Author
Lulu Delacre
3 books here
Arrorró, Mi Niño: Latino Lullabies and Gentle Games
Board book · ages 0–3 · 2004
The most authentic bilingual lullaby collection for babies—Delacre's watercolors are tender without being saccarine, and the Spanish/English pairing plants both languages in the earliest listening years.
The Storyteller's Candle
Picture book · ages 5–9 · 580L · 2008
A genuinely moving immigration story that centers Puerto Rican culture without preaching—kids recognize themselves in Lilia's loneliness and are moved by the friendship that saves her.
El Gallo de Bodas: A Traditional Cuban Folktale
Picture book · ages 4–8 · 620L
A traditional Cuban folktale with Delacre's signature watercolor warmth—the rooster's vanity-to-humility arc is genuinely funny, and kids pick up the cultural texture without it feeling didactic.