Flamenco Books for Spanish Heritage Month (9/15-10/15)

Children’s Books (many available both English and Spanish editions):

• Aunt Elaine Does The Dance From Spain by Leah Komaiko
• Carmen Amaya (Pequeño y Grande) by María Isabel Sánchez Vegara and Ana Albero Vázquez 
• Flamenco Fantasy by Cynthia Ventrola Struven
• In My Family by Carmen Lomas Garza
• Lola’s Fandango by Ann Witte
• Mo Baila Flamenco by Fresia Barrientos Morales 
• ¡Olé! Flamenco by George Ancona
• Perlie and The Flamenco Fairy by Wendy Harmer
• Quiero Bailar Flamenco by Azucena Huidobro
• Spain by Susie Brooks
• Spain: The Culture by Noa Lior
• Thea Stilton and The Spanish Dance Mission by Thea Stilton

Mid Grade/Adult Books:

• A Way Of Life by D. E. Pohren
• A Summer In Flamenco by Jackie Cornwall
• All About Flamenco/Todos Sobre Flamenco by Silvia Oivo
• Art Of Flamenco by D. E. Pohren
• Bird With The Heart Of A Mountain by Barbara Mariconda
• Bury Me Standing: The Gypsies And Their Journey by Isabel Fonseca
• Carmen: A Gypsy Geography by Ninotchka Devorah Bennahum
• Duende: A Journey Into The Heart Of Flamenco by Jason Webster
• Flamenco…All You Ever Wanted To Know by Emma Martinez
• Flamenco, Flan And Fatalities: A Happy Hoofers Mystery Series by Mary McHugh
• Flamenco Legend: In Search Of Camarón De La Isla by Marcos
• Flamenco: Passion, Politics and Pop Culture by William Washabaugh
• Golden Earrings by Belinda Alexander
• Lady Bullfighter: The Autobiography Of The Northamerican Bullfighter by Patricia McCormick
• Lives and Legends of Flamenco by D. E. Pohren
• Only In Spain: A Foot-Stomping Firecracker of a Memoir About Food, Flamenco and Falling In Love by Nellie Bennett
• Queen of The Gypsies: The Life And Legend of Carmen Amaya by Paco Sevilla
• Song Of The Outcasts: An Introduction To Flamenco by Robin Totton
• Sonidos Negros: On The Blackness Of Flamenco by K. Meira Goldberg
• Tales of The Alhambra by Washington Irving
• The Gypsies of Spain by Jan Yoors (Photographs by André A. López)
• Through Spain On Donkey Back by W. Parker Bodfish

Mindful Book Reviews By Eve: Breath Friends Forever: A Mindfulness Story for Kids by Kids by Laurie Grossman & Ms. Moses’s 4th Grade Class

Breath Friends Forever: A Mindfulness Story for Kids by Kids by Laurie Grossman & Ms. Moses’s 4^th Grade Class. Instant Help Books/New Harbinger.

Truly one of the best things about this book, Breath Friends Forever: A Mindfulness Book for Kids by Kids, and its predecessor, Master of Mindfulness: How to Be Your Own Superhero in Times of Stress, is that it is truly for kids by kids. The voices are clear and strong and young. This simple, sweet story, illustrated with a creative collage of cartoon characters and real life photos, offers various ways to remind us to practice mindfulness whenever needed. The hand gestures, the breathing, the getting in touch with inner peace all combine to offer easy-to-follow instructions for calming down during times of big emotions. The nicely written story offers good factual data on how deep breathing affects and effects the body, mind and energy. This mid-grade book respects the curiosity and personage of the older child. The main message is that a friend is the greatest gift: both to give and to receive.

This is a fabulous authentically voiced mindfulness book for mid-grades. I highly recommend this book. It should be in homes, libraries, schools, therapist offices etc. It is not only a fun, mindful story, but it also serve an important purpose as a book for children to help bolster their self-control, inner peace and resiliency.

Eve Costarelli

Thank you to Laurie Grossman for sending me this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

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