Venezuelan/Venezuelan American
Carry On: Poetry by Young Immigrants
Age 09 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Canadian Connection, Genre: Nonfiction, Genre: Poetry, Immigrant: Economic, Immigrant: Education, Immigrant: Religious Freedom, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Cómo se Come un Mango (How to Eat a Mango)
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Early Childhood, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish, Outdoor Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience
El día en que descubres quién eres (The Day You Begin)
Age 07 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Friendship, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Engagement Tool: Video, IYNB Recommends: ASCA School Counselors 2026, Multilingual: Spanish, Own Voices/Lived Experience
How to Eat a Mango
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Storytelling, Early Childhood, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Outdoor Exploration, Own Voices/Lived Experience
I’m an American
Age 04 or older
Themes: Celebrations, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Discrimination: Racial, Discrimination: Religious, Event: MCSTOYA Connects: Migration Reads, Immigrant: Economic, Immigrant: Education, IYNB Recommends: ASCA School Counselors 2026, IYNB Recommends: Justice & Belonging, LGBTQIA+, Refugee: War/Conflict, Welcoming by School, Welcoming Library: Core Picture Books (Current), Welcoming Library: Pine Collection
Invisible: A Graphic Novel
Age 08 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Activism, Community Action, Cross-Group Friendship, Discrimination: Language Ability, Event: MCSTOYA Connects: Migration Reads, Family Separation: Different Immigration Status, Family Separation: Living with Other Family or Friends, Format: Graphic Novel, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd, Genre: Action Adventure, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish/English Bilingual, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Mi Casa Especial (My Home Is in My Backpack)
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Multilingual: Spanish, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Unspecified
My Home Is in My Backpack
Age 04 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Family Relationship: Parents, Family Relationship: Siblings, Refugee Journey, Refugee: Unspecified
Our Stories Carried Us Here
Age 12 or older
Themes: Accolades & Awards: Starred Review, Citizenship, Discrimination: Cultural, Engagement Tool: Video, Format: Graphic Novel, Immigrant: Economic, Immigrant: Education, Immigrant: Religious Freedom, Immigrant: Reunion of Family, Immigrant: Undocumented
Please Pass the Tamales!
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Format: Audiobook, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish Featured Words, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Por Favor, ¡Pasen los Tamales! (Please Pass the Tamales!)
Age 04 or older
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Stealing the Score
Age 08 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Genre: Action Adventure, Genre: Mystery, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Sports
The Day You Begin
Age 06 or older
Themes: Cross-Group Friendship, Identity: Multiracial, IYNB Recommends: ASCA School Counselors 2026