Teachers who work with English as a Second Language learners will find ESL/ESOL/ELL/EFL reading/writing skill-building children's books, stories, activities, ideas, strategies to help PreK-3, 4-8, and 9-12 students learn to read.
Meet the Author
Colorín Colorado invites you to meet the authors! From nursery rhymes to folk tales, these authors intricately weave stories about Hispanic culture for all to enjoy. Click the links below to find out more about the authors and what inspires them. Here you will also find streaming video interviews to watch and podcasts you can take with you wherever you go!
NEW! Lucía M. González
Storyteller and children's librarian Lucía M. González is the author of the award-winning The Storyteller's Candle. In this interview, she talks about the importance of sharing stories across generations and Noche de Cuentos.
Rafael López
Rafael López is the illustrator of the award-winning Book Fiesta. In this exclusive video interview, he talks about the influence of his Mexican heritage on his work and the inspiration behind some of his favorite illustrations.
Linda Sue Park
Linda Sue Park is the Newbery Award-winning author of A Single Shard. In this exclusive video interview, she compares writing and sports, animal sounds in different countries, and reads an excerpt of The Firekeeper's Son!
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Pam Muñoz Ryan writes stories that often feature strong female protagonists. In this exclusive video interview, Pam Muñoz Ryan discusses her stories and winning the 2000 Pura Belpré Medal for Esperanza Rising.
Lulu Delacre
Lulu Delacre has been writing and illustrating children's books for almost thirty years, striving to create quality literature. Her Latino heritage and her wide-ranging life experiences inform her books.
Alma Flor Ada
Alma Flor Ada has had a lifelong love for stories, her passion is evident in her retelling of folktales and nursery rhymes that unite generations of people from all across the Spanish-speaking world.
Francisco X. Alarcón
Francisco X. Alarcón is an award-winning poet who spent time as a child in both Mexico and the United States. His poems are inspired by songs he heard from his grandmother, which he presents for readers in English and Spanish.
Pat Mora
Pat Mora is a Mexican-American author and poet. She writes short books for children about families, Mexican-American culture, and the desert.
George Ancona
George Ancona's photo-illustrated nonfiction books, often published in English and Spanish, have featured everything from a small-town puppet maker in Mexico, to a boy growing up in a Spanish-speaking barrio in San Francisco.
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Just a short note to say, Felicitaciones, on your Colorín Colorado. What a wonderful resource!
~ Higinio M.
