Patterns of Wonder: Spanish Read Alouds

“Patterns of Wonder” is a book written by Whitney La Rocca and Jeff Anderson. It’s a guide to teach students in grades K-1 about author’s craft. It is a wonderful resource with amazing picture book recommendations to model each lesson. Unfortunately, the book does not give examples of mentor books in Spanish.

Here you will find links to the Spanish edition of the books on Amazon that I have found in Spanish. Please note that as an Amazon Affiliate, I will get a small percentage of the sale. Thank you for your support, and happy reading!

Paterns of Wonder Book

Note: It is quite a long list of books, and I am trying to update the list of chapters/books as fast as I can. Once I am done, I will review the list every January (you never know when more books will be available in Spanish in the future).

Last Update: October 10, 2025

Part 1: Squiggles

Lesson

Books in English

Books in Spanish

Lesson 1.1

Making your mark: Use marks to record language

  1. A Squiggly Story by Andrew Larsen
  2. Accident! by Andrea Tsurumi
  3. Can I be your Dog? by Troy Cummings
  4. Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon
  1. Un cuento de garabatos por Andrew Larsen (only available as an HMH adoption book)
  2. Accidente! por Andrea Tsurumi
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 1. 2

What could you say? Use words to make sentences

  1. Inside this Book by Barney Saltzberg
  2. The Word Collector by Peter H Reynolds
  3. One Day, The End: Short, Very Short, Shorter-Than-Ever Stories by Rebecca Kai Dotlitch
  4. Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
  1. N/A
  2. El coleccionista de palabras por Peter H Reynolds
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 1.3

Shake a book and nouns fall out: Nouns show people, places and things

  1. Shake a Tree by Chiara Vignocchi
  2. It’s a Tiger! by David LaRochelle
  3. Some Pets by Angela DiTerlizzi
  4. Merry-Go-Round: A Book About Nouns

None of these books are available in Spanish.

Lesson 1.4

We nail verbs: Verbs show what’s happening

  1. Lucia the Luchadora by Cynthia Leonor Garza
  2. Watch Me Throw the Ball! by Mo Willems
  3. I’m Not Scared! by Jonathan Allen
  4. Stick and Stone by Beth Ferry
  1. N/A
  2. N/A
  3. N/A
  4. Palo y piedra/Stick and Stone Board Book: Bilingual English-Spanish by Beth Ferry

Lesson 1.5

What color is the sky? Adjectives tell what kind

  1. Snail and Worm: Three Stories About Two Friends by Tina Kugler
  2. The Aiport Book: by Lisa Brown
  3. Freight Train by Donald Crews
  4. Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You see? by Eric Carle
  1. N/A
  2. N/A
  3. Freight Train/Tren de carga by Donald Crews
  4. Oso pardo, oso pardo por Eric Carle

Lesson 1.6

You can count on me. Adjectives tell how many

  1. The Little Red Cat Who Ran Away and Learned his ABC’s (the Hard Way) by Patrick McDonnell
  2. Octopuses One to Ten by Robin Page
  3. Ten on the Sled by Kim Norman
  4. The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
  1. N/A
  2. N/A
  3. N/A
  4. La oruga muy hambrienta por Eric Carle

Lesson 1.7

Oh, yes: Prepositions tell where

  1. Oh, No! by Candace Fleming
  2. The Napping House by Audrey Wood
  3. Up, Down, and Around Big Book by Katherine Ayres
  4. There Might Be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi
  1. N/A
  2. La casa adormecida by Audrey Wood
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 1.8

“And” adds more: Conjunctions

  1. Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens

  2. Pink is for Boys by Robb Pearlman

  3. The Wall in the Middle of the Book by Jon Agee

  4. A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell

None of these books are available in Spanish.

Lesson 1.9

What’s First? Use transition words to share thoughts in order

  1. No Hugs Till Saturday by Julie Downing
  2. Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
  3. Nope! by Drew Sheneman
  4. Dandelion’s Dream by Yoko Tanaka

None of these books are available in Spanish.

