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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">When I did storytimes for little ones, my favorite Spanish/English bilingual books were
</span><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">¡</span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Fiesta!</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">
 and <i>Siesta</i> by Ginger Foglesong Guy and Ren</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">é</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> King Moreno. What are your favorite
 storytime books that are appropriate for Hispanic Heritage Month?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/OregonReadsBannedBooks">in Oregon</a>!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/intellectual.aspx#Banned_Books_Week_Planning_Resources">
Activities</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a name="1"></a><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlscBlog/~3/G7i12vkETiI/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099;text-decoration:none">Happy Hispanic Heritage Month!</span></b></a>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Ahhh, the fall. A sweet, sweet time for those in charge of booklists, displays, and story times. Back to school and fall books are perennial
 favorite subjects until it’s time to rediscover the fall and early winter holiday collection. However, if you’re not quite ready to break out your fall books collection, Hispanic Heritage Month is an ideal time to highlight or expand your collection of books
 that celebrate the diversity of Hispanic cultures. What started as a week-long celebration in 1968 is now a month long observance (September 15-October 15) of Hispanic history, arts, and culture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/marisol.jpg"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="280" height="300" id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/marisol-280x300.jpg" alt="marisol"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="http://www.monicabrown.net/books/marisol.html"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">author website</span></b></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match</span></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> captures
 the reality of many biracial children in an upbeat and endearing spitfire of a character. Marisol doesn’t see anything weird with mismatches: green polka dots and purple stripes, peanut butter and jelly burritos, or brown skin and red hair are pretty cool
 in her eyes. When Marisol tries to match, she finds that things are confusing and boring. Thanks to an intuitive teacher, she regains confidence in her unique viewpoint and look. This bilingual story is charmingly illustrated and told through a very realistic
 child narrator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/papa.jpg"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="246" height="300" id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/papa-246x300.jpg" alt="papa"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">(image taken from
<a href="http://www.harpercollins.com/9780060581565/papa-and-me"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">HarperCollins website</span></b></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Arthur Dorros and Rudy Gutierrez’s
<u>Papa and Me</u> is a loving, gentle, and authentic look at a father-son relationship. Papa is encouraging, wise, and just plain fun to be with. Spanish words are sprinkled throughout the story. (See also
<u>Mama and Me</u> by the same author.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tooth-fairy.jpg"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="217" height="276" id="_x0000_i1028" src="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/tooth-fairy.jpg" alt="tooth fairy"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">(image taken from
<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/book/198738/the-tooth-fairy-meets-el-raton-perez-by-rene-colato-lainez">
<b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">Random House website</span></b></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">As a huge fan of cross-cultural children’s books,
<u>The Tooth Fairy Meets El Raton Perez</u> is one of my favorite Latino-oriented picture books.  When Miguelito puts his tooth under his pillow and falls asleep, two magical creatures appear in his room to lay claim to his tooth. The Tooth Fairy asserts ownership
 because Miguelito is in the United States, but El Raton Perez, the tooth-collecting mouse who collects teeth in Latin America and Spain, defends ownership due to family tradition. Thankfully, they both work out a compromise.  This is a fun and unique way of
 presenting a rite of passage in many cultures.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><a href="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rebozo.jpg"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="254" height="300" id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/rebozo-254x300.jpg" alt="rebozo"></span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">(image taken from
<a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/book/198077/what-can-you-do-with-a-rebozo-by-carmen-tafolla">
<b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">Random House website</span></b></a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">What can you do with a rebozo (a long scarf)? You can accessorize a dress, play hide and seek, keep a grandmother or baby brother warm, use
 it as a blindford while attempting to burst a pinata…so many things! Not only is this is celebration of a close-knit family, but it’s also a tribute to creativity.  (See also
<u>What Can You Do With a Paleta?</u> by the same author.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">What are your favorite picture books featuring Latino characters and culture? Tell us in the comments!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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