Lorena Romero

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  Lorena Romero is an author, narrator, certified Spanish translator, and a public librarian specializing in early literacy and outreach to Spanish-speaking communities. She loves to write stories that Spanish-speaking children may relate to, often drawing on her own experiences growing up as a child in Mexico City, and as a teenager in California.

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  • The Little Red Hen

  • By Florence White Williams

    Adapted by Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 5/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  The little red hen asks her barnyard companions for help as she works to plant and harvest wheat, make flour, and bake some bread. But no one else does any of the work—and so no one else gets any of the reward. This classic story has been told and retold countless times.

  • The Little Red Hen

  • By Florence White Williams

    Adapted by Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 5/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • Cuentos Clásicos Para Niños

  • By The Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Aesop, Arezo Mayaar, and Lauren Kratz Prushko

    Adapted by LibraryCall

    Translated by Lorena Romero and Stephaney Cortes Alvarado

    Read by Lorena Romero, Stephaney Cortes Alvarado, and Daniel Fernando

  • Release Date: 5/07/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Enciende tu imaginación y abre puertas a mundos nuevos con esta colección encantadora para niños. Con más de 100 minutos de cuentos en español, esta colección ofrece diversión sin fin para toda la familia. Descubre cuentos adorados como “Los tres osos” y “La gallinita roja.” Aprende con cuentos de autodescubrimiento como “El patito feo,” o con cuentos conmovedores sobre la amistad como “El león y el ratoncito.” Escucha fábulas de autores clásicos incluyendo Hans Christian Andersen y Esopo. Con narraciones expertas diseñadas para cautivar a cualquier persona que las escuche, esta colección creará momentos de alegría y maravilla.

  • Cuentos Clásicos Para Niños

  • By The Brothers Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Aesop, Arezo Mayaar, and Lauren Kratz Prushko

    Adapted by LibraryCall

    Translated by Lorena Romero and Stephaney Cortes Alvarado

    Read by Lorena Romero, Stephaney Cortes Alvarado, and Daniel Fernando

  • Release Date: 5/07/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • Ana's Gift

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Ana is excited to receive her 100th doll as a gift from her father. But as her family prepares to help with a toy giveaway in honor of El Día del Niño (or Children’s Day) in their city in México, Ana makes a new friend and reconsiders how important her toy collection is to her.

  • Ana's Gift

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • El conejito Fufu

  • By Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Translated and read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  El conejito Fufu siempre se esta metiendo en problemas. Cuando pierde su temperamiento y le pega a un ratoncito en la cabeza, su abuela se disfraza como un hada para darle una lección. Este cuento es basado en la canción de niños del mismo nombre. Little Bunny Foo-Foo is always getting into mischief. When he has trouble managing his temper, his grandma disguises herself as a fairy in order to teach him a lesson. This funny story is based on the beloved children’s song about a naughty bunny who bops field mice on the head.

  • El conejito Fufu

  • By Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Translated and read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • El Ratón Pérez

  • By Luis Coloma

    Adapted by Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Translated and read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Cuando el joven Rey Buby pierde su primer diente, el ratón de los dientes viene a visitarlo.

  • El Ratón Pérez

  • By Luis Coloma

    Adapted by Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Translated and read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • El Regalo de Ana

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Ana está emocionada de recibir su muñeca número 100 como regalo de su padre. Pero mientras su familia se prepara para donar a una colecta de juguetes en honor al Día del niño en la Ciudad de México, Ana hace una nueva amiga y reconsidera la importancia de su colección de juguetes.

  • El Regalo de Ana

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • La Doctora Mae Jemison orbitando La Tierra

  • By Lauren Kratz Prushko

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Ilumina tu curiosidad con la Doctora Mae Jemison, la primera mujer afroamericana que viajó al espacio y participó en el programa espacial de NASA.

  • La Doctora Mae Jemison orbitando La Tierra

  • By Lauren Kratz Prushko

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • La Llorona (English Version)

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  When Luna throws a tantrum about eating her dinner, Abuela tells her granddaughter the story of La Llorona, a tale that serves to warn children about the consequences of not appreciating what one has. One of Mexico’s most popular ghost stories, La Llorona has been passed down for generations and has been retold all around the world. This story may be scary for young or sensitive children, so grownups are advised to listen along.

  • La Llorona (English Version)

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • Pérez the Mouse

  • By Luis Coloma

    Adapted by Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  When the young king Bubi loses his first tooth, Pérez the tooth mouse comes to pay him a visit. This was one of Spanish author Luis Coloma’s most popular short stories, and the character Pérez the Mouse has taken on a role in Spanish speaking countries similar to that of the Tooth Fairy in English speaking countries.