Lesson 2.1

On your marks… use marks, symbols, and letters to record language

  1. Knot Cannot by Tiffany Stone

  2. A Squiggly Story by Mike Lowery

  3. Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

  4. What Can a Citizen Do? by Shawn Harris

  1. N/A
  2. Un cuento de garabatos por Mike Lowery
  3. N/A
  4. M/A

Lesson 2.2

The sounds of the sea: Letter-sound correspondence

  1. Swashby and the Sea by Juana Martinez-Neal

  2. Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper by Mike Twohy

  3. I’m Not a Mouse by Evgenia Golubeva

  4. Lexie the Word Wrangler by Rebecca Van Slyke

None of these books are available in Spanish

Lesson 2.3

Jump into sentences: Use words to make sentences

  1. Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall
  2. Brave by Stacy McAnulty
  3. Z is for Moose by Paul O. Zelinsky
  4. Pete the Cat: Pete’s Big Lunch
  1. Jabari salta por Gaia Cornwall
  2. N/A
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 2.4

Names from A to Z: Capitalize names

  1. A is for Audra by Joh Robert

  2. My Name is Not Isabella: Just How Big Can a Little Girl Dream? by Jennifer Fosberry

  3. My Name is Aviva by Leslea Newman

  4. Thunder Boy Jr by Sherman Alexie

None of these books are available in Spanish

Lesson 2.5

Can I be your noun? Nouns show people, places, and things

  1. Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings
  2. Hey, Water! by Antoinette Portis
  3. Busy Creature’s Day Eating! by Mo Willems
  4. Sylvia’s Bookshop by Robert Burleigh

 

None of these books are available in Spanish

Lesson 2.6

Writers run into verbs: verbs show and tell action

  1. Sorry (Really Sorry) by Joanna Cotler

  2. Shh! Bears Sleeping by David Martin

  3. Skyscraper by Jorey Hurley

  4. The Pigeon Has to Go to School by Mo Willems

None of these books are available in Spanish

Lesson 2.7

 The powerful dot? Periods start clicking

  1. My Name is Elizabeth! by Annika Dunklee

  2. Today I Will Fly! by Mo Willems

  3. Lost. Found. by Marsha Diane Arnold

  4. Dare to Dream Big by Lorna Gutierrez

  1.  N/A
  2. ¡Hoy, volaré! por Mo Willems
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 2.8

Yello! I’m so excited! Exclamation marks

  1. High Five by Adam Rubin

  2. Hat Tricks by Satoshi Kitamura

  3. This is my book! by Mark Pett

  4. Perfect by Max Amato

None of these books are available in Spanish

Lesson 2.9

Are there any questions? Question marks

  1. How to be a T-Rex by Ryan North

  2. Can I play too? by Mo Willems

  3. Night Animals Need Sleep Too by Gianna Marino

  4. Which is Round? Which is Bigger? by Mineko Mamada

  1. N/A
  2. ¿Puedo jugar también? por Mo Willems
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 2.10

Are all school buses yellow? Adjectives tell what kind

  1. The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes
  2. Freight Train by Donald Crews
  3. Truman by Jean Reidy
  4. Maybe something beautiful: how art transformed a neighborhood by Theresa Howell
  1. N/A
  2. Tren de carga por Donald Crews
  3. N/A
  4. Quizá algo hermoso: Cómo el arte transformó un barrio porTheresa Howell

