Ellen Riojas Clark, PhD is Professor Emerita of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research examines self-concept, teacher identity, ethnic identity, efficacy, and Latino cultural studies. Belinda Bustos Flores, PhD is a Professor and Chair of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies at The University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research focuses on teacher development including self-concept, ethnic identity, efficacy, beliefs, teacher recruitment/retention, high stakes testing, and family cultural knowledge. Flores is founder of the Academy for Teacher Excellence.Howard L. Smith, PhD is an Associate Professor of Bicultural Bilingual Studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Dr. Smith conducts research and publishes in the areas of biliteracy, family literacy, and multiculturalism. Daniel Alejandro Gonzaléz, MA is a cultural researcher and ethnographic filmmaker from San Antonio, TX. His research examines identity formation in bicultural settings, inclusion and organizational structures in educational settings and communities in low-income areas. He has consulted and collaborated with organizations including public school districts, Academy for Teacher Excellence, NASA, Avance Inc., and others.

A comprehensive professional development resource that centers on Latino children’s literature and its inclusion and use in school settings. . . .This work positions this literature in a sociocultural, historical, and political context that successfully brings theories to praxis and always encourages educators to keep in mind the bicultural and bilingual young readers of these books. . . .Verdict: An important volume for a variety of audiences: educators—including those teaching non-English speakers—education and library school professors and students, book reviewers, and librarians.

• Foreword: Literature in the Lives of Latino ChildrenAlma Flora AdaPreface: Derrumbando Fronteras/Breaking BoundariesEllen Riojas Clark and Belinda Bustos FloresAcknowledgmentsPart I. Framing the Discussions: Theory and RationaleChapter 1: Multicultural Latino Children’s Literature: A Tool to Enrich the Lives and the Learning of Latino Bilingual Learners Ellen Riojas Clark and Belinda Bustos FloresChapter 2: Exploring the Traditions of Latino Children's Literature: Beyond Tokenism to Transformation Howard L. Smith, Belinda Bustos Flores, and Daniel A. GonzálezPart II. Multicultural Children’s Literature Representing Latino’s Realities Chapter 3: Beyond Calaveras and Quinceañeras: Fostering Bilingual Latino Students’ Identity Development with Culturally Relevant LiteratureJamie Campbell Naidoo and Ruth E. QuiroaChapter 4: Cruzando Fronteras: Negotiating the Stories of Latino Immigrant and Transnational ChildrenPatricia Sánchez and Maité LandaChapter 5: Using Children’s Literature to Understand Values, Traditions, and Beliefs within Latino Family SystemsMari Riojas-Cortez and Raquel CataldoChapter 6: Culturally Relevant Literature for Latino Children in the Early Childhood ClassroomYsaaca Axelrod and Cristina GillandersPart III. Multicultural Literature in the Content Areas: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and MathematicsChapter 7: Embracing the Complexity of Language: Bringing all Forms of Knowledge into the Language Arts through Latino Children’s Literature Christina Passos DeNicoloChapter 8: En el Aquel Entonces y Hoy en Día: Using Latino Children’s Literature to Situate Social Studies EducationMary Esther Huerta and Carmen TafollaChapter 9: Dichos y Adivinanzas: Literary Resources that Enhance Science Learning and Teaching in the Bilingual ClassroomMaría Guadalupe Arreguín-Anderson and José Escalante RuizChapter 10: Tiempo y Cultura: Exploring Latino Stories through MathematicsCarlos LopezLeiva and Yoo Kyung SungPart IV: Multiple Modes of Multicultural Children’s LiteratureChapter 11: Cultural Multiliteracies Integrating Technology in Latino Children’s Literature Lucila Ek, Sonia Sánchez, and Myria Jimena GuerraChapter 12: Latino Children’s Literature in Picturebook FormatMiriam Martinez, Nancy L. Roser, Angie Zapata, and Erin GreeterChapter 13: Técnica Con Safos: Visual Iconography in Latino Picture Books As Tools for Cultural AffirmationLettycia TerronesChapter 14: Latino Children’s Literature and Literacy Practices as Social Imagination: Becoming a Culturally Efficacious EducatorBelinda Bustos Flores, Ellen Riojas Clark, and Howard L. SmithPart V: Fuentes de RecursosChapter 15: Realizing and Capitalizing on Our Cultural Literary Heritage: The Big Brown Elephant in the RoomOralia Garza de Cortés Postscript: Personal Foundations, Present Realities, and Future ProductionsDaniel Alejandro GonzálezUna Fuente de Recursos: Resources for Teachers and Children1.List of Suggested Latino Children’s Books Latino Daniel Alejandro González and Amanda A. Hernandez2.Recommended Books in Spanish for Children Oralia Garza de Cortés3.PROFESSIONAL MULTICULTURAL RESOURCES Daniel Alejandro González and Amanda A. HernandezIndexAbout the Contributors