Américas Award Books

1.
Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert
Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert 4.01 avg rating — 432 ratings
2.
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale 4.32 avg rating — 2,675 ratings
3.
Esperanza Rising
Esperanza Rising 4.04 avg rating — 111,374 ratings
4.
Return to Sender
Return to Sender 3.78 avg rating — 4,015 ratings
5.
Arroz con leche/Rice Pudding: Un poema para cocinar/A Cooking Poem
Arroz con leche/Rice Pudding: Un poema para cocinar/A Cooking Poem 3.80 avg rating — 91 ratings
6.
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom 3.95 avg rating — 2,917 ratings
7.
Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas' Sproutings
Yum! ¡Mmmm! ¡Qué Rico! Americas' Sproutings
by: Pat Mora
3.88 avg rating — 191 ratings
8.
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante, #1) 4.29 avg rating — 663,152 ratings
9.
Marcelo in the Real World
Marcelo in the Real World 3.94 avg rating — 19,687 ratings
9.
Alfredito Flies Home (Groundwood Books)
Alfredito Flies Home (Groundwood Books) 3.77 avg rating — 22 ratings
11.
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People
Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People 4.15 avg rating — 717 ratings
12.
My Papa Diego and Me / Mi papa Diego y yo: Memories of My Father and His Art / Recuerdos De Mi Padre Y Su Arte
My Papa Diego and Me / Mi papa Diego y yo: Memories of My Father and His Art / Recuerdos De Mi Padre Y Su Arte 4.03 avg rating — 60 ratings
13.
Clemente!
Clemente! 3.87 avg rating — 219 ratings
13.
Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup (Bilingual Cooking Poems, 2)
Sopa de frijoles / Bean Soup (Bilingual Cooking Poems, 2) 3.80 avg rating — 94 ratings
13.
Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491
Before Columbus: The Americas of 1491 4.03 avg rating — 868 ratings
16.
Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book
Just In Case: A Trickster Tale and Spanish Alphabet Book 4.03 avg rating — 888 ratings
17.
Becoming Naomi León
Becoming Naomi León 4.07 avg rating — 13,072 ratings
18.
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez 4.19 avg rating — 2,183 ratings
19.
Flight to Freedom
Flight to Freedom 3.66 avg rating — 289 ratings
20.
I Love Saturdays y Domingos
I Love Saturdays y Domingos 4.11 avg rating — 736 ratings
21.
My Diary from Here to There/Mi diario de aquí hasta allá
My Diary from Here to There/Mi diario de aquí hasta allá 4.06 avg rating — 387 ratings
22.
Cuentos con sazón
Cuentos con sazón 3.77 avg rating — 215 ratings
23.
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano 3.66 avg rating — 1,460 ratings
23.
Red Glass
Red Glass 4.03 avg rating — 2,034 ratings
25.
What Can You Do with a Paleta? (Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award)
What Can You Do with a Paleta? (Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award) 3.98 avg rating — 578 ratings
26.
Little Night
Little Night 4.07 avg rating — 450 ratings
27.
In Darkness
In Darkness
by: Nick Lake
3.73 avg rating — 3,986 ratings
27.
Confetti Girl
Confetti Girl 3.84 avg rating — 3,974 ratings
27.
Raining Sardines
Raining Sardines 3.27 avg rating — 15 ratings
30.
Drummer Boy of John John
Drummer Boy of John John 3.81 avg rating — 85 ratings
30.
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros
by: Pat Mora
3.89 avg rating — 755 ratings
30.
Abuelita, Full of Life/llena de Vida
Abuelita, Full of Life/llena de Vida really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 42 ratings
33.
Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck
Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck 3.69 avg rating — 617 ratings
34.
Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol: Bilingual English-Spanish
Pele, King of Soccer/Pele, El rey del futbol: Bilingual English-Spanish 4.07 avg rating — 193 ratings
34.
Angelina's Island
Angelina's Island 3.84 avg rating — 44 ratings
36.
Under the Mesquite
Under the Mesquite 3.97 avg rating — 3,617 ratings
36.
Grandmother, Have the Angels Come?
Grandmother, Have the Angels Come? 3.73 avg rating — 33 ratings
36.
Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art!
Capoeira: Game! Dance! Martial Art! 3.28 avg rating — 29 ratings
39.
The Queen of Water
The Queen of Water 4.14 avg rating — 3,871 ratings
39.
Journey of Dreams
Journey of Dreams 3.89 avg rating — 107 ratings
39.
A Caribbean Journey from A to Y (Read and Discover What Happened to the Z)
A Caribbean Journey from A to Y (Read and Discover What Happened to the Z) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings
42.
Sylvia & Aki
Sylvia & Aki really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,467 ratings
42.
Come Look With Me: Latin American Art (Come Look With Me Art Books)
Come Look With Me: Latin American Art (Come Look With Me Art Books) 3.82 avg rating — 28 ratings
44.
A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas
A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas
by: Pat Mora
3.94 avg rating — 202 ratings
44.
Frida: ¡Viva La Vida! Long Live Life!
Frida: ¡Viva La Vida! Long Live Life! 4.09 avg rating — 420 ratings
46.
The Dreamer
The Dreamer 3.98 avg rating — 7,759 ratings
46.
Hip Hip Hooray, It's Monsoon Day!
Hip Hip Hooray, It's Monsoon Day! 4.50 avg rating — 12 ratings
48.
The Firefly Letters
The Firefly Letters 3.95 avg rating — 1,468 ratings
48.
I Know the River Loves Me / Yo se que el rio me ama
I Know the River Loves Me / Yo se que el rio me ama 4.31 avg rating — 95 ratings
50.
