LA PLAZA
The Plaza

Author: Antonio Deltoro
Illustrations: Francisco Ochoa

Sunday afternoon in a picturesque Mexican village square.

ENCUENTRA EN CADA CARA
LO QUE TIENE DE RARA
Find What is Queer Next to Their Ear

Author: Fernando del Paso
2007 Literature FIL Award
Illustrations: Fernando del Paso

A collection of humorous poems about the peculiarities of some odd characters.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the In-Classroom Library Program.

FAUNA MAYOR
Great Fauna

Author: Alfonso D´Aquino
Illustrations: Serena Riglietti

LA LUNA
The Moon

Author: Jaime Sabines
Illustrations: Luis Manuel Serrano

A poem explaining what the Moon, aside from illuminating the night, can do.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the In-Classroom Library Program.

LA LOQUITA FRENTE AL MAR
The Woman and the Sea

Author: Francisco Serrano
Illustrations: Anita Büscher

A woman who lives alone, with the exception of her cat, seeks refuge in a world of her own and turns her thoughts into reality.

LA RAMA
The Branch

Author: Octavio Paz
Illustrations: Tetsuo Kitora

Two airy, resplendent poems by a famous writer.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the In-Classroom Library Program.

LAS PREGUNTAS DE NATALIA
Natalia's Questions

Author: Myriam Moscona
Illustrations: Fernando Medina

A young girl wonders why things are called the way they are.

EL HIMNO DE LAS RANAS
Frogs’ Anthem

Author: Elsa Cross
Illustrations: Lucía Zacchi

A rain shower ends the dry spell and brings frogs back to life.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the In-Classroom Library Program.

PALETA DE DIEZ COLORES
Palette of Ten Colours

Author: Fernando del Paso
2007 Literature FIL Award
Illustrations: Vicente Rojo

Ten colors described in beautiful, clever quatrains.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the In-Classroom Library Program.

DESPERTAR
Awakening

Author: Alberto Forcada
Illustrations: Hermilio Gómez

A collection of short, elegant poems on topics of interest to children.

JARDÍN DEL MAR
Sea’s Garden

Author: Coral Bracho
Illustrations: Gerardo Suzán

A brief yet ingenious manual of marine zoology.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the In-Classroom Library Program.

TAMBIÉN LOS INSECTOS SON PERFECTOS
Insects are perfect too

Author: Alberto Blanco
Illustrations: Diana Radavicuité

A book about insects that explains how some of these tiny creatures live.

Selected by the Ministry of Education for the In-Classroom Library Program.