Latin Americans Thought of It by Eva Salinas

From chapters.ca:
The useful innovations of Latin American peoples from ancient times to today. Travel from the ancient hidden city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes, past Mayan ruins over 2,000 years old, to the bustling modern cities of Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. Along the way, readers will learn about the vibrant cultures and innovations of Latin Americans - rodeo, carnival, chocolate, coffee, piñata, tango, and salsa, to name only a few. Many of these have become part of the daily lives of people all around the world.

My Name is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel Garcia Marquez by Monica Brown, illustrated by Raul Colon

From chapters.ca:
Can you imagine a shipwrecked sailor living on air and seaweed for eight days? Can you imagine a trail of yellow butterflies fluttering their wings to songs of love? Once, there was a little boy named Gabito who could. Gabriel Garcia Marquez is perhaps one of the most brilliant writers of our time. He is a tremendous figure, enormously talented, and unabashedly admired. This is his story, lovingly told, for children to enjoy. Using the imagery from his novels, Monica Brown traces the novelist's life in this creative nonfiction picture book from his childhood in Colombia to today. This is an inspiring story about an inspiring life, full of imagination and beauty.

Senor Cat's Romance and Other Favorite Stories from Latin America retold by Lucia M. Gonzales, illustrated by Lulu Delacre

From chapters.ca:
Children’s tales from Latin America are as rich and colourful as the people who have passed them down through the ages. Lucia M. Gonzalez and illustrator Lulu Delacre celebrate cultural storytelling in a collection of these Latin-American gems in Senor Cat’s Romance. Kids will be delighted by such incongruous images as a running three-legged pot and a stunning but lonesome cockroaches.

Love and Roast Chicken: A Trickster Tale from the Andes Mountains

From the back of the book:
High in the Andes Mountains, Cuy the Guinea Pig has just discovered a field of delicious sweetgrass. He is about to feast when Tio Antonio the Fox arrives and spoils his meal. As always, Fox has an appetite for a guinea pig dinner. But crafty Guinea Pig has other plans - to fool Fox! His hilarious tricks involve the end of the world, the farmer's daughter, and roast chicken! With vibrant artwork and an authentic South American voice, this humorous and charming trickster tale proves that clever thinking is key when outfoxing a fox.

Includes some Spanish vocab in the story and glossary with pronunciation at the back.

The Composition by Antonio Skarmeta, illustrated by Alfonso Ruano

From The Cooperative Children's Book Center:
Best known to U. S. audiences as the author of Il Postino, Chilean author Antonio Skármeta's chilling short story about a nine-year-old boy growing up in a military dictatorship will provide plenty of food for thought for young readers. Pedro is an ordinary kid who likes to play soccer and wishes his parents would buy him a real soccer ball. He doesn't understand why his parents spend so much time huddled around the radio listening to news until his best friend's father is taken away by soldiers. For the first time, Pedro begins to understand the political implications of his parents' actions, even though they try to shield him from such things...When an army captain shows up at Pedro's school and demands that the students write a composition entitled "What My Family Does at Night," Pedro does his best, hoping he will win a prize that will allow him to buy the soccer ball he wants so badly...