Children's Books About The Americas
Explore 53 handpicked children's books set in and about The Americas, chosen to help kids grow up curious about the wider world.
Books in this collection
Animal Talk: Mexican Folk Art Animal Sounds in English and Spanish (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art)
Colores de la Vida: Mexican Folk Art Colors in English and Spanish (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art)
Pele King Of Soccerpele El Rey Del Futbol
Opuestos: Mexican Folk Art Opposites in English and Spanish (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art)
Town Is by the Sea
Adèle & Simon (Adele & Simon)
Amazonia Indigenous Tales From Brazil
An Inuksuk Means Welcome
Arroz con leche / Rice Pudding: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems)
Biblioburro A True Story From Colombia
Bravo!: Poems About Amazing Hispanics
Chucaro: Wild Pony of the Pampa (Newbery Honor Roll)
Danza!: Amalia Hernández and Mexico’s Folkloric Ballet
Diego Rivera: His World and Ours
Dreams of Freedom
El Soñador: (Spanish language edition of The Dreamer) (Spanish Edition)
Elena’s Serenade (Americas Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Commended)
Esquivel Space Age Sound Artist
Finding Winnie The True Story Of The Worlds Most Famous Bear
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos
Frida Kahlo Y Sus Animalitos Spanish Edition
Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras (Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (Awards))
Guacamole: Un poema para cocinar / A Cooking Poem (Bilingual Cooking Poems)
Hanukkah Moon
Hola Jalapeno World Snacks Spanish And English Edition
I Lived on Butterfly Hill
I See The Sun In Mexico
Juana and Lucas
Madlenka
Mama and Papa Have a Store
Maria Had A Little Llama Maria Tenia Una Llamita Pura Belpre Honor Books Illustration Honor Spanish Edition
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
Salsa
Songs From A Journey With A Parrot Lullabies And Nursery Rhymes From Portugal And Brazil Portuguese And English Edition
Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup
Spicy Hot Colors Colores Picantes
The Best Tailor in Pinbauê
The Dreamer
The Indigo Notebook (Indigo Notebook (Paperback))
The Journey
The Legend Of The Poinsettia
The Night Of Las Posadas Picture Puffin Books
The Pot That Juan Built Pura Belpre Honor Book Illustrator Awards
The Princess Of The Springs A Story From Brazil Princess Stories
The Smoking Mirror (Garza Twins) (Volume 1)
The Sock Thief: A Soccer Story
Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo (Pura Belpre Honor Books – Illustration Honor)
Waiting for the Biblioburro
What the Moon Saw
Wolf Wanted
Written and Drawn by Henrietta: TOON Level 3 (Toon Books)
Young Pele: Soccer’s First Star
Narrow it down
- Children's Books About The Americas for Ages 3-5
- Children's Books About The Americas for Ages 5-9
- Award-Winning Children's Books About The Americas
- Bilingual Children's Books About The Americas
- Children's Biographies About The Americas
- Children's Books About Animals of The Americas
- Children's Poetry From The Americas
- Spanish and Bilingual Spanish-English Books for Kids
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Common questions
What ages are these books for?
Of the 53 books here, 5 are for ages 0-2, 11 for ages 3-5, 25 for ages 5-9, 5 for ages 8-12 and 5 for ages 11-14. The remaining 2 are not yet sorted by age.
Where should we start?
Three good first picks are ABeCedarios: Mexican Folk Art ABCs in English and Spanish (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art) by Cynthia Weill, Animal Talk: Mexican Folk Art Animal Sounds in English and Spanish (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art) by Cynthia Weill and Colores de la Vida: Mexican Folk Art Colors in English and Spanish (First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art) by Cynthia Weill. All 53 books on this page are handpicked, so any of them is a fine place to begin.
Which countries are covered?
Alongside this broader collection there are separate pages for Brazil (8 books), Canada (4 books), Chile (4 books), Colombia (3 books) and Mexico (21 books). Every book on those pages is also on this one.
Are there bilingual, award-winning or folk-tale picks here?
Yes. This collection includes 9 bilingual editions, 11 books tagged award-winning by their publishers and 3 folk tales, fairy tales or myths.
Is every book here available?
Every book links to Amazon. 4 of the 53 are currently listed only on Amazon; the rest also link to Bookshop.org.