  • Pérez the Mouse

  • By Luis Coloma

    Adapted by Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • El arbol de agradecimiento

  • By Lorena Romero

    Translated and read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  José Luis no puede esperar a pasar sus vacaciones de otoño jugando Minecraft, su juego favorito, y la cosa por la que está más agradecido en el mundo. Pero un viaje a visitar familia en México interrumpe sus planes y José Luis está bastante desanimado. Cuando llega a México y conoce a su primo por primera vez, José Luis se da cuenta de que tal vez tiene más de que estar agradecido de lo que imaginó. // José Luis can’t wait to spend his fall break playing Minecraft—his favorite game and the thing he is most thankful for in the world. But a family trip to Mexico gets in the way of his gaming plans, and José Luis is beyond bummed. When he arrives in Mexico and meets his cousin for the first time, José Luis realizes he might have more to be thankful for than he ever imagined.

  • El arbol de agradecimiento

  • By Lorena Romero

    Translated and read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • Winnie-the-Pooh y la aventura al polo norte

  • By A. A. Milne

    Adapted by Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Translated and read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Winnie-the-Pooh y sus amigos embarcan juntos en una aventura al aire libre buscando el Polo Norte. // Winnie the Pooh and his friends join together on an outdoor adventure in search of the North Pole.

  • Winnie-the-Pooh y la aventura al polo norte

  • By A. A. Milne

    Adapted by Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Translated and read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 4/16/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • La Gallinita Roja

  • By Florence White Williams

    Translated by Madeline Walton-Hadlock and Lorena Romero

    Read by Madeline Walton-Hadlock and Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  La gallinita roja le pregunta a sus compañeros del corral por ayuda para plantar trigo, hacer harina y cocinar un pan. Pero nadie quiere ayudarle, entonces no lo comparte con ellos. / The little red hen asks her barnyard companions for help as she works to plant and harvest wheat, make flour, and bake a cake. But no one else does any of the work — and so no one else gets any of the reward.

  • La Gallinita Roja

  • By Florence White Williams

    Translated by Madeline Walton-Hadlock and Lorena Romero

    Read by Madeline Walton-Hadlock and Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • Rapunzel (en español)

  • By Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Rapunzel está encerrada sola en una torre por una bruja malvada. Caminando por el bosque, un príncipe la escucha cantar y encuentra su torre. Pronto se enamoran y hacen un plan para ayudarla a escapar. / Rapunzel is trapped in a tall tower by an evil witch. While walking through the woods, a prince hears her singing and finds her tower. They soon fall in love and hatch a plan for her to escape.

  • Rapunzel (en español)

  • By Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • El patito feo

  • By Hans Christian Andersen

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  En este cuento clásico, un patito es rechazado porque es diferente. Se embarca en un viaje para descubrir su verdadera belleza. / In this classic story, a duckling is rejected because he is different. He embarks on a journey and discovers his true beauty.

  • El patito feo

  • By Hans Christian Andersen

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • El oso y las abejas

  • By Arezo Mayaar

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  En este cuento afgano tradicional, todos los animales esperan en línea para comprar la deliciosa miel de las abejas. Todo va bien hasta que un oso abusador corta la fila y se lleva la miel sin pagar. / In this traditional Afghan folk tale, all the animals wait in line to buy delicious honey from the bees. Everything is harmonious until a bullying bear begins to cut in line and take honey without paying.

  • El oso y las abejas

  • By Arezo Mayaar

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • Waslene y la madrina del bosque

  • By Lauren Kratz Prushko

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  En un bosque en Haití, Waslene conoce a una amiga cuando sale a recoger leña para su madrastra malvada. / In a forest in Haiti, Waslene meets a much-needed friend while gathering firewood for her greedy stepmother.

  • Waslene y la madrina del bosque

  • By Lauren Kratz Prushko

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • La zorra y el gato

  • By Robert Nisbet Bain

    Translated by Stephaney Cortes Alvarado

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Una zorra y un gato trabajan juntos para derrotar a un grupo de animales grandes y hambrientos. Este relato infantil está basado en un cuento tradicional de Ucrania. / A fox and a cat work together to outsmart a group of big, hungry forest animals. This children’s story is based on a traditional folk tale from Ukraine.

  • La zorra y el gato

  • By Robert Nisbet Bain

    Translated by Stephaney Cortes Alvarado

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • Caperucita roja

  • By Charles Perrault

    Translated by Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Un cuento tradicional sobre una niña y un lobo. / A traditional tale about a girl and a wolf.

  • Caperucita roja

  • By Charles Perrault

    Translated by Madeline Walton-Hadlock

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • El Zorro y la cigüeña

  • By Aesop

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  En esta fábula de Esopo, un zorro trata mal a su amiga y aprende una lección.

  In this fable by Aesop, a fox treats his friend badly, and learns a lesson.

