Pat Mora Books
A Birthday Basket for Tia
By Pat Mora
With the help and interference of her cat Chica, Cecilia prepares a surprise gift for her great-aunt's ninetieth birthday.
Read MorePablo's Tree
By Pat Mora
Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican American boy looks forward to seeing how his grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted.
Read MoreSweet dreams
By Pat Mora
In this illustrated story told in both English and Spanish, a grandmother puts her grandchildren to bed by telling them all the animals outside are sleeping.
Read MoreHere kitty kitty
By Pat Mora
In this illustrated story told in both English and Spanish, a child describes the antics of a mischievous kitty.
Read MoreThe Rainbow Tulip
By Pat Mora
Stella loves her family and her Mexican heritage, but she doesn't always like being different from the other kids at school. Now her class is going to dance around the Maypole at the school's May...
Read MoreTomas and the Library Lady
By Pat Mora
A Common Core Exemplar Text by an award-winning author-illustrator teamTomás is a son of migrant workers. Every summer he and his family follow the crops north from Texas to Iowa, spending long, ar...
Read MoreA library for Juana
By Pat Mora
A biography of the seventeenth-century Mexican poet, learned in many subjects, who became a nun later in life.
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