There are many beautiful bilingual and Spanish books for kids. We have included our favorite titles on the book list below. Please share your favorite Spanish books for kids in comments. Your recommendations are a big help to others.
Check out our Spanish Books for Kids Resource Page for reviews and activities for favorite books.
Choosing Spanish Books for Kids
Libraries often have translations of easy picture book favorites, such as titles by Eric Carle, Sandra Boynton. The level of these books is appropriate for many Spanish learners. Kids are familiar with the stories and that increases comprehension and confidence. Even simple stories reinforce verb forms and agreement. Spanish learners need this exposure!
Consider choosing books for early readers if you are reading aloud, as well as for kids who are reading independently. These books have short sentences, minimal description and illustrations to support the text. We have included several early readers on the list.
The books are grouped into the following categories:
Spanish Board Books
Picture Books with English/Spanish Integrated Text
English/Spanish Bilingual Picture Books
Spanish Picture Books
Spanish and Bilingual Books for Early Readers
Longer Spanish Books for Kids
Spanish Poetry Books
Printable Book List
Many of the Spanish books for kids listed below are available in libraries. Download a printable version of this book list:
Book List of Spanish Books for Children (updated May 2017)
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Spanish Board Books
Lufi & Friends. Mis primeras canciones de animales. This book as built-in music so kids can read and sing.
Adams, Jennifer. Don Quixote: A Spanish Language Primer.
Bridwell, Norman. Clifford: el gran perro colorado.
Carle, Eric. La oruga muy hambrienta / The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
Guy, Ginger Foglesong. Siesta.
Jaramillo, Susie. Canticos: Los Pollitos / Canticos: Little Chickies.
Jurado, Anabel. Cleo.
Katz, Karen. ¿Dónde está el ombliguito?.
Lufi & Friends. Mis primeras canciones de cuna. This book has built-in music so kids can read and sing along.
Lionni, Leo. A Color of His Own / Su propio color.
Masurel, Claire. Un gato y un perro/A Dog and A Cat.
Patricelli, Leslie. The Birthday Box/ Mi caja de cumpleaños.
Rabe, Tish. ¡Te amo, te abrazo, leo contigo!/Love you, Hug You, Read to You!
Rodriguez, Patty. Cuauhtemoc: Shapes/Formas.
Rodriguez, Patty. Lotería: First Words / Primeras Palabras.
Schertle, Alice. El camioncito azul.
Picture Books with English/Spanish Integrated Text
Ada, Alma Flor. I Love Saturdays y domingos.
Elya, Susan Middleton. Fire! Fuego! Brave Bomberos.
Elya, Susan Middleton. Little Roja Riding Hood.
Elya, Susan Middleton. Rubia and the Three Osos.
Hood, Susan. Spike, the Mixed-Up Monster.
Yuyi, Morales. Niño Wrestles the World.
Thong, Roseanne Greenfield. Green Is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors.
Thong, Roseanne Greenfield. Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes.
Tonatiuh, Duncan. Dear Primo.
Vamos , Samantha R. The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred.
Picture books – English/Spanish Bilingual
Ada, Alma Flor and F. Isabel Campoy. Ten Little Puppies / Diez perritos.
Ada, Alma Flor and F. Isabel Campoy. Muu, Moo!: Rimas de animales / Animal Nursery Rhymes.
Blackstone, Stella. Oso en casa.
Brown, Monica. Marisol McDonald and the Monster: Marisol McDonald y El Monstruo.
Brown, Monica. Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina.
Brown, Monica. La manta de Maya.
Brown, Monica. Tito Puente, Mambo King / Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo.
Cumpiano, Ina. Quinito’s Neighborhood / El vecindario de Quinito.
Dominguez, Angela. Maria Had a Little Llama / María tenía una llamita.
Gonzalez, Maya Christina. Call Me Tree/Llámame árbol.
Gonzales Bertrand, Diane. Cecilia and Miguel Are Best Friends / Cecilia y Miguel son mejores amigos.
Kanellos, Nicolás. El Torneo De Trabalenguas / The Tongue Twister Tournament.
Luna, James. The Place Where You Live / El lugar donde vives.
Marshall, Linda Elovitz. Rainbow Weaver/Tejedora del arcoíris.
Mercado-López, Larissa M. Esteban De Luna, Baby Rescuer! /Esteban De Luna, Rescatador De Bebés!
Mora, Pat. Gracias/Thanks.
Reiser, Lynn. Margaret and Margarita/Margarita y Margaret.
Reiser, Lynn. My Way: A Margaret and Margarita Story / A mi manera: un cuento de Margaret y Margarita.
Torres, Jennifer. Finding the music/En pos de la música.
Spanish Picture Books
Ayres, Katherine. Arriba, abajo y alrededor.
Cain, Janan. Así me siento yo.
Carle, Eric. De la cabeza a los pies.
Dobbins, Jan. ¡Vivamos la granja!
Fox, Mem. Quienquiera que seas.
Freeman, Don. Corduroy.
Galán, Ana. Qué cosas dice mi abuela.
Kohara, Kazuno. El pequeño mago.
Krebs, Laurie. ¡Nos vamos a Mexico!.
London, Jonathan. Froggy se viste.
Martin, Bill. Oso pardo, oso pardo, ¿qué ves ahí?
Masurel, Claire. Diez perros en la tienda.
Masurel, Claire. ¡No, Tito, No!.
Medina, Meg. Tía Isa quiere un carro.
Numeroff, Laura Joffe. Si le das una galletita a un ratón.
Reynolds, Aaron. Las zanahorias maleficas.
Shardlow, Giselle. Julieta y un día en el jardín: Un cuento de primavera de yoga para niños.
Slobodkina, Esphyr. Caps For Sale/Se Venden Gorras.
Zion, Gene. Harry, el perrito sucio.
Spanish and Bilingual Books for Early Readers
Bridwell, Norman. Clifford va al doctor.
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin. Bizcocho encuentra un amigo.
Delacre, Lulu. Rafi y Rosi.
Floyd, Lucy. Rabbit and Turtle Go To School/Conejo y tortuga van a la escuela.
McPhail, David. Cerdo y Cerdito/Big Pig and Little Pig.
Most, Bernard. ¡A que no me alcanzas!/Catch Me If You Can!.
Tuchman, Gail. Pequeño zoológico.
Tuchman, Gail. Planetas.
Wilhelm, Hans. No me gusta mi moño.
Longer Spanish Books and Poetry Books
Berlak, Ann. Joelito’s Big Decision / La gran decisión de Joelito.
Tonatiuh, Duncan. Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez and Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation.
Alarcon, Francisco X. From the Bellybutton of the Moon: And Other Summer Poems / Del ombligo de la luna: y otros poemas de verano.
Argueta, Jorge. Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup.
Johnston, Tony. My Mexico / México mío.
Llanos, Mariana. Poesía Alada: poesía y arte para volar.
Mora, Pat. The Desert is My Mother/El desierto es mi madre.
Nye, Naomi Shihab. The Tree Is Older Than You Are: A Bilingual Gathering of Poems and Stories from Mexico with Paintings from Mexican Artists.
Vardell, Sylvia and Janet Wong. The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations: Holiday Poems for the Whole Year in English and Spanish.