Lesson 2.11

Five Fingers, One Hand: Ten toes, two feet: Adjectives show and tell how many

  1. Bone by Bone by Sara Levine

  2. Chicken Break! by Cate Berry

  3. Bird Watch by Christie Matheson

  4. Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 2.12

In the Classroom: Prepositions tell where

  1. A Squiggly Story by Mike Lowery

  2. Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

  3. A New Home by Tania de Regil

  4. The King of Kindergarten by Derrick Barnes

  1. Un cuento de garabatos por Mike Lowery
  2. N/A
  3. Un nuevo hogar por Tania de Regil
  4. N/A

Lesson 2.13

Dare to use joining words: conjunctions

  1. Dare to Dream Big by Lorna Gutierrez

  2. Scribble Stones by Diane Alber

  3. Never Let a Unicorn Scribble by Diane Alber

  4. The Magical Yet by Andela DiTerlizzi

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 2.14

Writers use tools: transition words to share thoughts in order

  1. When Grandpa Gives You a Toolbox by Jamie LB Deenihan

  2. How to surprise a dad by Jean Reagan

  3. The Little Red Fort by Brenda Maier

  4. When Grandma gives you a lemon tree by Jamie LB Deenihan

  1. N/A
  2. N/A
  3. El fuertecito rojo por Brenda Meier
  4. N/A

Lesson 3.1

 The sound of words: use letters to record language

  1. The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder

  2. Lexie the Word Wrangler by Rebecca Van Slyke

  3. Quit Calling Me a Monster by Jory John

  4. I’m not a Mouse! by Evgenia Golubeva

  1. La tortuga de caja por Vanessa Roeder
  2. N/A
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 3.2

Letter sounds are no accident: letter-sound correspondence

  1. Accident! by Andrea Tsurumi

  2. The Nuts: Keep Rolling by Eric Litwin

  3. Jack Blasts Off by Mac Barnett

  4. LMNO Peas by Keith Baker

  1. ¡Accidente! por Andrea Tsurumi
  2. N/A
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 3.3

Be a sentence citizen: use words to make sentences

  1. What can a citizen do? by Dave Eggers

  2. Lexie the Word Wrangler by Rebecca Van Slyke

  3. The Itchy book by Leuyen Pham

  4. Rex Wrecks it by Ben Clanton

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 3.4

Space matters: use spaces between words

  1. The Book with No Pictures by BJ Novak

  2. We are in a Book by Mo Willems

  3. I Don’t Want to be Big by Dev Petty

  4. Duck, Duck, Porcupine by Salina Yoon

  1. N/A
  2. Estamos en un libro por Mo Willems
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 3.5

The name game: capitalize names

  1. Alma and How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal

  2. My name is not Alexander by Jennifer Frosberry

  3. A piglet named Mercy by Kate DiCamillo

  4. Hello, my name is Ruby by Philip C Stead

  1. Alma y cómo obtuvo su nombre por Juana Martinez-Neal
  2. N/A
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 3.6

