![]() His body of work for children includes the bilingual picture story books Zipito, Trees are Hanging from the Sky, Xochitl and the Flowers, The Perfect Pair, Moony Luna, The Hen in the City, The Fiesta of the Tortillas, and Alfredito Flies Home, as well as additional works of poetry like Talking with Mother Earth and his series of “cooking poem” books: Bean Soup, Rice Pudding, Guacamole, and Tamalitos. He won the America’s Book Award, among other awards, for his first collection of poems for children, A Movie in My Pillow. ![]() ![]() His poetry for children and adults has appeared in anthologies and textbooks. ![]() Jorge Tetl Argueta () is a celebrated Salvadoran poet and writer whose bilingual children’s books capture the stories and landscape of his beloved homeland, while bridging the immigrant experience in the U.S. ![]()
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