Inventory
The UIC Library offers a wide variety of books for children in Spanish.
Here you will find a series of Spanish books that have been generously donated to the program. See below as well for some of our favorite books: along with the title, you will find a suggested reader age and a description of the topic.
You can find more titles for the little ones here, and some other juvenile fiction titles here (all of them available at UIC Library).
Inventory of books for children in Spanish at UIC Library Heading link
| Title | Ages | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Agua | 2-5 | all about water |
| Austronauta por un día | 2-5 | flip up cardboard book |
| Blanca Nieve en la casa de los enanos | 2-5 | young girl on an adventure |
| Camiones | 2-5 | trucks, vans, big vehicles |
| Caperucita Roja | 2-5 | fancy picture book |
| Dinosaurio Belisario | 2-5 | funny story of fat dino |
| En el bosque | 2-5 | mini magazine of forests |
| En el lago | 2-5 | all about lakes |
| En el zoológico | 2-5 | all the animals in the zoo |
| Frida | 2-5 | Frida as a baby |
| Juguemos básquetbol | 2-5 | all about bbal |
| Hormigas | 2-5 | ants with other things |
| Hormigas que son granjeras | 2-5 | all about ant life |
| La familia de gorilas | 2-5 | all about gorillas |
| La orca tiene que comer | 2-5 | all about orca whales |
| Los constructores construyen casas | 2-5 | construction sites |
| Si fueras una hormiga... | 2-5 | dramatic story of the ants |
| Arañas lobo | 3-5 | all about spiders |
| Así es la mariposa | 3-5 | all about butterflies |
| Caperucita descolorida | 3-7 | little red riding hood but where fox gets caught |
| Capitán Calabrote | 3-5 | pirate story time |
| Cerdos | 3-5 | all about pigs |
| Del fruto al árbol | 3-5 | all about acorns |
| Dime qué ves | 3-5 | animals in the forest |
| Dot, el perro bombero | 3-5 | dalmation working in a fire station |
| ¿Dónde están mis zapatos? | 3-5 | shoes of different colors in dif places |
| El crocodillo curioso | 3-5 | pop up book of a the swamp |
| Los pingüinos tienen de todo | 3-5 | all about penguins |
| Maquinaria pesada | 3-5 | cranes, claws, dump trucks |
| Melvin, el marciano viajero | 3-7 | story of baby alien and his adventures |
| Mis bebés | 3-5 | dog and cat as babies |
| Ruedas | 3-5 | wheels on bikes/cars/trucks etc. |
| Tengo todo esto | 3-5 | dog and his things - tengo y gustar |
| Trabajo | 3-5 | different things people work with |
| Visita a la clínica para mascotas | 3-5 | dog going to the vet |
| Yo soy un mamífero | 3-5 | different types of mamals |
| Aztecopia | 4-6 | comic book of aztec leyendas |
| Un caso grave de Rayas | 4-6 | coming of age and acceptance of diversity |
| Una cabra y nada más | 4-6 | all about animals |
| Noyolkanyólkej: Animals of my Land - Animales de mi tierra | 4-6 | story textbook of animals |
| El pequeño hoplita | 4-7 | story of Roman armies |
| La Bella Durmiente del Bosque | 4-7 | princess story |
| Pequeño vampiro y la sociedad protectora de perros | 4-7 | cute spooky comic book |
| ¡Horton escucha a quién! | 4-10 | Dr. seuss classic. One of the few that translates well into Spanish. |
| Mozart componía con cinco años y otras preguntas sobre Música | 4-10 | musical textbook for children |
| ¿Dañamos nuestra Tierra? | 5-7 | Climate change/environment |
| El elote necesita elote | 5-7 | all about corn |
| Las sombras de la escalera | 5-7 | mini chapter book |
| ¿Puedes ver la salamandra? | 5-7 | all about salamanders |
| Pinocho | 5-7 | |
| Todo sobre las arañas | 5-7 | more info about spiders |
| Ivanhoe | 6-10 | classic, medieval story |
| La Isla del Tosoro | 6-10 | classic story |
| Las tortugas de mi pueblo | 6-10 | mom & daughter from the beach |
| Oliver Twist | 6-10 | the classic story |
| Tom Sawyer | 6-10 | la historia classica |
| La super pandilla: 1. Mi padre es un agente super-top-secreto | 6-11 | comic book |
| Cajas de cartón: relatos de la vida peregrina de un niño campesino | 6-12 | mini chapter book |
| La pequeña hoja saltarina | 7-10 | learn about different people |
| Sopa de tortuga | 7-12 | familia y tradición |
| Historias de Dragones | 9-11 | |
| La historia increíble de la Abuelita Gánster | 9-11 | |
| Las Crónicas de Narnia: el león, la bruja y el rompero | 9-11 | |
| Sami Superpestes contra los piratas de la cloaca | 9-11 | young adult novel with pictures |
| Diario de Greg, 9: un viaje de locos | 9-12 | mini chapter book |
| Ozma de Oz | 9-12 | Marvel comic delux |
| La isla misteriosa | 10-11 | mini chapter book |
| Alí Babá y los cuarenta ladrones | 10-12 | right and wrong |
| Cruzando el Pacífico | 11+ | mini chapter book |
| David Copperfield | 11+ | biography - mini chapter book |
| Los Viajes de Gulliver | 11+ | mini chapter book |
| Robinson Crusoe | 11+ | biography - mini chapter book |
| Senderos fronterizos | 11+ | mini chapter book |
| Growing up with two languages | 12+ | |
| Hércules y la Espada de Oro | 12+ | "tú decides la leyenda" |