Off to a Good start: begin sentences with a capital letter

  1. Thunder Boy Jr by Sherman Alexie

  2. Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

  3. Words and Your Heart by Kate Jane Neal

  4. The Word Collector by Peter H Reynolds

  1. N/A
  2. N/A
  3. N/A
  4. El coleccionista de palabras por Peter H Reynolds

Lesson 3.7

Map maker, map maker, make me a map: Nouns show people, place and things

  1. My Map Book by Sara Fanelli

  2. Swing, Sloth! Explore the Rainforest (National Geographic Kids) by Susan B Neuman

  3. My Pet Wants a Pet by Elise Broach

  4. A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What is a Noun? by Brian P Cleary

  1. N/A

  2. National Geographic Readers: Balanceate, Perezoso! (Swing, Sloth!) (Spanish Edition)

  3. N/A

  4. N/A

Lesson 3.8

The replacements: Pronouns

  1. Not Norman: A Goldfish Story by Kelly Bennett

  2. Jabari Tries by Caia Cornwall

  3. Vinny Gets a Job by Terry Brodner

  4. I and You And Don’t Forget Who What Is a Pronoun? by Brian P Cleary

  1. N/A
  2. Jabari Trata por Caia Cornwall
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 3.9

Verbs gotta MOVE: Verbs show action

  1. Move! by Steve Jenkins

  2. Some Pets by Angela DiTerlizzi

  3. An Island Grows by Lola M Chaefer

  4. It’s Hard to be a Verb by Julia Cook

  1. Suggestion: De la cabeza a os pies de Eric Carle
  2. N/A
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 3.10

At Lasso’s End: Periods

  1. Lexie the Word Wrangler by Rebecca Van Slyke

  2. Loose Tooth by Lola M CSchafer

  3. Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins

  4. How to Read a Story by Kate Messner

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 3.11

Maybe something exciting: exlamation marks

  1. Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F Isabel Campoy

  2. I’m Not a Mouse! by Evgenia Golubeva

  3. Exclamation Mark by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

  4. That is Not a Good Idea by Mo Willems

  1. Quizás Algo Hermoso: Cómo el arte transformó un barrio por F Isabel Campoy

  2. N/A

  3. N/A

  4. N/A

Lesson 3.12

Going up? Question marks

  1. Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez

  2. Who is the Mystery Reader? by Mo willems

  3. Snail and Worm: Three Stories about two friends by Tina kugler

  4. Cat the Cat, who is that? by Mo Willems

  1. ¿De donde eres? por Yamile Saied Mendez

  2. ¿Quién es el misterioso lector? por Mo Willems

  3. N/A

  4. N/A

Lesson 3.13

More to a label than a noun: adjectives tell what kind

  1. The bear in My family by Maya Tatsukawa

  2. Quit calling me a monster by Joey John

  3. One Fox: A counting book thriller by Kate Read

  4. See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog by Mike Wohnoutka

  1. N/A

  2. N/A

  3. N/A

  4. Fíjate en el gato por Mike Wohnoutka

Lesson 3.14

I ate three snacks in two hours, but I’m still hungry: Adjectives tell how many

  1. The very hungry caterpillar by eric carle

  2. One Fox: A counting thriller by Kate Read

  3. Bird Watch by Christie Matheson

  4. Bone by Bone by Sarah Levine

  1. La oruga muy hambrienta por Eric Carle

  2. N/A

  3. N/A

  4. N/A

Lesson 3.15

Where is the monster? Prepositions tell where

  1. Quit Calling Me Monster! by Jory John

  2. How to Read to Grandma or Grandpa by Lee Wildish

  3. In a Jar by Decorah Marcero

  4. Yellow Ball by Molly Bang

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 3.16

BOA connectors: Write more with conjunctions

  1. Move! by Steve Jenkins

  2. A Perfectly Messed-Up Story by Patrick McDonnell

  3. A New Home by Tania de Regil

  4. Dream Big by Kat Kronenberg

  1. N/A

  2. N/A

  3. Un nuevo hogar por Tania de Regil

  4. N/A

Lesson 3.17

Transitions are directions: Use transition words to write order

  1. Bird Builds a Nest by Martin Jenkins

  2. How to Raise a Mom by Jean Reagan

  3. When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree by Jamie Deenihan

  4. My First Soccer Game by Alyssa Satin Capucilli

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 4.1

A journey through words and pictures: Use letters to record language and make words

