Discover Antoni Gaudi, the architect that created the most amazing buildings and turned nature in art. "At Casa Batllo, a fireplace hides under a mushroom cap. Hallways look like underwater caverns. The house sparkles like the sea." Gorgeous illustrations, this is a gem! (Picture book)

Irresistible sketchbook of Spain, blending past and present – market day in the town square, bulls running through the streets, picking olives and tilting at windmills, a soccer game inside the ancient town walls, whitewashed villages with red tiled roofs. The more you look, the more you see. (Picture book)

Ferdinand, the little bull who likes to smell the flowers, accidentally gets sent to the bullfight in Madrid. A beloved classic. (Picture book)

And perfect to bring on your trip, the story and CD.

Where are the Spanish monarchs buried, dinosaur footprints from 120 million years ago, the Magic Fountain, hanging houses of Cuenca, biggest tomato fight in the world? Fascinating facts about the people, food, customs, sport, and history of Spain, with fun illustrations. Good for older kids. (Chapter book)

In this sparkling adaptation from Tales of the Alhambra, Ahmed, the Prince of Granada, lives in a high tower, with only the birds for his friends. An owl and talking parrot accompany the prince on his search for true love, but it takes a magic horse and flying carpet to win the Princess Aldegonda. Enchanting illustrations. (Picture book)

Engaging tale of three mischievous boys, Rashid, Samuel and Miguel, who are caught throwing oranges from the Cordoba mosque. As punishment, the boys work in the glorious gardens, but explore the mosque in their free time, and when they are grown men, they save the mosque from destruction. (Picture book)

Fictional diary of 15 year old Princess Isabel as she travels around Castille, fending off unwanted arranged marriages and political intrigue, and two years later, her marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon. (Chapter book)

New readers will enjoy Isabel Saves the Prince (Easy reader).

Humorous comic book rendition of chivalrous, wacky Don Quixote and his potbellied sidekick, Sancho Panza. "Great dreams come from great deeds." (Picture book)

Exhilirating retelling of Don Quixote, each page is illustrated with wild and wooly characters – imaginary giants, damsels in disguise, ungrateful ruffians, masked travelers, armies of sheep. Fresh and funny, a larger than life adventure. (Illustrated chapter book)

Manolo Olivar's father was a great bullfighter, but eleven year old Manolo isn't cut out to be a torero. Colorful, lively story with a behind-the-scenes look at bullfighting and the soul of a small Andalusian town. (Chapter book)

Get the scoop on the most famous portait artists in Spain - Diego Velazquez and Francisco Goya. They painted kings and queens with their children, princes on horseback, princesses in fancy gowns, and royal pets the way they were in real life. You'll see their paintings in the Prado Museum in Madrid. (Picture books)

Imaginative exploration of "Salvi," who grows up to become Salvador Dali, the great Spanish surrealist painter. Salvi finds a cook "who was tossing clocks as though they were pizzas," long-legged elephants, fried-egg penguins and more peculiar people and things. An excellent introduction to Dali's paintings. (Picture book)

Loads of fun pictures to color – from el alfabeto to el gato (cat), la luna (moon), el zorro (fox), seasons of the year, days of the week, animals and food. (Coloring book)

Get to know the national parks and unusual animals of Spain – Barbary macaques of Gibraltar, pointy-eared Iberian lynx, Mediterranean chameleon, kestrels and Moorish geckos, narrated by Jeff Corwin, host of Animal Planet. (Chapter book, photographs)