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Cover of Sebi and the Land of Cha Cha Cha. Young Latine girl with a pink and purple dress and pink hair bow dances on the cover, surrounded by animals with maracas, birds, flowers, butterflies, and the sun.

Hispanic Heritage Books for Kids

Written by alamancelibraries on . Posted in Book Reviews.

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15-October 15, 2026! This year’s theme is: Unidos, Somos Más (Together, We Are More). Below you’ll find some great books to share with your children to learn the history and culture of Latin Americans!

Cover of Sebi and the Land of Cha Cha Cha. Young Latine girl with a pink and purple dress and pink hair bow dances on the cover, surrounded by animals with maracas, birds, flowers, butterflies, and the sun.

Sebi and the Land of Cha Cha Cha by Roselyn Sanchez

Sebi is excited to be a part of El Carnaval Latino, but her mother said she’s too young to dance! A Cotorra bird invites her and her friend to an enchanted land where she can dance to her heart’s content. Learn about Latin dances, including the cha cha, merengue, and the samba, with this beautiful book.

Cover of La Mala Suerte is Following Me. Latine boy looks afraid as he runs across a soccer field. There's a black umbrella, a broken mirror, a ladder, and a black bird above him, and a soccer ball with a scary shadow with eyes at his feet.

La Mala Suerte is Following Me by Ana Siqueira

Bad luck? Miguel doesn’t believe in it. But his abuela tells him opening an umbrella indoors will bring La Mala Suerte (Mrs. Bad Luck), and sure enough, he falls down, he fails a test, and he can’t block a shot in soccer. What can he do to get his good luck back and get rid of La Mala Suerte? This book uses both Spanish and English words to tell the story, and shows how superstitions are universal!

Cover of Definitely Dominguita: Knight of the Cape. Dominguita is dressed as a knight, with a tin bucket on her head, a cookie sheet breastplate, and a green cape. She is walking down the street with a walking stick and a dog.

Definitely Dominguita: Knight of the Cape by Terry Catasús Jennings

This is the first of a series of early chapter books about a spunky Cuban American girl who loves to read and is looking for adventure. She loves the classics that she and her abuela used to read in Spanish before she moved away. In this first book, she decides she wants to be a knight like Don Quixote and do good deeds in her community. The class bully tells her that girls can’t be knights, but Dominguita and her friends are determined to prove him wrong.

Cover of Omega Morales and the Curse of El Cucuy. There are three figures on the cover. A boy and a girl are wearing Dia de los Muertos masks, and a third girl, who looks like a ghost, is beside them. The kids are sitting in a graveyard with a supernatural creature in front of them. The cover also has a scary pumpkin on the top above the title.

Omega Morales and the Curse of El Cucuy by Laekan Zea Kemp

Omega can influence the emotions of supernatural creatures. When a new creature arrives on Día de los Muertos, she feels nothing but overwhelming darkness. Soon children go missing, and Omega and her friends realize that they are dealing with El Cucuy, the boogeyman. Can they save the day? Kids will love learning about the myths and monsters from a different culture.

Cover of Maximilian: The Curse of the Fallen Angel. A Mucha Libre wrestler is flying across the cover, with green background and yellow stars. He is wearing red pants, a red cape, and a mask with a red and yellow flame.

Maximilian and the Curse of the Fallen Angel: a Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller by Xavier Garza

Max’s uncle, a famous luchador, is retiring. Max wants to take over the role, but not quite yet – he’s only 14! But the Guardian Angel’s last match with a new wrestler may sink his reputation before Max even gets a chance to wrestle! This book is in Spanish and English and is a lot of fun for those who love Lucha Libre.

Cover of Secrets We Tell the Sea. The cover is a swirl of waves. There is a girl, several jellyfish and fish also caught up in the waves.

Secrets We Tell the Sea by Martha Riva Palacio Obón

Sofia’s mother sent her to live with her abuela near the sea, seemingly choosing her boyfriend over her daughter. The one good thing is that Sofia feels affinity to the sea, picturing herself as a mermaid, her fierce abuela as a sea dragon, her mother’s boyfriend as a barracuda, and her mother as a flying fish. The ocean makes much more sense to her than humans. When a hurricane hits, it throws her entire life into disarray. Can she befriend the sea again, and maybe forgive her mother?

Mary Beth A. is the Community Engagement Librarian for Alamance County Public Libraries.

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