Featured Category: Biografías/Biographies

If you haven't checked out our on-line bookshop lately, you might be surprised at the number of new categories we've added. To make things easier for you, we've divided things up and we carry everything from ABeCedarios to English Classic Translations, Pura Belpre Award Winners to Poesía.

However, one of my favorites is the Biografías/Biographies category. A few of the titles listed have already been reviewed on the LBBC such as Diego, My Name is Gabriela, and My Papa Diego and Me. However, we have many more available in both English and Spanish, like those shown below. There are a few coming out this fall that I am really looking forward to reading and sharing with you.

In a recent post on our sister blog, Mi Cielito Lindo, I stressed the importance of exposing our children to positive role models at an early age. Especially in today's society where stereotypical images of Latinos run rampant, these positive stories can profoundly affect our niños. They need to see what they CAN do, not what the media tells them they can't.

Reading biographies of Latinos who have contributed to our society and left this world a better place is an excellent way to start. ¿Quién sabe? Maybe one day, children around the world will be reading about your kids!