When budding artist Bea Garcia's best friend moves to Australia and a loud, rambunctious boy moves into her old house, Bea must learn to make new friends.

A tale about the importance of food to a community—and value of community to the experience of cooking—as told through the eyes of a young girl helping her tía.

"Bea Garcia loves art, especially when she gets to draw pictures of her dog, Sophie. When Sophie runs away after an encounter with the neighbor's cat, Bea has to find a way to bring her home again"--

It's Papi's birthday! Which means it's time to get in the kitchen and bake the traditional family cake  Tres Leches! Together, we'll measure the ingredients and when some of it sticks to the pan, no worries! Abuelita is there to save they day. The family is working together on this special tradition, just like Papi did with Abuelita when he was young.

After learning about mummies in class, Katie decides to make one of her own, but when it suddenly goes missing, Katie and Pedro start following clues that they hope will lead them to the missing mummy.

"When Camila tries out for a play, she practices hard to get ready for auditions. So she's extra disappointed when she doesn't get the starring role. But as she learns her part and works with the rest of the cast, Camila discovers there is more than one way to be a star"--

Tired of being asked where she's from, a little girl brings the question to her abuelo. His smiling response is that she comes "from the Pampas, the open, free land . . . from hurricanes and dark storms . . . from this land where our ancestors built a home for all, even when they were in chains because of the color of their skin." Abuelo takes the girl on an imaginative journey through their history and culture, but this doesn't satisfy her, so she...