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1) Welcome to Josefina's world, 1824: growing up on America's Southwest frontier

Publisher

Pleasant Company

Pub. Date

1999

Description

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Describes the daily life and activities of Mexican Americans in New Mexico during the early 1800s including information about their homes, community, and links to Spain and Mexico.

2) Mexican Christmas

Author

Ross, Michael Elsohn

Publisher

Carolrhoda Books

Pub. Date

c2002

Description

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Describes the experiences of children during the festivals and religious observances of the Christmas season in Oaxaca, Mexico.

3) The days of the dead: Mexico's Festival of Communion with the Departed

Author

Greenleigh, John

4) Día de Muertos números =: A Day of the Dead counting book

Author

Tonatiuh, Duncan

Publisher

Abrams Appleseed

Pub. Date

2023.

Description

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"Count up to ten in this bilingual picture book celebrating Día de Muertos / Day of the Dead from award-winning author-illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh"--

5) Las Posadas: an Hispanic Christmas celebration

Author

Hoyt-Goldsmith, Diane

Publisher

Holiday House

Pub. Date

1999

Description

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Follows a Hispanic American family in a small New Mexican community as they prepare for and celebrate the nine-day religious festival which occurs just before Christmas.

6) Cinco de Mayo

Author

Colón García, Aurora

Series

Historias de fiestas

Publisher

Heinemann Library

Pub. Date

c2008

Description

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Discusses the holiday Cinco de Mayo, celebrated by Mexicans and Mexican Americans in remembrance of the Mexican army's defeat of the French army in Puebla, Mexico, in 1862.

7) Feliz Navidad: learning songs & traditions in Spanish

Author

Mahoney, Anna Maria

Series

Publisher

Teach Me Tapes

Pub. Date

c2006

8) Calavera abecedario: a Day of the Dead alphabet book

Author

Winter, Jeanette

Publisher

Voyager Books/Harcourt, Inc

Pub. Date

2006, c2004

Description

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Every year Don Pedro and his family make papier-mâché skeletons, or calaveras, for Mexico's Day of the Dead fiesta. From the Angel and Doctor to the Mariachi and Unicornio, there's a special calavera for each letter of the alphabet. Come dance with them! Includes a glossary of Spanish words and an author's note.

9) Off we go to Mexico!: an adventure in the sun

Author

Publisher

Barefoot Books

Pub. Date

2008, c2006

Description

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A book about life and customs of Mexico. Includes Spanish words.

10) El día de los muertos

Author

Series

Yo solo festividades

Publisher

Ediciones Lerner

Pub. Date

c2006

Description

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Describes preparing for and celebrating the Day of the Dead.

11) Christmas in Mexico

Author

Enderlein, Cheryl L

Series

Christmas around the World

Publisher

Capstone Press

Pub. Date

c2013

Description

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"Describes the customs, songs, foods, and activities associated with the celebration of Christmas in Mexico"--Provided by publisher.

12) The festival of bones =: El festival de las calaveras : the little-bitty book for the day of the dead

Author

San Vicente, Luis

Publisher

Cinco Puntos Press

Pub. Date

c2002

Formats

Book, Children's EZ books

Description

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Describes the Day of the Dead, or el Día de los Muertos, a holiday celebrated in Mexico from October 31 to November 2.

13) NTC's dictionary of Mexican cultural code words

Author

Publisher

NTC Pub. Group

Pub. Date

1996

14) Recipe of memory: five generations of Mexican cuisine

Author

Valle, Victor M

Publisher

Distributed by W.W. Norton

Pub. Date

c1995

15) Nos vamos a México!: una aventura bajo el sol

Author

Publisher

Barefoot Books

Pub. Date

2006

16) Marco's Cinco de Mayo

Author

Series

Cloverleaf books holidays and special days

Pub. Date

2012.

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle

Description

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Explains the history of Cinco de Mayo and the different ways people celebrate this special day.

17) On Mexican time: a new life in San Miguel

Author

Publisher

Broadway Books

Pub. Date

c2000

18) True tales from another Mexico: the Lynch Mob, the Popsicle Kings, Chalino, and the Bronx

Author

Publisher

University of New Mexico Press

Pub. Date

c2001

19) M is for Mexico

Author

Cordero, Flor de María

Publisher

Frances Lincoln Children's Books

Pub. Date

2007

Description

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Discover the food, religion, language and people of Mexico in this photographic alphabet book.

20) Cinco de Mayo

Author

Wade, Mary Dodson

Series

Rookie read-about holidays

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

c2003

Description

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Introduces young readers to the traditions and festivities of Cinco de Mayo.

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