Los Amigos Books

Los Amigos Books Chicago’s best Spanish language & bilingual bookstore + distributor. Serving the community, libraries & schools. Cert. for professionals

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📍2207 N Western Ave, STE C2, Chicago, IL 60647
🕐:Fri & Sat:11AM-6PM, Sun:10AM-3PM, Mon-Thurs: By appt. Welcome to Los Amigos Books! Our new Chicago location will open on June 29th, 2024! We sell Spanish language and bilingual books for children and young adults sourced from domestic, Latin American, and Spanish publishers. Our book collection is personally curated by the owner and former dual language teacher, Laura Romaní. She has a Masters of Education, as well as certifications in Library Information Science and Spanish language instruction. Her professional experiences, as well as her knowledge of what bilingual children desire and enjoy reading, is what informs her thoughtful selection of books. We hope that you find books that will bring joy to the children in your life. We also hope that these books will help you in raising your children, or educating your students, to be bilingual.

¡Bienvenidos a Los Amigos Books! Nuestro nuevo local en Chicago se abrirá el 29 de junio del 2024. Vendemos libros para niños y jovenes, escritos en español y también libros bilingües. Los compramos de editoriales domésticos, latino americanos, y españoles. Nuestra fundadora, Laura Romaní, una anterior maestra de lenguaje dual, es la curadora de nuestra colección de libros. Laura también tiene su maestría en educación, una licenciatura en bibliotecología y ciencias de la información, y también una licenciatura en la lengua española. Laura usa sus experiencias profesionales y su conocimiento sobre los intereses literarios de los niños bilingües para informar su atenta selección de libros. Esperamos que encuentren libros que los niños en sus vidas puedan disfrutar. También esperamos que estos libros los ayuden fomentar el bilingüismo en sus hijos o en sus estudiantes.

🎉 ¡Es nuestro mes, y qué mejor manera de celebrarlo que con libros escritos por autores latinos! Algunos de estos libros...
09/13/2026

🎉 ¡Es nuestro mes, y qué mejor manera de celebrarlo que con libros escritos por autores latinos! Algunos de estos libros son novedades mientras que otros son favoritos de años pasados.

1. The Littlest Grito escrito por Nicholas Solis e ilustrado por Teresa Martinez
Nicholas Solis Teresa Martinez

2. So Many Questions: Abuela Becomes a US Citizen escrito por Belén Medina e ilustrado por Heidi Moreno
Belen Medina 𝙷𝚎𝚒𝚍𝚒 𝙼𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚗𝚘

3. La bandera puertorriqueña: Poemas de resistencia y orgullo escrito por Anika Aldamuy Denise e ilustrado por Ericka Lugo
Anika Aldamuy Denise Ericka Lugo

4. Nosotros, el pueblo somos todos escrito por Howard W. Reeves e ilustrado por Duncan Tonatiuh
Duncan Tonatiuh

5. ¡Nos vamos de parranda!: Una historia de Navidad puertorriqueña escrito por Mayra Cuevas e ilustrado por Mónica Paola Rodríguez
Mayra Cuevas Мónica Paola Rodríguez

6. Nuestras ancestras: Tejiendo historias en mi huipil escrito por Nydia Armendia-Sánchez e ilustrado Dana Sanmar
Nydia Armendia-Sánchez | 🇬🇹Latine Author ~ SoCal Dana Sanmar | Illustrator

7. C is for Chupacabra escrito por Lil’Libros e ilustrado por Flavia Z. Drago
Lil' Libros® Flavia Z Drago

8. Alma and Her Animals / Alma y sus animales escrito e ilustrado por Juana Martinez-Neal
Juana Martinez-Neal

9. I Am Kind / Soy amable escrito por Cindy Montenegro e ilustrado por Jayri Gómez
cindy montenegro Jayri's Art 🍓

10. Firulais escrito por Lil’Libros e ilustrado por Anika Duenas
Lil' Libros® anikaduenas

11. Alebrijes: Numbers / Números escrito por Lil’Libros e ilustrado por Stefany Plaza
Lil' Libros® Stefany Plaza G. 💫 Digital Artist

12. Tierra y Lunita escrito e ilustrado por Andrés J. Colmenares
Andrés J Colmenares

13. Mexikid Dreams: A Graphic Memoir escrito e ilustrado por Pedro Martín
Pedro Martín

14. Chancla: Healing Our Families, Ourselves, and Our Culture through Nonviolent Parenting escrito por Leslie Priscilla
Leslie Priscilla 𝑳𝒆𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂 🌻✨🦋🧿 ليزلي بريسيلا

15. ¿Qué dirán?: Enfrenta los 10 tabúes culturales y descubre tu poder interior escrito por Denise Soler Cox
Denise Soler Cox | First-Gen Latina Author & Speaker

🛍️Todos estos libros están disponibles en Los Amigos Books (librería física y en línea).