  • El Zorro y la cigüeña

  • By Aesop

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • La sirenita

  • By Hans Christian Andersen

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Hace mucho tiempo, en las profundidades del mar, vivía una sirenita que quería ser humana. / Long ago, deep beneath the sea, there lived a mermaid who longed to be human.

  • La sirenita

  • By Hans Christian Andersen

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 3/12/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • Storytime from around the World

  • Stories by Lorena Romero, Arezo Mayaar, Lauren Kratz Prushko, and A. A. Milne

    Read by Lorena Romero, Molly Milazzo, Lauren Kratz Prushko, and Madeline Walton-Hadlock

  • Release Date: 1/02/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

  A collection of short stories for kids from around the world

  “Winnie-the-Pooh and the Bees” by A. A. Milne
  In this adaptation of the first chapter of A. A. Milne’s well known classic Winnie-the-Pooh, Pooh gets himself into trouble when he tries to take honey from a bee hive. 

  “Gigi Finds Her Voice” by Lorena Romero
  Gigi loves to sing, and is good at it! But she is held back by terrible stage fright. In spite of this, she signs up for the school talent show, hoping to overcome her fear and find her voice.

  “Calypso in the Kitchen” by Lauren Kratz Prushko
  When Ruby’s family from Trinidad visits for Saturday lunch, Ruby is determined to be brave and try the Caribbean foods her relatives have prepared.

  “The Kind Elephant” adapted by Arezo Mayaar
  A kind but lonely elephant seeks friendship among the other animals of the forest, yet one by one, they reject him. One day, a lion enters the forest, and all the other animals flee in terror. The elephant alone can protect the smaller animals, but why bother when they were all so cruel to him?

  “The Thankful Tree” by Lorena Romero
  José Luis can’t wait to spend his fall break playing Minecraft. But a family trip to Mexico gets in the way of his gaming plans, and José Luis is beyond bummed. When he arrives in Mexico and meets his cousin for the first time, José Luis realizes he might have more to be thankful for than he ever imagined. 

  • Storytime from around the World

  • Stories by Lorena Romero, Arezo Mayaar, Lauren Kratz Prushko, and A. A. Milne

    Read by Lorena Romero, Molly Milazzo, Lauren Kratz Prushko, and Madeline Walton-Hadlock

  • Release Date: 1/02/24

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • Gigi Finds Her Voice

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 11/21/23

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Gigi loves to sing, and is good at it! But she is held back by terrible stage fright. In spite of this, she signs up for the school talent show, hoping to overcome her fear and find her voice.

  • Gigi Finds Her Voice

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 11/21/23

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • The Thankful Tree

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 11/21/23

  • Formats: cpid_11

  José Luis can’t wait to spend his fall break playing Minecraft—his favorite game and the thing he is most thankful for in the world. But a family trip to Mexico gets in the way of his gaming plans, and José Luis is beyond bummed. When he arrives in Mexico and meets his cousin for the first time, José Luis realizes he might have more to be thankful for than he ever imagined.

  • The Thankful Tree

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 11/21/23

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • Gigi encuentra su voz

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 11/14/23

  • Formats: cpid_11

  A Gigi le encanta cantar, ¡y es muy buena! Pero por miedo, no puede cantar en público. A pesar de eso, se inscribe al concurso de talentos de su escuela, con esperanzas de sobrepasar su temor y encontrar su voz.

  • Gigi encuentra su voz

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 11/14/23

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • El elefante amable

  • Adapted by Arezo Mayaar and Molly Milazzo

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 11/14/23

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Un elefante solitario pero amable quiere se amigo de los otros animales del bosque. Pero, uno por uno, lo rechazan. Un día, un león entra al bosque y todos los animales corren por sus vidas. El elefante podría proteger a los animales más pequeños, pero ¿por que se molestaría con eso cuando ellos lo trataron tan mal?

  • El elefante amable

  • Adapted by Arezo Mayaar and Molly Milazzo

    Translated by Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 11/14/23

  • Formats: cpid_11

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  • La Llorona (versión en español)

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 10/31/23

  • Formats: cpid_11

  Cuando Luna hace un berrinche sobre la cena, su abuela le cuenta sobre La llorona, un cuento que le advierte a los niños sobre las consecuencias de no valorar lo que tiene uno. La llorona es uno de los cuentos de fantasmas más populares de México y se ha pasado de generación a generación, tanto que se ha vuelto a contar por todo el mundo. Este cuento le puede dar miedo a niños pequeños o sensibles, por lo que se recomienda que los adultos que la escuchen con sus pequeñitos.

  • La Llorona (versión en español)

  • By Lorena Romero

    Read by Lorena Romero

  • Release Date: 10/31/23

  • Formats: cpid_11

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