ELLApicks: Book Fiesta Line-Up 2017

Book Fiesta by Pat Mora
Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

This book, which celebrates Children’s Day/World Book Day is one of the most magical and whimsical pieces of literature you will ever pick up.Every time you pick it up, we promise you’ll want to revel in every turn of the page. The nutshell? Glimpses of children reading all over the world on World Book Day.  Each illustration feels straight out of the imagination of a child who has just discovered the power of stories, and reminds me to always work to get books in the hands of all the children around me. And for the rest of my life, I will now always celebrate Children’s Day/World Book Day.

Waiting for the Biblioburro
Written by Monica Brown
Illustrated by John Parra

Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood
Written by F. Isabel Campy & Theresa Howell
Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

The Dot
Written & Illustrated by Peter Reynolds

Round is a Tortilla
Written by Roseanne Greenfield Thong
Illustrated by John Parra

Ish
Written & Illustrated by Peter Reynolds

Alphabeasties and other Amazing Types
Written by Sharon Werner 
Illustrated by Sarah Forss

The Journey
Written & Illustrated by Francesca Sanna

Migrant
Written by Maxine Trottier
Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

A Child of Books
Written & Illustrated by Oliver Jeffers & Sam Winston

Rosie Revere, Engineer
Written by Andrea Beaty
Illustrated by David Roberts

Ada Twist, Scientist
Written by Andrea Beaty
Illustrated by David Roberts

On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein
Written by Jennifer Berne 
Illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky

Not A Box
Written & Illustrated by Antoinette Portis

Rose’s Garden
Written & Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

The Little Gardener
Written & Illustrated by Emily Hughes

Du Iz Tak?
Written & Illustrated by Carson Ellis

Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
Written by Carole Boston Weatherford
Illustrated by Jamey Christoph

The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinksy’s Abstract Art
Written by Barb Rosentstock
Illustrated by Mary GrandPre

Marvelous Cornelius: Hurricane Katrina and the Spirit of New Orleans
Written by Phil Bildner
Illustrated by John Parra

Pele: King of Soccer/Pele: El Rey del futbol
Written by Monica Brown
Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez

Tito Puente: Mambo King/Tito Puente: Rey del Mambo
Written by Monica Brown
Illustrated by Rafael Lopez

Drum City
Written by Thea Guidone
Illustrated by Vanessa Newton

Rainbow Weaver/ Tejedora del Arcoiris
Written by Linda Elovitz Marshall
Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri

You Belong Here
Written by M.H. Clark
Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenault

Butterflies on Carmen Street/Mariposas en la calle Carmen
Written by Monica Brown
Illustrated by April Ward

Last Stop on Market Street
Written by Matt de la Peña
Illustrated by Christian Robinson