09/11/2026

🗓️ Amigos are you ready for our next Latine author-led bilingual story time?! Mark your calendars for Sunday Sept. 27th from 2-3PM!

💁🏽‍♀️We are honored to be hosting New York Times bestselling author-illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara for a bilingual story time and drawing workshop! We will be featuring her most recently illustrated book, Wifredo’s Jungle along with others that she has written or illustrated in both English and Spanish!

🎟️ Tickets are required as space in the bookstore is limited. You can find the ticket link in our Linktree in bio.

👋🏽 If your child enjoys drawing or art, this event is for you! We hope you can make it!

Jacqueline Alcántara💂🏽‍♀️
Margarita Engle
ABRAMS Kids ABRAMS Books

🗓️ Amigos are you ready for our next Latine author-led bilingual story time?! Mark your calendars for Sunday Sept. 27th ...
09/06/2026

🗓️ Amigos are you ready for our next Latine author-led bilingual story time?! Mark your calendars for Sunday Sept. 27th from 2-3PM!

💁🏽‍♀️We are honored to be hosting award-winning author-illustrator Jacqueline Alcántara for a bilingual story time and drawing workshop! We will be featuring her most recently published book, Wifredo’s Jungle along with others that she has written or illustrated in both English and Spanish!

🎟️ Tickets are required as space in the bookstore is limited. You can find the ticket link in our Linktree in bio.

👋🏽 If your child enjoys drawing or art, this event is for you! We hope you can make it!

Jacqueline Alcántara💂🏽‍♀️

09/05/2026

🎉¡Queremos dar las gracias a todas las familias quienes nos acompañaron hoy para la hora de cuentos por los autores Reyes y Alejandro Ochoa Ramírez de su libro Emilio and His Dream Circus / Emilio y su sueño circense! ¡Y muchísimas gracias a los autores por crear una hora de cuentos tan divertida y mágica! ¡Les deseamos mucha suerte en el resto de la gira de su libro maravilloso!

🛍️ ✍🏽 📚 Si te la perdiste Nayeli y Alejandro nos dejaron con varios ejemplares firmados que están disponibles en persona o en línea en Los Amigos Books.

Lil' Libros®

08/20/2026

🎉📖 We are excited to collaborate with Lil' Libros® for our next author-led bilingual story time on Saturday, Sept. 5th from 11:30AM-12:30PM!

Join us as authors Nayeli Reyes and Alejandro Ochoa present their new bilingual book Emilio and His Dream Circus / Emilio y su sueño circense, a book about the magic of spending time as a family. Nayeli and Alejandro will read their book aloud and sign copies afterwards!

🔗 Make sure to get your ticket at the link below, which includes a copy of the book. Act fast as we have limited spots due to the limited capacity of the bookstore.

👋🏽We hope to see you and your peques!

https://losamigosbooks.com/products/09-05-26-11-30am-author-led-story-time-for-emilio-and-his-dream-circus

Thank you to everyone who came by this weekend for our Back to School Sale!We still have so many discounted books left! ...
08/09/2026

Thank you to everyone who came by this weekend for our Back to School Sale!

We still have so many discounted books left! We have some picture books left but mostly books for middle grade, young adult and adults. So we are extending the sale to the 14th & 15th of August. Hope to see you!

YES IT IS 💯 APPROPRIATE!!!! Our power comes from the ability to still rise and achieve despite all the institutional obs...
08/08/2026

YES IT IS 💯 APPROPRIATE!!!! Our power comes from the ability to still rise and achieve despite all the institutional obstacles! We are so proud to carry books by Latine authors year round so that our kids can see their language and culture reflected in books and other media! That is why we also love JZD’s mission of creating apparel and products that “make us feel represented and connected to our roots”. Come get your Latina Power paraphernalia and books at Los Amigos Books!

🗣️Amigos, it’s that time of year again! We don’t have sales often, but we need to make room for new inventory. So from A...
08/02/2026

🗣️Amigos, it’s that time of year again! We don’t have sales often, but we need to make room for new inventory. So from August 7th-9th (next weekend) we have select books for all ages marked down between 25-50% off. Some of the sale books are available online, but not all.

🕐 Store Hours:
Friday & Saturday: 11AM-6PM
Sunday: 10AM-3PM

07/25/2026

🎉 We have so many new arrivals this week for readers of all ages, in English and in Spanish!

🛍️ They are available in person or online at Los Amigos Books. /

🎉 ¡Tenemos tantas novedades esta semana para lectores de todas las edades, en inglés y en español!

🛍️ ¡Están disponibles en persona o en línea en Los Amigos Books!

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2207 N Western Avenue
Chicago, IL
60647

Opening Hours

Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 11am - 6pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+12177664587

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