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  • What Can You Do with a Paleta?

    by Carmen Tafolla ...
    Illustrated by Magaly Morales ...
    Where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly belland carries a treasure of icy paletasin every color of the sarape . . .As she strolls through her barrio, a young girl introduces readers to the frozen, fruit-flavored treat that thrills Mexican and Mexican-American children. Create a masterpiece, make tough choices (strawberry or coconut?), or cool off on a warm summer's day--there's so much to do with ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Night of the Three Kings

    by Carmen Tafolla ...
    Illustrated by Magaly Morales ...
    The heartwarming story of a child’s enchanting dreamtime adventure on the eve of Three Kings Day.It’s the night before the Three Kings Day feast, and an excited little boy is trying to fall asleep, but he can’t because the three majestic Kings suddenly appear outside his window! Before he knows it, he’s riding a camel and traveling with them through a vast desert, following a star that leads them ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Warrior Girl

    by Carmen Tafolla ...
    An insightful novel in verse about the joys and struggles of a Chicana girl who is a warrior for her name, her history, and her right to choose what she celebrates in life.Celina and her family are bilingual and follow both Mexican and American traditions. Celina revels in her Mexican heritage, but once she starts school it feels like the world wants her to erase that part of her identity. ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • I'll Always Come Back to You

    by Carmen Tafolla ...
    Illustrated by Grace Zong ...
    I might have to visit a very sick friend,or rescue a sinking canoe,but I will always, always, always come back to you!What happens when someone you love heads out the door? When a mother goes out to work and her daughter stays behind, Mom reassures her child that nothing can keep her from coming back home again. Mom promises that she would even ride on a whale or fight off a passel of bears, if ... Read more

    $27.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • This River Here

    Poems of San Antonio

    by Carmen Tafolla ...
    San Antonio poet laureate Carmen Tafolla captures her hometown—the city of her ancestors for the past three centuries—in poems that celebrate its history as a cosmopolitan multilingual cultural crossroads. Discover San Antonio's corazón in Tafolla's poetry, accompanied by historic and contemporary photographs that convey its enduring sense of place. A century ago, San Antonio gave Oscar Wilde "a ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sonnets and Salsa

    by Carmen Tafolla ...
    Experience the vibrant rhythm, fearless voice, and cultural heartbeat of Chicana literature in this expanded collection of verse by celebrated San Antonio poet Carmen Tafolla.Sonnets and Salsa brings together hard-hitting social reality and lyrical warmth. Tafolla blends English and Spanish to celebrate community endurance, recount working-class struggles, and confront historical injustice across ... Read more

    $9.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans

    by Carmen Tafolla ...
    As a helping of "down-home magical realism," this collection of 16 short stories explores the human spirit inherent in the bilingual, bicultural world of the Texas-Mexico border. With a fresh sense of humor and human understanding, these stories skillfully bridge the gap between miracles and tragedies, prejudice and transcendence, and oppression and liberation. From the comical exploration of the ... Read more

    $9.95 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Night of the Three Kings

    by Carmen Tafolla ...
    Narrated by Nayeli Escamilla ...

    Unabridged

    7 min

    The heartwarming story of a child’s enchanting dreamtime adventure on the eve of Three Kings Day.It’s the night before the Three Kings Day feast, and an excited little boy is trying to fall asleep, but he can’t because the three majestic Kings suddenly appear outside his window! Before he knows it, he’s riding a camel and traveling with them through a vast desert, following a star that leads them ... Read more

    $6.95 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Warrior Girl

    by Carmen Tafolla ...
    Narrated by Nayeli Escamilla ...

    Unabridged

    2 hours 58 min

    An insightful novel in verse about the joys and struggles of a Chicana girl who is a warrior for her name, her history, and her right to choose what she celebrates in life.Celina and her family are bilingual and follow both Mexican and American traditions. Celina revels in her Mexican heritage, but once she starts school it feels like the world wants her to erase that part of her identity. ... Read more

    $19.00 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    What Can You Do with a Paleta?

    by Carmen Tafolla ...
    Narrated by Nayeli Escamilla ...

    Unabridged

    4 min

    Where the paleta wagon rings its tinkly belland carries a treasure of icy paletasin every color of the sarape . . .As she strolls through her barrio, a young girl introduces readers to the frozen, fruit-flavored treat that thrills Mexican and Mexican-American children. Create a masterpiece, make tough choices (strawberry or coconut?), or cool off on a warm summer's day--there's so much to do with ... Read more

    $6.95 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Paletero Man

    by Lucky Diaz ...
    Illustrated by Micah Player ...
    A vibrant picture book celebrating the strength of community and the tastes of summer from Latin Grammy-winning musician Lucky Diaz and celebrated artist Micah Player.Ring! Ring! Ring! Can you hear his call? Paletas for one! Paletas for all!What’s the best way to cool off on a hot summer day? Run quick and find Paletero José!Follow along with our narrator as he passes through his busy neighborhood ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • We Are Nature Defending Itself

    An Anthology of Women on Bodies, Borders, and Place

    by Shelley Armitage, Kimberly Blaeser, Norma E. Cantú, Sandra Cisneros, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Anel I. Flores, Christine Granados, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, María Eugenia Guerra, Lisa Lee Herrick, ire'ne lara silva, Diana López, Pat Mora, Gris Muñoz, Michelle Otero, Emmy Pérez, Petra Salazar, Sara L. Spurgeon, Carmen Tafolla, Margo Tamez, Luci Tapahonso, Laura Tohe, Naima Yael Tokunow, Krystal Monique Toney, Leeanna T. Torres, Diane Wilson, Diane Hueter Warner ...
    Series series Wittliff Collections Literary Series
    In the words of series editor Steven L. Davis, We Are Nature Defending Itself: An Anthology of Women on Bodies, Borders, and Place is “a revelation, a multicultural blend of well-known and emerging writers who come together to give nature a voice in our literature and our lives.” Not least of the many benefits to readers are its contributions from prominent Latina writers, presented here as ... Read more

    $19.79 CAD