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Hi Donna,

As someone who worked as Librarian in an elementary school with
predominantly Spanish-speaking students, my two cents is that it's
important to have BOTH translations of popular picture books and novels
originally written in English AND those originally written in Spanish. Kids
want both.

In regards to vendors and lists of good books to choose from, Lectorum
<https://lectorum.com> has tons of great options.

Also, Chicago Public Schools Dept of Libraries
<https://cps.edu/Pages/TL_Libraries.aspx> puts together a curated list
called SALSA, which stands for Spanish Acclaimed Literature Summary for
All, and has recommended Spanish language books for PreK-12th. You can find
the link on their website, but I'm also attaching a PDF of their 2016 list
below.

Not sure what vendors you use, but Follett also has a good Spanish
selection.

Best of luck!

Sincerely,

Sarah Vecchi
formerly Librarian at Lorca ES Chicago Public Schools
now Librarian at Alcott ES Lake Washington School District



On Mon, Aug 6, 2018 at 11:31 AM Email list for the Association of Illinois
School Library Educators <aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi! I was just asked if I could spend over $5,000.00 by August 31 on books
> written in Spanish or Spanish/English bilingual. I said yes but I
> definitely need your help!!
>
> I am shopping for 5 schools, four pre-k-5 grade schools and a 6,7,8 junior
> high. I would like picture books, fiction, non-fiction and graphic novels
> for all grade levels. I know there is a big difference between books
> translated from English into Spanish and books written in Spanish. I would
> prefer the second option.
>
> Could you please tell me where you purchase these books or point me in the
> direction of a suggested list of books written in Spanish?
>
> I really appreciate any help you can offer!!!
> Thank you,
>
> Donna Miner
> District Librarian
> Rantoul City Schools
>
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