  1. Do I Have to Wear a Coat? A Journey Through the Seasons by Rachel Isadora

  2. What Can a Citizen Do? by Dave Eggers

  3. Lexie the Word Wrangler by Rebecca Van Slyke

  4. This is my Book! by Mark Pett

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 4.2

Splitting hairs: capitalize names of people

  1. Hair Love by Matthew A Cherry

  2. Hello, My Name is … How Adorable Got His Name by Marisa Polansky

  3. I’m Not a Mouse! by Evgenia Golubeva

  4. Catch That Chicken! by Atinuke

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 4.3

Place time: Capitalize names a people and places

  1. A New Home by Tania de Regil

  2. Norman: One Amazing Goldfish by Kelly Bennett (sequel to Not Norman)

  3. Can I Be Your Dog? by Troy Cummings

  4. Me on the Map by Joan Sweeney

  1. Un nuevo hogar por Tania de Regil

  2. N/A

  3. N/A

  4. N/A

Lesson 4.4

Capitals begin: Begin sentences with capital letters

  1. Saturday by Oge Mora

  2. What if… by Samantha Berger

  3. The Magical Yet by Angela Diterlizzi

  4. Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak

  1. Suggestion:  Gracias, Omu por Oge Mora

  2. N/A

  3. N/A

  4. N/A

Lesson 4.5

Because I say so: Capitalize the pronoun I

  1. Ralph Tells a Story by Abby Hanlon

  2. Memoirs of a Golfish by Devin Scillian

  3. What if… by Samantha Berger

  4. Little I by Michael Hall

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 4.6

Don’t cry over spilled rayons: nouns show people, places, and things

  1. Love is Powerful by Heather Dean

  2. This is Me: A Story of Who We Are and Where We Came From by Jamie Lee Curtis

  3. Mommy’s Khimar by Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow

  4. A Lime, A Mime, A Pool of Slime: More about Nouns by Brian P Cleary

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 4.7

One singular sensation: Singular nouns

  1. Lubna and Pebble by Wendy Meddour

  2. Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña

  3. My Pet Wants a Pet by Elise Broach

  4. How Do Dinosaurs Show Good Manners by Jane Yolen

  1. N/A
  2. Milo imagina el mundo por Matt de la Peña
  3. N/A
  4. There are other Jane Yolen books in this series

Lesson 4.8

More than one amazing person, place, or thing! Plural nouns

  1. Norman: One Amazing Goldfish by Kelly Bennett

  2. In a Jar by Deborah Marcero

  3. Roy Digs Dirt by David Shannon

  4. If You Were a Plural Word by Trisha Sue Speed Shaskan

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 4.9

Match game: pronouns

  1. Alfie by Thyra Heder

  2. Giraffe Problems by Jory John

  3. Joey: A Baby Koala and His Mother by Nic Bishop

  4. If You Were a Pronoun by Nancy Loewen

  1. N/A
  2. Los problemas de Jirafa by Jory John
  3. N/A
  4. N/A

Lesson 4.10

Verbs for all seasons: Verbs show action

  1. Do I have to Wear a Coat? A Journey Through the Seasons by Rachel Isadora

  2. Some Pets by Angela DiTerlizzi

  3. Move! by Steve Jenkins

  4. There Might be Lobsters by Carolyn Crimi

None of these books are in Spanish

Lesson 4.11

 Why? You know why! The end marks

  1. Can I Play Too? by Samantha Cotterill

  2. The Nuts: Keep Rolling by Eric Litwin

  3. Snail and Worm: Three stories about two Friends by Tina Kugler

  4. Yo! Yes? by Chris Raschka

  1.  N/A
  2. N/A
  3. N/A
  4. Yo! Yes! is not in Spanish, but it’s easy to translate

Lesson 4.12

Is it a toy turtle, pet turle, or sea turtle? Adjectives show what kind

  1. National Geographic Readers: Sea Turtles by Laura Marsh

  2. Truman by Jean Reidy

  3. Brave by Stacy McAnulty

  4. Bird Builds Nest by Martin Jenkins

  1. National Geographic Readers: Las Tortugas Marinas por Laura Marsh

  2. Truman por Jean Reidy

  3. N/A

  4. N/A

Lesson 4.13

More than one amazing person, place, or thing! Plural nouns

  1. Windows by Julia Denos

  2. Truman by Jean Reidy

  3. Billions of Bricks by Kurt Cyrus

  4. Pete the Cat and his Four Groovy Buttons by Eric Litwin

  1. Ventanas por Julia Denos

  2. Truman por Jean Reidy 

  3. N/A

  4. The HMH Pete the Cat book is an option

Lesson 4.14

We’re adjectives, too: a, an, the

  1. Brave by Stacy McAnylty

  2. We Are Water Protectors by Michaela Goade

  3. Macca the Alpaca by Matt Cosgrove

  4. Giraffe Problems by Jory John

  1. N/A

  2. Somos guardianes del agua por Michaela Goade

  3. Macca la Alpaca por Matt Cosgrove

  4. Los problemas de Jirafa por Jory John

Lesson 4.15

When and where? Prepositions

  1. How to Cheer up Dad by Fred Koehler

  2. Hey, Wall! by Susan Verde

  3. Over and Under the Pond by Kate Messner

  4. One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree by Daniel Bernstrom

  1. N/A

  2. Oye, muro por Susan Verde

  3. N/A

  4. N/A

Lesson 4.16

BOAS Connect! Conjunctions

  1. Last Stop on Market Street by Christian Robinson

  2. How to Write a Story by Kate Messner

  3. The Rabbit Listened by Mark Siegel
  4. A New Day by Brad Meltzer

  1. N/A

  2. N/A

  3. El conejo que escuchó por Mark Siegel

  4. N/A

Lesson 4.17

Planting Seeds: Use transition words to write order

  1. A Seed is the Start by Melissa Stewart

  2. How to Babysit Grandma by Jean Reagan

  3. My Monster and Me by Nadiya Hussain

  4. Dream Big by Kat Kronenberg

None of these books are available in Spanish

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