Latino Picture Books Coming Out in 2017

Olinguito, de La A a la Z!/Olinguito, from A to Z!, Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood were among the best Latino picture books of 2016.

The following is a list of great Latino pictures books coming out in 2017. As a Latina, I'm looking forward to read and review them!

1. The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!



Author: Carmen Agra Deedy
Illustrator: Eugene Yelchin
Publication Date: January 31, 2017
Publisher: Scholastic Press

2. ABC Pasta: An Entertaining Alphabet



Author: Juana Medina Rosas
Publication Date: February 7, 2017
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers

3. The Chupacabra Ate the Candelabra



Author: Marc Tyler Nobleman
Illustrator: Ana Aranda
Publication Date: March 7, 2017
Publisher: Nancy Paulsen Books

4. Lucia the Luchadora (image not available)

Author: Cynthia Leonor Garza
Illustrator: Alyssa Bermudez
Publication Date: March 7, 2017
Publisher: POW!

5. All the Way to Havana



Author: Margarita Engle
Illustrator: Mike Curato
Publication Date: August 29, 2017
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Happy New Year 2017!