HaiCuba/HaiKuba: Haikus about Cuba in Spanish and English [Hardcover]

Celebrate Cuba's people, culture, and natural world in bilingual haiku written in Spanish and English!
Celebra la gente, cultura y mundo natural de Cuba en haikus bilingües en español e inglés.

Is it an island
or a tiny ship floating
upon the waters?

HaiCuba/HaiKubais a celebration of Cuba through bilingual haiku written in Spanish and English. Discover the red, white, and blue tocororo bird (whose feathers resemble the flag of Cuba), the crowded guagua, a Havana neighborhood, salsa music and dancing, and guayaberas, through poetry that captures the rhythm of life in Cuba.

Co-authored by award-winning Cuban-American author Carlos Pintado and prolific bilingual author and translator Lawrence Schimel,HaiCuba/HaiKubaintroduces the people, culture, and natural world of Cuba through these tropical verses and vibrant illustrations.

Includes an introduction to the art of haiku as well as back matter on the topics covered in the book.

New York Public Library Best New Book for Kids, 2024
Texas Star Reading List selection, 2025
Americas Award Commended Title, 2025
Campoy-Ada Award Honorable Mention - Children's Poetry, 2025
International Latino Book Awards - Silver Medal, 2025
Bank Street Best Children's Books of the Year in Spanish, 2025
Cuatrogatos Foundation recommended title, 2025
Eureka! Honor Book, 2024

¿Es una isla
o un barco flotando
sobre las aguas?

HaiCuba/HaiKubaes una celebración de Cuba en haikus bilingües en español e inglés. Descubre el tocororo con sus plumas rojas, blancas, y azules (igual que la bandera de Cuba), la guagua apretada, un barrio habanero, la salsa (su música y baile) y las guayabera, a través de poemas que capturan el ritmo de la vida en Cuba.

Co escrito por el galardonado poeta cubano-americano Carlos Pintadlc$