For the Cesar Chavez holiday, one aspect is to celebrate Latino culture. Of course, for this storytime we have pastries from a local Mexican bakery!
Elya, Susan M. EIGHT ANIMALS ON THE TOWN. A counting song in English and Spanish, about animals shopping for food.
Mora, Pat. UNO, DOS, TRES; ONE, TWO, THREE. Sisters count in Spanish and English as they shop for their mother’s birthday.
Guy, Ginger. FIESTA! A birthday part is the setting for this counting story.
Mora, Pat. LISTEN TO THE DESERT. Bilingual poem celebrating the sounds of the desert.
Reiser, Lynn. TORTILLAS AND LULLABIES, TORTILLAS Y CANCIONCITAS. A multigenerational story about everyday things like cooking and washing clothes.
Morton, Lone. GOODNIGHT EVERYONE; BUENAS NOCHES A TODOS. A girl can’t go to sleep until all her toys find a place in bed.