dia.ala.orgThis DÍA BOOKLIST was created by the

Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

Titles on this list were selected by members of ALSC’s Quicklists Consulting Committee.

For more booklists, please visit www.ala.org/alsc/booklists. © 2020 American Library Association

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SCANLON, LIZ GARTON, AND AUDREY VERNICK

Five Minutes (That’s a Lot of Time) (No, It’s Not) (Yes, It Is)Illus. by Olivier TallecG. P. PUTNAM’S SONS, 2019

9780525516316

SMITH, MONIQUE GRAY

My Heart Fills with HappinessIllus. by Julie FlettORCA, 2016

9781459809574

(Also available as a bilin-gual English Plains Cree edition)

SMITH, SYDNEY

Small in the CityIllus. by the authorNEAL PORTER, 2019

9780823442614

SPANYOL, JESSICA

Rosa Loves CarsIllus. by the authorCHILD’S PLAY, 2018

9781786281258

THOMPKINS-BIGELOW, JAMILAH

Mommy’s KhimarIllus. by Ebony GlennSALAAM READS, 2018

9781534400597

THOMPSON, CAROL

Music! (Amazing Me! series)Illus. by the authorCHILD’S PLAY, 2017

9781846439612

(Also available as a bilingual Spanish-English edition)

TSIANG, SARAH YI-MEI

Toesy ToesORCA, 2018

9781459813427

VAN CAMP, RICHARD

Kiss by Kiss / Ocêtôwina A Counting Book for Families ORCA, 2018

9781459816213

(Bilingual: English and Plains Cree)

ATINUKE

B Is for BabyIllus. by Angela BrooksbankCANDLEWICK, 2019

9781536201666

BEER, SOPHIE

Kindness Makes Us StrongIllus. by the authorDIAL, 2019

9781984816399

BROWN, TAMEKA FRYER

Brown Baby LullabyIllus. by A. G. FordFARRAR, STRAUS AND GIROUX,

2020

9780374307523

BROWN-WOOD, JANAY

Grandma’s Tiny House Illus. by Priscilla BurrisCHARLESBRIDGE, 2017

9781580897129

ENGLE, MARGARITA

Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics / Poemas sobre hispanos extraordinariosIllus. by Rafael LópezHENRY HOLT, 2020

9781250230812

(Bilingual)

FORSYTHE, MATTHEW

Pokko and the DrumIllus. by the authorSIMON & SCHUSTER, 2019

9781481480390

GEHL, LAURA

Baby PaleontologistIllus. by Daniel WisemanHARPERFESTIVAL, 2020

9780062841353

GODWIN, JANE

Red House, Tree House, Little Bitty Brown MouseIllus. by Blanca Gómez DIAL, 2019

9780525553816

GOMI, TARO

I Really Want to See You, GrandmaIllus. by the authorCHRONICLE, 2018

9781452161587

GUY, GINGER FOGLESONG

Días y días / Days and DaysIllus. by Rene King MorenoGREENWILLOW, 2019

9780061731822

(Bilingual)

HEREDIA, DAVID

Little Heroes of Color50 Who Made a Big DifferenceIllus. by the authorORCHARD, 2020

9781338326420

HERRERA, JUAN FELIPE

Cerca / CloseIllus. by Blanca GómezCANDLEWICK, 2019

9780763690625

(Bilingual)

HONG, JESS

LovelyIllus. by the authorCRESTON BOOKS, 2017

9781939547378

HOVEY, AMY

Yoga BabyORCA, 2019

9781459818286

JARAMILLO, SUSIE

Little Sunny Sunshine / Sol solecito Illus. by the authorENCANTOS, 2018

9781945635113

(Bilingual)

LIN, GRACE

A Big Bed for Little SnowIllus. by the authorLITTLE, BROWN, 2019

9780316478366

MARCERO, DEBORAH

In a JarIllus. by the authorG. P. PUTNAM’S SONS, 2020

9780525514596

MEDDOUR, WENDY

Lubna and PebbleIllus. by Daniel EgnéusDIAL, 2019

9780525554165

MÉNDEZ, YAMILE SAIED

Where Are You From?Illus. by Jaime KimHARPERCOLLINS, 2019

9780062839930

MERCURIO, ISHTA

Small WorldIllus. by Jen CoraceABRAMS, 2019

9781419734076

MILLER, SHAREE

Don’t Touch My Hair!Illus. by the authorLITTLE, BROWN, 2018

9780316562584

MORA, OGE

SaturdayIllus. by the authorLITTLE, BROWN, 2019

9780316431279

OH, JOOWON

Our Favorite DayIllus. by the authorCANDLEWICK, 2019

9781536203578

PUMPHREY, JEROME, AND JARRETT PUMPHREY

The Old TruckIllus. by the authorsNORTON YOUNG READERS,

2020

9781324005193

REYNOSO, NAIBE

Be Bold! Be Brave! Chiquitos 11 Latinas Who Made U.S. History Illus. by Jone LealCON TODO, 2019

9781733710336

(Bilingual)

RODRIGUEZ, PATTY, AND ARIANA STEIN

Counting with Frida / Contando con FridaIllus. by Citlali ReyesLIL’ LIBROS, 2018

9781495126567

(Bilingual)

ROTNER, SHELLEY, AND ANNE WOODHULL

ColorsIllus. by Shelley RotnerHOLIDAY HOUSE, 2019

9780823440634

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