You Belong Book Project – September Book List
September is Hispanic Heritage Month!
All month long we will be reading books celebrating Hispanic heritage. To kick off we were joined by Stephanie Riviera who read Turning Pages: My Life Story by Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor!
Other Hispanic Heritage readings include:
- The Coquíes Still Sing by Karina Nicole González; illustrated by Krystal Quiles * read by Alexander Burgos
- De Aquí Como El Coquí (Spanish Edition) written and illustrated by Nomar Perez* read by Valarie Cruz
- Where Are You From? by Yamile Siaed Méndez; illustrated by Jamie Kim* read by Miranda Pinelli
Watch the You Belong Book Project Story Time
Below you will find a specially curated list of early childhood books in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month.
You can learn more about the You Belong Book Project, or watch the You Belong Book Project Story Time videos here.
- All Around Us by Xelena Gonzales; Illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia
- All the Way to Havana by Margarita Engle; Illustrated by Mike Curato3
- De Aquí Como El Coquí (Spanish Edition) written and illustrated by Nomar Perez*
- Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
- El Cucuy is Scared, Too! by Donna Barba Higuera; Illustrated by Juliana Perdomo
- Grandma’s Gift by Eric Valasquez (Puerto Rico)
- Lucero by Yuyi Morales
- My Two Border Towns by David Bowles, Illustrated by Erika Maza (US/Mexico)
- Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre by Anika Aldamuy Denise; Illustrated by Paola Escobar
- The Coquíes Still Sing by Karina Nicole González; Illustrated by Krystal Quiles *
- The Flying Girl: How Aida de Acosta Learned to Fly by Margarita Engle; Illustrated by Sara Palacios
- The Life of/La Vida de Dolores by Patty Rodriguez & Ariana Stein; Illustrated by Citlali Reyes
- Tia Fortuna’s New Home: A Jewish Cuban Journey by Ruth Behar; Illustrated by Devon Holzwarth
- Tito Puenta – Mambo King by Monica Brown; Illustrated by Rafael Lopez
- Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor Illustrated by Lulu Delacre*
- What Will You Be? by Yamile Saied Méndez; Illustrated by Kate Alizadeh
- Where Are You From? By Yamile Saied Méndez; Illustrated by Jamie Kim*