Rene Colato Lainez

• Nov-2004
• / General Fiction
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As Beto looks at the eight candles on his birthday cake, he knows that his wish is always the same. Beto wishes that he could be with his father every chance he gets. It has been three years since he and Mama left El Salvador. Lurking in his mind are...

• Apr-2005
• / General Fiction
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Young René’s teacher is calling role one morning, and René is dismayed to hear someone else answer to his name. It’s not only that he thought he was the only person with that name, but also that the new student who answers is a girl. That after...

• Feb-2009
• / General Fiction
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• Feb-2010
• / General Fiction
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A timely and inspiring story. Mario is leaving his home in El Salvador. With his father by his side, he is going north to join his mother, who lives in the United States. She has sent Mario a new pair of shoes. He will need good shoes because the jou...

• Apr-2010
• / General Fiction
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The Tooth Fairy has some competition. Meet El Ratón Pérez, the charming and adventurous mouse who collects children’s teeth in Spain and Latin America. When both the Tooth Fairy and El Ratón Pérez arrive to claim Miguelito’s tooth, s...

• May-2014
• / General Fiction
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Near the border, the cars began to move very slowly. Papá, go fast. I want to see Mamá, I said. José loves helping Mamá in the garden outside their home in California. But when Mamá is sent back to Mexico for not having proper papers, José and ...

• Jul-2014
• / General Fiction
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The barnyard animals on Old MacDonald's and Señor Pancho's farms have a hard time communicating. MacDonald's rooster says cock-a-doodle-doo! While Señor Pancho's gallo says quiquirquí. The English-speaking chick says peep, peep, but el pollito say...

• Jul-2015
• / General Fiction
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You may know that the wheels on the bus go round and round, but did you know that las ruedas del bus ruedan y ruedan? Or that while the horn on the truck goes honk, honk, honk, la bocina del camion goes tut tuu tuu? The Wheels on the Bus takes on a n...

• Jul-2016
• / General Fiction
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When Mama s purse falls on the floor, Sofia gets a peek at Mama s old Resident Alien card and comes to the conclusion that Mama might be an alien from outer space. Sofia heads to the library to learn more about aliens. Some are small and some are tal...

• Dec-2021
• / General Fiction
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Hi! ¡Hola! A friendship story in English and Spanish! ¡Un cuento de amistad en inglés y español!Hi. / Hola.My name is Joe. / Mi nombre es José.Let's paint. / Pintemos.Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, ...

• Jan-2022
• / General Fiction
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Joe speaks English.  He loves soccer. José habla español. A José le gusta el fútbol. This story is in English and Spanish!Hola, Joe. / Hi, José. I have my uniform. /Tengo mi uniforme.I am ready. / Estoy listo.Two boys, an English speak...

• Jan-2023
• / General Fiction
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Hi! ¡Hola! A friendship board book in English and Spanish!Hi. / Hola.My name is Joe. / Mi nombre es José.Let's paint. / Pintemos.Two boys, an English speaker and a Spanish speaker, meet at school. They paint together and learn about colo...

• Jun-2023
• / General Fiction
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This sweet bilingual picture book follows a boy and his stay-at-home dad, who takes care of him while his mom goes to work at the port, “where huge cargo ships come and go every day.” She oversees the containers that go around the world! ...