Reading levels and needs
Bilingual Spanish and English books for kids
Some of these are printed in two languages in one book; others weave Spanish into an English story. Where a book is sold in separate editions, check which one you are buying.
Titles, authors and publication details were checked against Open Library in October 2026; age ranges follow publisher and library guidance and are approximate. Series order is the order of publication. Checked 2026-10-25. Nobody paid to be here. The buy links are plain search links, not affiliate links, so Peabody earns nothing from them.
Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match / Marisol McDonald no combina
Monica Brown · Ages 4-8
A Peruvian-American girl who mixes everything. Printed in both languages.
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Round Is a Tortilla
Roseanne Greenfield Thong · Ages 3-6
A shapes book with Spanish words in each line.
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Abuela
Arthur Dorros · Ages 4-8
A girl imagines flying over New York with her grandmother, with Spanish phrases in the English text.
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My Name Is Jorge on Both Sides of the River
Jane Medina · Ages 8-12
Poems in English and Spanish about a boy who moves to a new school.
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Niño Wrestles the World
Yuyi Morales · Ages 3-7
A boy wrestles imaginary monsters, with Spanish scattered through. Pura Belpre Illustrator Award 2014.
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The Upside Down Boy / El niño de cabeza
Juan Felipe Herrera · Ages 4-8
Herrera's own childhood as a farmworker's son entering school, in both languages.
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Maria Had a Little Llama / MarÃa tenÃa una llamita
Angela Dominguez · Ages 2-6
The nursery rhyme moved to Peru, in both languages.
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Quinito's Neighborhood / El vecindario de Quinito
Ina Cumpiano · Ages 3-7
A boy names the people in his neighborhood, in both languages.
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Tomás and the Library Lady
Pat Mora · Ages 5-9
A migrant child discovers the library; some Spanish in the English text.
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Gracias / Thanks
Pat Mora · Ages 3-7
A boy lists thanks in English and Spanish.
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Goodnight Moon / Buenas noches, luna
Margaret Wise Brown · Ages 0-4
The same book, in Spanish and English editions.
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