20 Titles to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month – Biographies, Nonfiction & Poetry

20 Titles to Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month – Biographies, Nonfiction & Poetry are only a few of the many Hispanic books in these genres and formats.  I’m sure you’ll find something you love and maybe even discover a new favorite author or illustrator and learn something new!

1. Yum! MmMm! Que Rico!: America’s Sproutings by Pat Mora
2. Iguanas in the Snow/Iguanas en la Nieve: And Other Winter Poems/Y Otros Poemas de Invierno by Francisco X. Alarcón
3. ¡Pio Peep!: Traditional Spanish Nursery Rhymes by Alma Flor Ada
4. Guacamole: Un Poema Para Cocinar / A Cooking Poem by Jorge Argueta
5. Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People by Monica Brown
6. Sonia Sotomayor (Women Who Broke the Rules) by Kathleen Krull
7. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano by Margarita Engle
8. Tito Puente, Mambo King/Tito Puente, Rey del Mambo by Monica Brown
9. Celia Cruz, Queen of Salsa by Veronica Chambers
10. My Name Is Gabito/Me Llamo Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez/La Vida de Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Monica Brown
11. Diego Rivera: His World and Ours by Duncan Tonatiuh
12. Growing Up Pedro: How the Martinez Brothers Made It from the Dominican Republic All the Way to the Major Leagues by Matt Tavares
13. Waiting for the Biblioburro by Monica Brown
14. Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales
15. Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez by Kathleen Krull
16. Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras by Duncan Tonatiuh
17. Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music by Margarita Engle
18. Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes by Juan Felipe Herrera
19. Yes! We Are Latinos: Poems and Prose About the Latino Experience by Alma Flor Ada
20. 21: The Story of Roberto Clemente by Wilfred Santiago

Also, check out my picture book and middle grade and YA booklists celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!