Gringolandia
Gringolandia 3.75 avg rating — 181 ratings
50.
My Colors, My World
My Colors, My World really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 438 ratings
52.
Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia
Biblioburro: A True Story from Colombia 4.11 avg rating — 1,452 ratings
52.
Jorge Luis Borges (Cuando Los Grandes Eran Pequenos/ When the Grown-ups Were Children) (Spanish Edition)
Jorge Luis Borges (Cuando Los Grandes Eran Pequenos/ When the Grown-ups Were Children) (Spanish Edition) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings
52.
My Name is Gabito / Me llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez
My Name is Gabito / Me llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez 3.98 avg rating — 390 ratings
55.
César Chávez: A Photographic Essay
César Chávez: A Photographic Essay 3.85 avg rating — 26 ratings
55.
The Fiesta Dress: A Quinceanera Tale
The Fiesta Dress: A Quinceanera Tale 3.63 avg rating — 164 ratings
55.
N Is for Navidad
N Is for Navidad 3.89 avg rating — 100 ratings
58.
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin
Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin 3.93 avg rating — 1,175 ratings
58.
Diego: Bigger Than Life
Diego: Bigger Than Life 3.84 avg rating — 227 ratings
58.
Nana's Big Surprise/Nana ¡Qué sorpresa!
Nana's Big Surprise/Nana ¡Qué sorpresa! 4.03 avg rating — 35 ratings
61.
Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems about Love
Dizzy in Your Eyes: Poems about Love
by: Pat Mora
3.41 avg rating — 471 ratings
61.
Braids/ Trencitas
Braids/ Trencitas 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
61.
Old Dog
Old Dog 4.22 avg rating — 672 ratings
64.
Eight Days: A Story of Haiti
Eight Days: A Story of Haiti 3.98 avg rating — 346 ratings
64.
We Were Here
We Were Here 4.10 avg rating — 3,565 ratings
64.
Sacred Leaf (The Cocalero Novels, 2)
Sacred Leaf (The Cocalero Novels, 2) 3.71 avg rating — 311 ratings
67.
Fiesta Babies
Fiesta Babies 3.55 avg rating — 336 ratings
67.
Victoria Goes to Brazil
Victoria Goes to Brazil 3.57 avg rating — 21 ratings
67.
A Small Nativity
A Small Nativity 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings
70.
From North to South / Del Norte Al Sur
From North to South / Del Norte Al Sur 4.15 avg rating — 179 ratings
70.
Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba 3.76 avg rating — 536 ratings
70.
Touching Snow
Touching Snow 3.63 avg rating — 426 ratings
73.
Grandma's Gift
Grandma's Gift 4.01 avg rating — 406 ratings
73.
Tan to Tamarind: Poems About the Color Brown
Tan to Tamarind: Poems About the Color Brown 4.11 avg rating — 85 ratings
73.
Tricycle
Tricycle 3.34 avg rating — 59 ratings
76.
How Tia Lola Learned to Teach
How Tia Lola Learned to Teach 3.83 avg rating — 301 ratings
76.
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creció en el Bronx
Sonia Sotomayor: A Judge Grows in the Bronx/La juez que creció en el Bronx 4.29 avg rating — 522 ratings
76.
Josias, Hold the Book
Josias, Hold the Book 3.70 avg rating — 33 ratings
79.
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors
The Last Summer of the Death Warriors 3.89 avg rating — 2,213 ratings
79.
René Has Two Last Names / René tiene dos apellidos
René Has Two Last Names / René tiene dos apellidos 4.20 avg rating — 145 ratings
79.
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano
The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano 4.03 avg rating — 1,133 ratings
82.
Me, Frida
Me, Frida 3.88 avg rating — 585 ratings
82.
My Abuelita
My Abuelita 4.05 avg rating — 506 ratings
82.
What the Moon Saw
What the Moon Saw 4.21 avg rating — 1,078 ratings
85.
Napí funda un pueblo/Napí Makes a Village
Napí funda un pueblo/Napí Makes a Village 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings
85.
Muchacho
Muchacho 3.73 avg rating — 767 ratings
85.
Behind the Eyes
Behind the Eyes 3.65 avg rating — 133 ratings
88.
¡Olé! Flamenco
¡Olé! Flamenco 3.33 avg rating — 54 ratings
88.
Call Me Henri
Call Me Henri really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings
90.
Star in the Forest
Star in the Forest 3.90 avg rating — 819 ratings
90.
Crossing the Wire
Crossing the Wire 3.83 avg rating — 2,743 ratings
92.
El Lector
El Lector 3.50 avg rating — 80 ratings
92.
Dark Dude
Dark Dude 3.65 avg rating — 746 ratings
94.
La Fiesta De Las Tortillas / The Fiesta Of The Tortillas
La Fiesta De Las Tortillas / The Fiesta Of The Tortillas 3.88 avg rating — 32 ratings
94.
El mejor regalo del mundo: La Leyenda De La Vieja Belen / The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belen
El mejor regalo del mundo: La Leyenda De La Vieja Belen / The Best Gift of All: The Legend of La Vieja Belen 3.70 avg rating — 30 ratings
96.
The Honey Jar
The Honey Jar 3.88 avg rating — 65 ratings
96.
The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos
The Storyteller's Candle/La velita de los cuentos 4.01 avg rating — 479 ratings
98.
Letters to My Mother
Letters to My Mother 3.99 avg rating — 430 ratings
98.
Animal Poems of the Iguazu / Animalario Del Iguazu
Animal Poems of the Iguazu / Animalario Del Iguazu 3.79 avg rating — 48 ratings
100.
La Linea
La Linea 3.69 avg rating — 2,427 ratings
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