Carmen Tafolla

"Celina and her family are bilingual and follow both Mexican and American traditions. Celina revels in her Mexican heritage, but once she starts school it feels like the world wants her to erase that part of her identity. Fortunately, she's got an army of family and three fabulous new friends behind her to fight the ignorance. But it's her Gramma who's her biggest inspiration, encouraging Celina to build a shield of joy around herself. Because when...

A spunky young girl explains the many uses of her mother's red rebozo, a traditional Mexican woven shawl. Sumario en español: Una valiente niña explica los múltiples usos de el rebozo rojo de su madre, un chal tejido tradicional mexicano.

Babies enjoy the colorful fiesta with singing, dancing, hugs, and kisses.

A collection of sixteen short stories reflecting the spirit of people who live in a bilingual, bicultural world along the Texas-Mexican border.

An imaginative fish dreams about what is beyond his bowl and uses watercolors to paint what he imagines.

"¡Rásgale! ¡Rásgale! ¡Listos y listas! Listos to rock ¡porque son guitarristas! Cuando Canta encuentra una guitarra en la basura, queda un paso más cerca de convertirse en una estrella de rock. A pesar de que la guitarra está quebrada y ella no sabe tocar, nada puede prevenir que Canta logre cumplir sus sueños más grandes. De los creadores de Paletero Man/¡Que Paletero tan cool!, La Guitarrista, The Rock Star es un cuento sobre el...