the Dominican Republic." — Amazon Review

¡Yo!

Julia Alvarez

Age Level: Young Adult

¡Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas' Sproutings

Painting of foods of the Americas, such as pumpkins and corn

Peanuts, blueberries, corn, potatoes, tomatoes, and more-here is a luscious collection of haiku celebrating foods native to the Americas. Brimming with imagination and fun, these poems capture the tasty essence of foods that have delighted, united, and enriched our lives for centuries. Exuberant illustrations bring to life the delicious spirit of the haiku, making Yum! ¡Mmm! ¡Qué Rico!

¡Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas' Sproutings

Pat Mora

Age Level: 6-9

Language: Spanish, Spanish (Bilingual Eng/Sp)

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