Stella loves her family and her Mexican heritage, but she doesn't always like being different from the other kids at school. Now her class is going to dance around the Maypole at the school's May parade, and Stella wants her tulip costume to be special, even if she won't look like the other girls at school. Sometimes being different can be exciting. This touching story that celebrates diversity is based on author Pat Mora's mother's childhood and is brought to life by Elizabeth Sayles's evocative paintings.

Illustrated by Elizabeth Sayles.

A Common Core Exemplar Text by an award-winning author-illustrator team

Tomas is a son of migrant workers. Every summer he and his family follow the crops north from Texas to Iowa, spending long, arduous days in the fields. At night they gather around to hear Grandfather's wonderful stories. But before long, Tomas knows all the stories by heart. "There are more stories in the library,"Papa Grande tells him. The very next day, Tomas meets the library lady and a whole new world opens up for him.

Based on the true story of the Mexican-American author and educator Tomas...

"A rhyming text weaves together numbers from one to ten in English and Spanish as two sisters gather presents for their mama's birthday from a Mexican market."--ALA "Booklist." Full color.

A poetic depiction of the desert as the provider of comfort, food, spirit, and life.

Surrounded by the sights of her grandparents' bakery, Monica yearns to be a baker. Her first real test comes as she and her beloved grandparents prepare for the coming celebration of January 6th--El Dia de los Reyes Magos, the Feast of the Three Kings. When it's up to Monica to plan the celebration, she wonders if she'll be able to host it. Full color.