Selenia Paz

Jan 10, 2025 | slj.com | Selenia Paz

Gr 1-3–Young readers will have a blast with second-grader Alí Tahir, his Pakistani family, and his school friends in this fun, Spanish-language chapter book series. Colorful illustrations and short, fast-paced chapters will have readers joining Alí in a paper airplane competition, a fun-filled field trip to the museum, a quick visit to the supermarket, and in celebrating Eid with loved ones. Alí and his friends have positive interactions and relationships in which they help one another.

Jan 10, 2025 | slj.com | Selenia Paz |Amanda MacGregor |Karen Jensen |JonArno Lawson

. Jan. 2025. 40p. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9798765670965. SP. COPY ISBN Gr 1-3–Yang shares her childhood, when she stopped speaking at school, in this moving Spanish-language picture book. At home, she can speak freely in Hmong with her family. But at school, where she works hard and makes sure to pay attention, she has stopped speaking completely.

Jun 24, 2024 | slj.com | Melissa Márquez |Selenia Paz

K-Gr 3–Maren the whale shark and her best friend, Remy the remora, love spending time side-by-side in their vast and beautiful ocean home. But when the ocean grows dark, Maren and Remy wonder what could be happening. Remy suggests visiting Huixtocihuatl, the Aztec goddess of salt and salt water, to find out why. As Maren and Remy set off, the only light they have comes from Maren’s illuminating scales.

Jun 11, 2024 | slj.com | Selenia Paz |Margaret Kingsbury |Maggie Knapp

In her middle grade debut, Aimee Lim introduces readers to 12-year-old Evie Mei Huang and her incredible discoveries about herself and her mother as she travails the Chinese netherworld to bring her home. SLJ spoke with the former library associate (and Jeopardy champion!) about fate, craft, and affirming childhood's complex emotions. In your novel, the protagonist embarks on a fantastical adventure in Dìyù, the Chinese underworld, while grappling with losing her mother.

May 17, 2024 | slj.com | Selenia Paz |Jorge Lacera

Baby-Toddler–The youngest readers will be introduced to the larger-than-life Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla in this commemorative edition of the bilingual English-Spanish board book originally published in 2018. Ten spreads provide information about the talented singer, with the verso featuring text in both English and Spanish and the recto including an accompanying illustration that corresponds with the text.