Multicultural Literature for Latino Bilingual Children

Ellen Riojas Clark, PhD, is professor emerita and nationally recognized scholar of bicultural-bilingual studies at the University of Texas at San Antonio. UTSA has established The Ellen Riojas Clark, Ph.D. Endowed Chair in Bicultural Bilingual Studies, this is the only chair named for a Latina scholar in the United States. Her research examines self-concept, teacher identity, ethnic identity, efficacy, and Latino cultural studies.Belinda Bustos Flores, PhD, is professor emerita of bicultural-bilingual studies and former associate dean at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research focuses on teacher development including self-concept, ethnic identity, efficacy, beliefs, teacher recruitment/retention, high stakes testing, and family cultural knowledge. Flores is a nationally known scholar and has been recognized by the AERA Hispanic Research SIG (2015) and the Bilingual Research SIG (2019). Flores is founder of the award-winning Academy for Teacher Excellence Research Center.Daniel Alejandro González, PhD, is a critical arts educator and filmmaker. At an urban public library, he supports learning through multilingual, multicultural, and digital literacy. Focusing on social positionalities, his research examines how creativity and critical reflection can challenge dominant narratives to promote belonging, learning, mastery, and intellectual growth. His work and praxis also emphasize building coalitions, managing conflict in intercultural settings, and curbing administrative violence.

• Preface: Derrumbando Fronteras/Breaking BoundariesEllen Riojas Clark and Belinda Bustos FloresForeword: Literature in the Lives of Latino ChildrenAlma Flor AdaAcknowledgmentsPart I. Framing the Discussions: Theory and Rationale1 Multicultural Latino Children’s Literature: Enriching the Lives and theLearning of Latino Bilingual LearnersEllen Riojas Clark, Belinda Bustos Flores, and Genevie C. Rodríquez-Quiñones2 Exploring the Traditions of Latino Children’s Literature: Beyond Tokenism to TransformationHoward L. Smith, Belinda Bustos Flores, Daniel A. González, and Diana EstradaPart II. Multicultural Children’s Literature Representing Latino Realities3 Beyond Candy Skulls and Latino Celebrations: Empowering Bilingual Latino Students’ Identity Development with Diverse Culturally Relevant LiteratureJamie Campbell Naidoo and Ruth E. Quiroa4 Cruzando Fronteras: Negotiating the Stories of Latino Immigrant and Transnational ChildrenGilberto P. Lara, Patricia Sánchez, Janeth Martínez-Cortes, and Maité Landa5 Using Children’s Literature to Understand Values, Traditions, and Beliefs within Latino Family SystemsMari Riojas-Cortez and Raquel Cataldo6 Using Culturally Sustaining Literature for Latino Children in the Early Childhood ClassroomYsaaca Axelrod and Cristina GillandersPart III. Multicultural Literature in the Content Areas: Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, and Mathematics7 Embracing the Complexity of Language: Bringing All Forms of Knowledge into the Language Arts through Latino Children’s LiteratureChristina Passos DeNicolo8 Día de Muertos: Authentic Cultural Representation in Children’s LiteratureCecilia Perfecto 9 Dichos y Adivinanzas: Literary Resources that Enhance Science Learning and Teaching in the Bilingual ClassroomMaría Guadalupe Arreguín and José Augustín Ruiz-Escalante10 Tiempo y Cultura: Exploring Mathematics through Latino Stories Carlos A. LópezLeiva and Yoo Kyung SungPart IV. Multiple Modes of Multicultural Children’s Literature11 Cultural Multiliteracies: Integrating Technology with Latino Children’s LiteratureSonia N. Sánchez, Lucila D. Ek, Myriam Jimena Guerra, and Genevie C. Rodríquez-Quiñones12 Técnica Con/Safos: Visual Iconography in Latino Picture Books as a Tool for Cultural AffirmationLettycia Terrones13 Latino Children’s Multicultural Literature and Literacy Practices as Social Imagination: Becoming a Culturally Efficacious EducatorBelinda Bustos Flores, Ellen Riojas Clark, Howard L. Smith, and Kenya Vargas14 Cultivando Historias, Voces, y Raíces through Community Cultural Wealth and Oral HistoryChristian Valdez and Cori Salamerón Part V. Dimensions of Cultural Heritage and Literacy15 Latino Children’s Literature: Iluminando el Significado de Nuestras Vidas y CulturaDaniel Alejandro González and Claudia Treviño García16 Una Fuente de Recursos: A Literary Guide for Children, Parents, and EducatorsDaniel Alejandro González, Claudia Treviño García, Oralia Garza de Cortés, and Amanda A. HernándezIndexAbout the Contributors