Children and Young Adults' Books in Spanish 2026

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GRADES: G2-G4

Un ajolote me dijo... An Ajolote Told Me... María Baranda (text) Armando Fonseca (illustration)

Hidden in dreams, jumping, singing, plowing the wind and the earth: this is how the animals that appear in this collection of poetry live. They all inhabit different countries of our continent as well as the land of fantasy, where a shooting star crosses the sky like a sign of a journey in which you are about to embark.

5.1 × 7.7 in | 56 pp | ISBN: 978-970-200-850-7

Una mascota inesperada An Unexpected Pet Karen Chacek (text) Manuel Monroy (illustration)

5.1 × 7.7 in | 56 pp | ISBN: 978-607-621-627-9

Tab wears glasses and is tired of adults who think that children like him want to be astronauts or doctors. The only thing he wants is a pet. On his birthday, Tab asks to go to the pet store, but his parents take him to the fair, where a surprise is waiting for him and will become the best present of all.

Biodiversity, animals and ecology / Language and communication / Natural sciences

A COLLECTION OF POEMS THAT CELEBRATES CREATIVITY, DREAMS, AND THE RICH FAUNA OF LATIN AMERICA.

Emotions, self-knowledge and self-care / Family life / Love and friendship

5.1 × 7.7 in | 56 pp | ISBN: 978-970-200-977-1

5.1 × 7.7 in | 40 pp | ISBN: 978-607-463-464-8

5.1 × 7.7 in | 40 pp | ISBN: 978-607-463-306-1

Los misterios de la abuela Grandma's Mysteries Gerardo Méndez (text) Margarita Sada (illustration) Sunday is Grandma's birthday. To celebrate it, Juliana will spend the weekend with her, although she is not sure that it is a very good idea because she lives in the country where there is nothing to do. As soon as she arrives, she discovers that things are not what they seem because her grandma is a person who has many mysteries.

Pánico escénico Stage Fright Ulf Nilsson (text) Eva Eriksson (illustration) The protagonist of this story likes to sing.

Solos en el mundo When We Were Alone in the World Ulf Nilsson (text) Eva Eriksson (illustration) What happens when parents don't pick up their children at the time they expect them to? The imagination of a worried child starts to fly. He decides to take care of his brother so that he does not have to face the truth: a truck hit his parents and they are left all alone in the world.

However, when he finds out that his group will perform on stage, he doesn't want to participate. His teacher gives him a special task which he accepts because he can dress up as a mole. As the day approaches, he begins to get afraid. Fortunately, his little brother helps him overcome his stage fright.

Autonomy and identity / Emotions, self-knowledge and self-care / Family life

Family life / Growth and maturity / Love and friendship

Emotions, self-knowledge and self-care / Love and friendship / School life

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