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Bilingual English/Spanish Picture Books from Multcolib Families

Books for young dual language learners working on their English and Spanish skills.

Multnomah County Library

21 items

  • This delightful bilingual picture book is about finding just the right food--and just the right friend.
    BookNew York : Henry Holt and Company, 2022. — SPANISH jE DOMINGUEZ 2022
  • Con Pollo

    a Bilingual Playtime Adventure

    Fallon, Jimmy,
    Why just go to the beach when you could go to la playa con Pollo?
    BookNew York : Feiwel and Friends, 2022. — jE FALLON 2022
  • Bienvenidos a Lucia's home. Lucia lives in her casa with her big, loud, beautiful familia, and she's going to show you around!
    BookSomerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2021 — jE SALA 2021
  • A young multiracial boy celebrates family, friendship, and fun by telling about some of the everyday things for which he is thankful.
    BookNew York : Lee & Low Books, 2009. — SPANISH jE MORA 2009
  • Nosotros Means Us

    Un Cuento Bilingüe = a Bilingual Story

    Valdivia, Paloma,
    A moving bilingual ode to the unshakeable bond between a parent and child.
    BookNew York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2021] — SPANISH jE VALDIVIA 2021
  • Animal Talk

    Mexican Folk Art Animal Sounds in English and Spanish

    Weill, Cynthia,
    Did you know that animals that live in one country don't always talk the same language as animals from somewhere else? Take a rooster, for instance. In English-speaking countries, he says cock-a-doodle-doo when he has a notion to announce…
    BookEl Paso, TX : Cinco Puntos Press, [2016] — SPANISH jE WEILL 2016
  • Illustrations of nature and easy-to-read text in English and Spanish provide an introduction to the familiar passage from 1 Corinthians 13 about what love is and what it does, through good times and challenging ones. El amor es es una…
    BookNashville, Tennessee : Vida, 2022. — SPANISH jE ESCOBAR 2022
  • Me Gusta combines Spanish and English in a poetic and touching story of family, reminding us that through the adventures and the heartbreak, love conquers all and transcends language.
    BookNew York, NY : Henry Holt and Company, 2022. — SPANISH jE DOMINGUEZ 2022
  • Will anything happen to help Snow feel more at home? ¿Pasará algo que ayude a Nieve a sentirse en casa?
    Book[Auburn, Maine] : Child's Play Inc., 2021. — SPANISH jE HOFMANNMA 2021
  • In this bilingual picture book, cousins from opposite sides of the border visit each other's towns and delight in their similarities and differences. En este libro ilustrado bilingüe, primos de lados opuestos de la frontera visitan los…
    BookNew York : Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2022. — SPANISH jE SOLIS 2022
  • A bilingual poetic tale that follows one child/tree from the depths of Mami/Earth to the heights of the sky, telling a story about being free to grow and be who we are meant to be and honoring our relationship with the natural world
    BookNew York : Children's Book Press, an imprint of Lee & Low Books Inc., [2014] — SPANISH jE GONZALEZ 2014
  • Introduce your little ones to not having to fear monsters at nighttime (because they'll end up being their lifelong friends) in both English and Spanish.
    Book[Place of publication not identified] : Little Libros, LLC, 2021. — SPANISH jE CHOGRIN 2021
  • While visiting her abuelo in Cuba, a young girl helps him sell frutas, singing the name of each fruit as they walk, and after she returns to the United States, they exchange letters made of abrazos--hugs.
    BookNew York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, [2021] — jE ENGLE 2021
  • his alphabet book delves into each letter of the Spanish alphabet to bring to life the many items -- from aceite and bendiciones to kugel and tierra -- that shed light on the miracle of Hanukkah.
    Book[Los Angeles] : Lil' Libros, LLC, [2022] — SPANISH j Datos 394.267 ROMERO 2022
  • Aided by her trusty companion, Toad, Luna goes on a mission to not only find her forever home, but also her power, realizing along the way that black cats are magic - and no one can tell her otherwise.
    Book[Los Angeles, California] : Lil' Libros ; 2022. — SPANISH jE MORENO 2022
  • English just feels wrong to Isabel. She prefers her native Spanish. As she prepares for a new school, she knows she's going to have to learn. Her first day is uncomfortable, until she employs her crayons and discovers there's more than one…
    BookAnn Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2021] — SPANISH jE ALESSANDR 2021
  • Dinosaur Alphabet

    Alfabeto De Dinosaurio : a Bilingual Book

    Cabrera, José,
    A wonderful alphabet book in English and Spanish with fun facts about dinosaurs. Un maravilloso libro de alfabeto en inglés y español con datos divertidos sobre los dinosaurios.
    Book[Los Angeles, CA?] : Up and Over Publishing, [2018] — SPANISH j 567.9 CABRERA 2018
  • From the moment six-year-old Eva wakes up, her day is full of questions. Her Peruvian Papá says she has BILLIONS of questions, but really Eva has BALLOONS full of questions that she carries around until she can find the answers. Sometimes…
    BookEdinburgh : Floris Books, 2022. — jE MORENO 2022
  • In this bilingual story that introduces descriptive adjectives, words for the weather, months, and a child's seasonal wardrobe, children enjoy what makes each season special.
    BookNew York, NY : Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] — SPANISH jE GIBSON 2019
  • Little Lobo and Bernabé are bringing supplies to the big celebration in the country across the bridge -- but everyone else seems to be going, too!
    BookBoston : Versify, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2021] — jE RAULTHETH 2021