Publishers and Booksellers of Books
For, By, and About Latinos
Compiled by Sara Beer
Arte Público Press
- The oldest and largest publisher of U.S. Hispanic books. Their catalog contains novels and anthologies of fiction, non-fiction and history for children and adults. It has a section on recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literacy Heritage. When you get to their web site, click on "Piñata Books". I highly recommend getting their complete catalog.
- Over 750,000 titles available from 6,500 publishers in the Spanish Language.
- Publishes books for kids and adults from the U.S. / Mexico border, the Southwest, and México since 1985. Inducted into the Latino Literacy Hall of Fame on August 28,1999.
- A guide to the selection of Spanish Materials for the Classroom and Library.
- Offers an outstanding collection of titles available in both English and Spanish. Great for districts that offer the Dual Language Curriculum.
- An independent bookstore that carries Spanish books for preschool through young adult. A great resource for dual language, multicultural and much more. They have a special catalog that contains a great resource for specialized Spanish and Spanish-English Dictionaries, Thesauri, Atlases, Encyclopedias, Technical Dictionaries & Reference.
- Multicultural and Multilingual Books in Spanish, Arabic, Hebrew, as well as Reggio Emilia resources.
Library Resources for Selecting Bilingual and Spanish Children's Books
Día de los Niños/Día de los Libros: a Celebration of Childhood and Bilingual Literacy
- Resources for selecting BIlingual and Spanish Children's Books from the Texas State Library and Archives Commision.
