George Ancona | Children's Books

Kids Cooking: Students Prepare and Eat Foods from Around the World

Roll up your sleeves, wash your hands, and join these kids as they prepare recipes from all over the world.

October 10, 2018

Boys Dancing: From School Gym To Theater Stage

Four energetic boys as they train for and take the stage in a community dance performance celebrating classic kids’ books.

October 9, 2018

It’s Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden

Want to grow what you eat and eat what grow? Join students, volunteers, teachers, and community members as they design, plan, plant, tend, and harvest a bountiful garden on the grounds of the Acequia Madre Elementary School in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

October 8, 2018

Come and Eat!

We all eat to live, but not everyone goes about eating a meal the same way. When, how, what, where, and why we eat differ from family to family, culture to culture, and country to country.

October 8, 2018

¡Ole! flamenco

It’s singing, it’s dancing, it’s guitar playing! It’s an exciting, expressive art form that has evolved over hundreds of years.

October 8, 2018

Capoeira: Dance, Game, Martial Art

It’s a game! It’s a dance! It’s a martial art! It’s a way of expressing yourself through acrobatic movements and pounding, rhythmic music!

October 8, 2018

Self Portrait

Photographs of the author/photographer invite the reader to visit the author at his home and studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. There he describes the process of writing and putting together the photographs for a children’s book.

October 8, 2018

SOMOS LATINOS: Mis Bailes / My Dances

There is a saying that Latinos are born dancing. Cuauhtémoc dances with an Aztec dancing group. Little Evelyn dances the jarana from Yucatan. Shanty and Junior dance the Peruvian marinera. Kane and his whole family dance Mexican Folk dances.

October 8, 2018

SOMOS LATINOS: Mis Comidas / My Foods

Alejandro’s parents came from Venezuela. He helps his mother shop for the special ingredients that are turned into the special meals from the home country. His friends from El Salvador and Mexico have theirs. The book is filled with tacos, sancocho, arepas, and many other goodies.

October 8, 2018

SOMOS LATINOS: Mis Juegos / My Games

Two children, Belinda from Mexico and Federico from Argentina play with their friends at home, at school, in the streets, in gyms and on teams. Some games are from the countries they came from.

October 8, 2018

SOMOS LATINOS: Mis Música / My Music

Three children follow their heritages through the music they play. Janira dances and her brother plays flamenco, Jovita sings and plays with a mariachi band, and Juan Julian follows in the footsteps of his father and older brother playing percussion with Salsa.

October 8, 2018