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¡Un día una señora se tragó una campana! (There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bell!)
Coop Renner, formerly from El Paso Independent School District, TX - 11/01/2008
Colandro, Lucille.
trans. by Scholastic Inc. illus. by Jared Lee. U.S.: Scholastic. 2008. 32p. ISBN 978-0-545-07859-9. pap. $4.99 More
La Navidad Con Diego. (Diego’s Family Christmas)
Mercedes Smith, Kernan Trail Elementary, Jacksonville, FL - 11/01/2008
Fernández, Rafael
trans. by Argentina Palacios Ziegler. illus. by Warner McGee. U.S.: Simon & Schuster. 2008. unpaged. ISBN 1-4169-6073-2. BB. $5.99 . More
Demasiados juguetes. (Too Many Toys)
Marietta Barral Zacker, SOMe Book Nook, South Orange, NJ - 11/01/2008
Shannon, David.
trans. by. Scholastic. Inc. illus. by. Author. U.S.: Scholastic. 2008. ISBN 978-0-545-07918-1. unpaged. $16.99. More
Al Contrario. (The Opposite)
School Library Journal - 11/01/2008
McRae, Tom.
tr. by Paula Botero. illus. by Elena Odriozola. Colombia/U.S.: Norma. 2008. unpaged. ISBN 978-958-45-0441-8. $8.95. More
Morris, quiero una pesadilla. (Morris, I Want a Nightmare)
Luis Francisco Vargas, Desert Sage Library, Phoenix P.L., AZ - 11/01/2008
Kaselman, Gabriela.
illus. by Maximiliano Luchini. Spain: SM. 2007. p 57. ISBN 978-84-675-2744-5. $10.95. More
La fiebre del tesoro. (Treasure Fever)
Coop Renner, formerly from El Paso Independent School District, TX - 11/01/2008
Andy Griffiths.
trans. by Nuria Molinero. U.S.: Scholastic. (Schooling Around Series). 2008. 208p. ISBN: 978-0-545-07913-6. pap. $5.99 More
El Principito y el bosque encantado. (The Little Prince and The Enchanted Forest.)
Beth Rotella, New York - 11/01/2008
Morris, Charles.
illus. by Juan Carlos and Daniel Hidalgo. Spain: Editorial Sirio. 2008. 96 pp. ISBN: 978-84-7808-564-4. $11.95. More
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