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  • Bibliography:
    24 Books
  • First Book:
    July 2002
  • Latest Book:
    March 2020
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Book List in Order: 24 titles



  • Eight eager animals are more than happy to help make their perfect cake, but there are simply too many hands on it when it comes out of the oven and so disaster strikes, in a tale with Spanish and English text....



  • FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Eight animals go to market, to supper, and to dance, in a tale that introduces the numbers from one to eight and vocabulary in English and Spanish. By the author of Say Hola To Spanish....



  • A skillful mix of English and Spanish adds a special flair to this lively, rhythmic picture book. It's non-stop fun when eight animal friends-ocho animales-head out to the market to find their supper. There's queso for the mouse, leche for the cat, a...




  • It happens all the time. As soon as the car pulls away, someone needs the bathroom.

    Where is un bano? Donde esta? I really do need one," I told mi mama.

    After racing around town, passing a gushing fountain, and cutting the inevitable line for...



  • Beloved characters from the best-known fairy tales introduce Spanish vocabulary in this whimsical story.

    When Miguel and María set out to visit their aunt (their tía), they encounter a host of characters from nursery rhymes and fairy tales...



  • From adornos (decorations) going up all over the house, biscochitos (cupcakes) baking in the oven, and a special treat of churros (doughnut sticks) for breakfast, this can only be the beginning of a fabulous cumpleaños (birthday)! As the alphabet...



  • Ana Patino is adjusting well to her new life in the United States, but her mother is having a difficult time because she doesn_t speak English. When Ana_s baby brother falls ill, Mama tries to get help, but no one can understand her. Now convinced of...



  • A quick trip to the supermercado? Not with Bebe in the shopping cart. Snatching the grocery list and picking out chocolate-covered pickles, he's not being very helpful. Just as Mama is ready to throw up her manos, she gives sweet Bebe a box of animal...






  • Sophie the toad wishes she were as good looking as her brother, but she discovers that her talent lies in singing, in a title that includes Spanish vocabulary. By the author of F Is for Fiesta. ...



  • Mama leaves the shopping behind to spend a relaxing day at the beach. But sweet Bebe won't sit still! He toddles after the waves, chases a bouncing pelota, and even surfs on a sand sculpture. When Bebé finally tuckers out, Mama gets her chance to ...



  • An original take on losing a tooth.

    This little girl has tried everything to make her loose tooth come out before her dad?s birthday (except letting her brother yank it) so she?ll have money to buy him a gift. Nothing has worked and now it?s the b...



  • It's yard sale time, and things are flying off the tables. But this little piggy isn't letting anybody buy his tricycle. Sure, he's too big to ride it, but that doesn't mean he doesn't love it anymore! But when the day is almost over, someone just th...



  • Nell's birthday is in August, and as soon as it?s over, she starts to feel as though her next one is never going to get here. But then her mom reminds her that the year is packed with different reasons to celebrate, as each month in the calendar brin...



  • The rain forest is lush with delicious things to eat, but it's also full of terribly picky eaters! Mangoes are too sweet for the baby iguana, bananas are just too yellow for monito (little monkey), and little quetzal can't take even one more squishy ...



  • The "Oso" family is going out for a stroll, and Rubia has her eye on their empty "casita." A nice bowl of "sopa," a comfortable chair, a "perfecta" little bed. Who wouldn't want to open la "puerta" and come in? This is the story of "Goldilocks and...



  • At the station, sirens sound. Corazones start to pound. "House fire!" says el capitán. "Fuego! Get your helmets on!" So begins a rollicking race to save a burning casa from the roaring flames-and these bomberos are up to the task, with hoses r...



  • While Roja picks flowers on the way to her grandma's, a mean wolf sneaks away with her cape to surprise Abuelita. But Grandma's no fool and Roja's no ordinary chica. They send that hungry lobo packing with a caliente surprise! This sassy retelling...



  • Classic favorites get a modern Latino twist The itsy arañita climbed up the water spout. Down came la lluvia and washed la araña out. Classic Mother Goose rhymes get a Latino twist in this cozy collection. From young Juan Ramón sitting i...






  • The Princess and the Pea gets a fresh twist in this charming bilingual retelling. El príncipe knows this girl is the one for him, but, as usual, his mother doesn’t agree. The queen has a secret test in mind to see if this girl is really a pr...



  • Come join the crowd headed for a summer celebración! Marvel at the people riding motociclos, bicycles, triciclos, and unicycles. Duck out of the way as firefighters spray water everywhere. Clap to the music as people playing clarinetes, saxophone...



  • In this rhyming celebration of playtime, bilingual Maya Papaya welcomes all four seasons with a flair for dress-up and an inclusion of Spanish words in an English narrative. Strong writing, a spunky protagonist, and themes of playtime and the ch...



  • Humor abounds in this masterfully-bilingual twist on "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" that dares to ask the question: why is that troll so grumpy anyway? Three little cabritos have a clever plan to get past the grumpiest troll in the land. Bu...



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    Louise, an adorable yet unbelievably fragrant stinkbug, must summon up all of her courage and self-confidence, with the help of her best friend Tara, when Kiki the cockroach threatens to squash her if she enters the skating contest....


Award-Winning Books by Susan Middleton Elya

La Princesa and the Pea
2018 Pura Belpre Award -- Illustrator


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Susan Middleton Elya has published 24 books.

Susan Middleton Elya does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Three Billy Goats Buenos, was published in March 2020.

The first book by Susan Middleton Elya, Eight Animals Bake a Cake, was published in July 2002.

No. Susan Middleton Elya does not write books in series.