Resources for the Classroom
Ada, Alma Flor., F. Isabel. Campoy, and Rosa Zubizarreta. Authors in the Classroom: A
Transformative Education Process. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon, 2004.
Teacher resource on building enthusiasm for writing for students and families.
Cohn, Diana, and Amy Córdova. Dream Carver. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2002.
Beautifully illustrated story about wood carvings in Oaxaca.
Campoy, F. Isabel., Alma Flor. Ada, and Felipe Dávalos. Cuentos Que Contaban
Nuestras Abuelas: Cuentos Populares Hispánicos. Nueva York: Atheneum Libros Infantiles, 2006. Compilation of tales from Latin America.
Corona, Pascal. Las Pinatas Magicas. Mexico, D.F.: Libros Del Rincón.
Tale about magic pinatas that take a life of their own at the moment of celebration.
Cuentos Infantiles Cortos de Alebrijes. Retrieved from: http://www.amo-
alebrijes.com/cuentos-infantiles-cortos/page/2/. Resourcesful site with short
stories, information, and coloring sheets of alebrijes.
Garcia, David. “Desfile de Alebrijes.” YouTube. Accessed August 9, 2016.
https://youtu.be/g51xwWzsQCs. Parade coverage of the Annual Alebrije Parade
in Mexico City.
De La Cruz, Jose. "Lucia Y Los Alebrijes." Vimeo. Accessed August 09, 2016.
https://vimeo.com/49400042. Short, wordless story about a little girl who encounters an alebrije.
Dominguez, Patricia Carlos. Tsipeni Y Joselito. Chicago: Patricia C. Dominguez, 2015.
Chicago artist made and self-published book about alebrijes and bullying.
Fleischman, Sid. El Ladrón De Sueños. Mexico, D.F.: Ediciones Castillo, 2010.
Spanish translation of "The Dream Stealer".
Huerta, Yasbil Mendoza, and Mauricio Gómez Morín. Bidao Nholh' En Bdunh Dolla
Doyelhe = La Pequeña Niña Que Siempre Tenía Hambre. México, D.F.: Nostra Ediciones, 2009. Lively and engaging illustrations; a story about chocolate.
Johnston, Tony, and Tomie DePaola. The Tale of Rabbit and Coyote. New York:
Putnam's, 1994. Also available in Spanish. Great trickster tale.
Olmos, Gabriela, and Valeria Gallo. El Zopilote Y La Chirimía. México, D.F.: Artes De
México, 2005. Stunning and beautiful folktale about rituals, traditions, and Day of the Dead.Olmos, Gabriela. El zopilote y la chirimia
Rodriguez, Isaac David Perez. “El Sueño De Atototzin”. Museo de Arte Popular.
Mexico. Last modified October 30, 2013. Accessed: http://www.amigosmap.org.mx/2013/10/30/el-sueno-de-atototzin/. Short story winner from the museum’s alebrije competition.
Tonatiuh, Duncan. Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant's Tale. New York: Abrams
Books for Young Readers, 2013. Beautifully illustrated; extraordinary tale about immigration.
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