Authentic Read Alouds

The protagonist of this story has an unusual pet: a mastodon. Like all mastodons, he is enormous and fierce, and also very rebellious. Every time h...

Once upon a time, there was a cat that lived in a house with a turtle and...a beast! The cat never leaves his chair but manages to befriend the tur...

A group of friends gets ready for a theatrical play. Step by step, we’ll see that you need more than actors and actresses to prepare for the produc...

The new girl, Emma, is very dominant and acting very unkind to her classmates. She takes their lunch, decides to play, and what to play...

Monstruo rosa is a story about the value of difference. A story about understanding diversity as an enriching element of our society, Monstruo rosa...

Little Mouse is very afraid. He’s frightened by. everything. Mommy Mouse, who’s always at his side, explains things to him and makes him feel safe....

When the young protagonist of this story finds a photo album in the cabinet, something seems strange. There are photos of his parents and grandpare...

A collection of traditional Latin American songs and rhymes, in Spanish and English, with the music included.

Singer-songwriter José-Luis Orozco has assembled a collection of finger rhymes and other action songs from Latin America. Including favorites such ...

From playing dress up to making tortillas, and from rising at daybreak to falling asleep, these joyful rhymes are sure to delight readers already f...

Mi amigo extraterrestre is a delicious, sweet, humorous illustrated story. A story about empathy, the capacity for self-criticism, and non-conformi...

Winter is drawing near, and as they do every year around this time, the forest animals catch the train that will take them to warmer lands. The tri...

“Oh, for the love of stinking skunk farts! My hair is still blue!” This witch is very angry. She wants her hair color booger green, blood red, or e...

One day, Agustín angers Sofía, and at recess, each one goes their separate way. Sofía gets very bored; nothing seems as fun as playing with Agustín...

A little boy's search for the perfect gift for his grandmother teaches him about ingenuity, generosity, and freedom.

One night, the last tree in the forest decides it’s time to uproot and leave. A little boy soon realizes what is happening… All the trees have disa...

Los vestidos de mamá (Mom’s Dresses) is a celebration of the love between mother and daughter. The beautiful and unique dresses that this mother we...

It is very hot in the jungle and suddenly a nice breeze arrives. The jaguar wants to take a siesta. Just then he saw a coati and said, “Could you d...

Hedgehog and Rabbit enjoy eating cabbages and looking for snails in their peaceful garden. But when a scary, swirling wind comes up, the two must f...