Joe Cepeda

Get acquainted with Joe Cepeda, the illustrator of awarding-winning picture books such as What a Truly Cool World and Nappy Hair.

A Crazy, Mixed-Up Spanglish Day

(Get Ready For Gabi, Book #1)

by Marisa Montes, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Multicultural, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Apple Harvest

(Curious George)

by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 1

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.0

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Series, Media Tie-In

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Freddy in Peril

(Golden Hamster Saga, Book #2)

by Deitlof Reiche, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.5

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, General Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Freddy to the Rescue

(Golden Hamster Saga, Book #3)

by Dietlof Reiche, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Comedy and Humor

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Freddy's Final Quest

(Golden Hamster Saga, Book #5)

by Dietlof Reiche, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades 2 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.8

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey

by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 3

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8

Genre/Theme: Multicultural

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Hey You! C'mere

by Elizabeth Swados, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.1

Genre/Theme: Multicultural, Poetry and Rhymes

Includes: SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

I, Freddy

(Golden Hamster Saga, Book #1)

by Dietlof Reiche, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.7

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Juan Bobo Busca Trabajo

by Marisa Montes, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.8

Genre/Theme: Westerns

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Koi and the Kola Nuts

by Verna Aardema, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Genre/Theme: Westerns

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Mice and Beans

by Pam Munoz Ryan, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades PreK - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 2.7

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Multicultural

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

No More Spanish!

(Get Ready For Gabi, Book #3)

by Marisa Montes, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.5

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Multicultural, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

Please Don't Go!

(Get Ready For Gabi, Book #4)

by Marisa Montes, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades 3 - 5

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.9

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Multicultural, Realistic Fiction, Dictionaries, Series

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Pumpkin Fiesta

by Caryn Yacowitz, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 5.5

Genre/Theme: Comedy and Humor, Fables, Folk Tales and Myths, General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

Searching for Oliver K. Woodman

by Darcy Pattison, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.7

Genre/Theme: General Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Haunting of Freddy

(Golden Hamster Saga, Book #4)

by Dietlof Reiche, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades 4 - 7

Grade Level Equivalent: 4.8

Genre/Theme: Adventure, Comedy and Humor

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman

by Darcy Pattison, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3

Genre/Theme: Mystery and Suspense

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Old Man and His Door

by Gary Soto, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.2

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

The Red Blanket

by Eliza Thomas, illustrated by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades PreK - K

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3

Genre/Theme: Realistic Fiction

Includes: AR Quiz

Resources: No

The Swing

by Joe Cepeda

Interest Level: Grades K - 2

Grade Level Equivalent: 3.3

Includes: AR Quiz, SCR! Quiz

Resources: No

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Joe Cepeda

Get acquainted with Joe Cepeda, the illustrator of awarding-winning picture books such as What a Truly Cool World and Nappy Hair.

A Crazy, Mixed-Up Spanglish Day

Apple Harvest

Freddy in Peril

Freddy to the Rescue

Freddy's Final Quest

Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey

Hey You! C'mere

I, Freddy

Juan Bobo Busca Trabajo

Koi and the Kola Nuts

Mice and Beans

No More Spanish!

Please Don't Go!

Pumpkin Fiesta

Searching for Oliver K. Woodman

The Haunting of Freddy

The Journey of Oliver K. Woodman

The Old Man and His Door

The Red Blanket

The Swing

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