"You Can’t Take the Dinosaur Home" is written by Mary Esparza-Vela. It is a uniquely written adventurous story created for children of the preschool age. The design and layout of this book is excellent and it is loaded with colorful illustrations for a child to...

Lucky's Lick by Mary Esparza-Vela is a heart rending tale of Juanito, who is crippled after being hit by a car. Unlike other children of his age, he spends his day in a wheelchair. His mother makes him do a lot of exercises to help...

There’s a Lion in the House by Mary Esparza-Vela is fifteen pages of excellent drawings, and a cute story with a moral. Young Robby Rabbit loves to tease his three brothers by playing tricks on them. One day he hid from them, and they all...

The Odd Chick, by author Mary Esparza-Vela, is a truly delightful cute read. It is a wonderful addition to any collection for a very young audience as a bed time story. The story of Buki, the odd chick out, gives the adult readers reading it...

The Turtle Who Imagined is a children’s picture book by Mary Esparza-Vela. Kevin Collier provides illustrations alongside the tale, which centers on a young turtle who compares himself to the other animals he sees in the woods around him. At first, the turtle is envious...

It’s Christmas Eve and siblings Kyzzie, Sweetz and Hunee are heading home from a pleasant visit with their Grandma. Only, these children are not children from Planet Earth. They live on the distant Planet Jutta and their trip home from Grandma’s was in a space...

Li Wei is a little Panda Bear. He hasn’t grown to his full adult size yet. One day, when hungry, he searches and finds some tasty bamboo to eat. Yuan, a brown bear much bigger than Li Wei, challenges Li Wei’s right to be eating...

The Lost Burro/El Burrito Perdido by Mary Esparza-Vela is a delightful bilingual storybook for children. Raulito lives with his parents on top of a mountain in Mexico. The family has to travel down the mountainside every day for water. It was a difficult task for...

Little Brother's Temper Tantrums by Mary Esparza-Vela is a fun children's book that takes place in outer space. The book follows three alien children named Kyzee, Sweetz, and Hunee. Kyzee and Sweetz were going treasure hunting on a nearby planet, when their younger brother, Hunee,...

Dino Breaks a Tooth by Mary Esparza-Vela is a children's book that educates young readers on the benefits of proper oral hygiene and seeing a dentist regularly. The Luv-Beams are three caring child aliens, as sweet on the outside as they are on the inside....

The Grumpy Catfish by Mary Esparza-Vela relates the story of a lonely catfish who is bullied by younger fish. Grumpy lived alone on the bottom of the ocean. All his friends were gone, captured by fisherman. Grumpy had advised them not to grab a hook,...

Little Donny has two dogs: Snookie, an Australian Sheepdog, and Bitsy, a bulldog terrier mix. Donny loved his dogs. When Bitsy had four puppies, fathered by the dog next door, Donny loved them as well and helped Bitsy care for them. He checked on them...

The Scared Bunny by Mary Esparza-Vela will grab a child's interest. The amazing artwork will provide the young reader with reflections and added discussion. Robby, who is a rabbit, teases others to the point that they won't believe him when he really needs them to....

Jiggles is a very unusual little pig. This is quite a concern for his parents. While Mom, Dad and Jiggles' siblings all frolic in the mud to stay cool, Jiggles wants to run to the river to get clean. He refuses to play with everyone...

A baby owl is born and, like all newborns, this baby is very hungry. However, this baby owl, Ollie, never seems to outgrow his hunger and as he grows he eats more and more. His parents have a difficult time keeping up with the baby's...

I absolutely loved The Ant Who Can't - La Hormiga Que No Puede by A.M. Vela and Mary Esparza-Vela. The story is about an ant named Frita who is not very good at carrying food for her colony. One day when Frita’s colony is attacked...

The Abandoned Dog/El Perro Abandonado by A.M. Vela/Mary Esparza-Vela is an educational picture book that children and parents will both love and appreciate. The book tells a simple story about a boy who rescues a starving dog. It is a story about trust and love,...