Reina Ramos: Neighborhood Helper (I Can Read Level 2)

Reina helps her neighbors in this Level Two I Can Read story about Reina Ramos, a loyal friend whose high-spirited antics sometimes cause chaos but who always finds a way to make things right! Features Spanish vocabulary and a glossary.

Reina’s school is holding a food drive for the local shelter, and the classroom that collects the most cans wins a pizza party! Reina is so excited, but Abuela is too busy helping a neighbor with a new baby to help Reina with her school project. If her class doesn’t win, can Reina still find a way to help out?

Reina Ramos: Neighborhood Helper is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. The story also contains several Spanish words and a glossary.

Acclaim for the first Reina Ramos I Can Read: Kirkus Best Book List for Early Readers 2022 and Chicago Public Library’s Best of the Best List 2022

Also available in Spanish: Reina Ramos ayuda a los vecinos.

• Social Emotional Learning: A gentle story that explores big feelings like disappointment and jealousy, and shows that the joy of helping is the best prize of all.
• Helping Neighbors: Join Reina as she discovers what it means to be part of a community, from helping Abuela with a neighbor’s new baby to participating in a school food drive.
• Latina Protagonist: Featuring a vibrant, relatable Latina main character, Reina, and her loving Abuela, this story naturally weaves Spanish words into the text.
• Learning to Read: As a Level Two I Can Read book, the simple sentences, familiar words, and engaging plot are designed to build confidence in children who are beginning to read on their own.

Emma Otheguy writes children’s books about Latine identity and Latin American history and literature. She is the author of Martí’s Song for Freedom, Martina Has Too Many Tías, and Sofía Acosta Makes a Scene. She coauthored, with Adam Gidwitz, The Unicorn Rescue Society: The Madre de Aguas of Cuba. She holds a PhD in history from New York University and lives in New York City. Visit her at emmaotheguy.com.

Andrés Landazábal is an illustrator, production designer, and art-director based in Colombia. His work has appeared in animation films, tv shows and print companies. Andrés’ love for drawing and painting was instilled at a young age reading classic illustrated children’s books.