Hispanic Heritage month is September 15 – October 15, recognizing and honoring the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States. TeachingBooks can help you celebrate, learn about, and incorporate Hispanic heritage any time of the year.

• Get a taste of a few new titles with these video book trailers that you can share with your readers:

  • New Shoes for Leo
  • El Niño
  • When We Ride

• Enjoy these complete video readings with your students and create bookmarks so they can enjoy them at home with their family.

  • Barrio Rising
  • Mi Papá Es Un Agrícola / My Father, the Farm Worker
  • Old Clothes for Dinner?
  • Angélica and La Güira

• Explore award-winning titles that portray Hispanic and Latine experiences:

  • Pura Belpré Awards
  • Tomás Rivera Book Award
  • Américas Award

• Find inspiration in some of the many lists of titles and resources for Hispanic Heritage:

  • Vida Latina 2024
  • Adventures, Superheroes, and Magic: Hispanic Heritage
  • Art and Artists: Hispanic Heritage
  • Autobiography and Memoir: Hispanic Heritage
  • Between Two Worlds: Hispanic Heritage
  • Fairy Tales and Fables: Hispanic Heritage
  • Family Stories: Hispanic Heritage
  • Family & Friends: Hispanic Heritage
  • Hispanic Folktales, Fables, and Legends
  • Hispanic Poetry, Nursery Rhymes, and Songs
  • Inspiring Lives: Hispanic Heritage
  • Latinx Characters and Social/Cultural Themes
  • Novels in Verse: Hispanic Heritage
  • Tales of Courage: Hispanic Heritage
  • 14 YA Romances to Warm Readers' Hearts During Hispanic Heritage Month and All Year Round

Literacy Connections and Activities

• Take this mini quiz for Fearless Trailblazers: 11 Latinos Who Made U.S. History / Pioneros Audaces, 11 Latinos que hicieron historia en Los Estados Unidos after watching the complete video reading.

• Learn about author Talia Aikens-Nuñez’s research process for writing Men of the 65th: The Borinqueneers of the Korean War by listening to her Meet-the-Author Recording and reading her Guest Blog. Then, have students research other Hispanic contributions to American history that like this story, may not be very well-known.

• Listen to the author Beatriz Gutiérrez Hernández' Name Pronunciatio and then her Meet-the-Author Recording to learn about what inspired her to write Benito Juárez Fights for Justice.

• Observe rocks and nature nearby, examine language, and discuss cultures and traditions with ideas in this teacher's guide, as a follow up to the video book reading of Where Wonder Grows.

• Have fun and play with rhymes featuring English and Spanish in this complete video reading of One is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers.

• Guide students through author David Dorado Romo’s Guest Blog Post about “Changing the Perspective” and his book Borderlands and the Mexican American Story and reflect on personal stories he shares in his Meet-the-Author Recording.

• Incorporate this reader’s theater script for Bravo! Poems about Amazing Hispanics to engage your students and learn about a few of the people featured in the text.

• Browse our entire Latino/a/e/x Collection for title ideas, then use a Cultural Representation Reflection alongside the reading to encourage readers to reflect on the cultural experiences they encounter in texts as well as their own experiences.

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Explore additional titles and resources in our 2024 Hispanic Heritage Month post.