NewSeven books. Two countries. One bookshelf.
Siete libros. Dos países. Una estantería.
All 7GuatemalaEl SalvadorHardbackColoringE-Books
New
For the children between two languages.
Para los niños entre dos idiomas.
— Kim Pitts, Editor & Founder · 2019
I.The newest title · just published
Tikal Animal
Adventures
Aventuras con animales en Tikal
Three weeks in the jungle. Two illustrators with watercolor pads. One hardback you can almost hear, howler monkeys at dawn, the rasp of a toucan, the very quiet sound a coatimundi makes pretending not to steal your sandwich.
Tres semanas en la selva. Dos ilustradoras con cuadernos de acuarela. Un libro de tapa dura que casi se oye.
AuthorVera Bolaños
IllustratorDésirée Iturbide
FormatHardback, 32 pages
LanguagesEnglish & Español, side-by-side
Reading age4–10
Spanish levelCEFR A1–A2
Lexile
Published2025
ISBN
979-8-9877671-8-4actually printed in Guatemala City
III.For educators · Para educadores
64 free downloads.
Pencils not included.
Hojas para colorear, listas de vocabulario, planes de clase.
Every Vista Tranquila book ships with a free companion library of classroom-ready PDFs: coloring sheets, vocabulary lists, lesson plans, reading-comprehension guides, graphic organizers, geography activities. Take what you need. Print what you need. One quick email opt-in unlocks the whole shelf.
IV.From the back of the book
From the back of the book.
“Antigua’s Amazing Sawdust Carpets won the 2024 Bronze Medal for Most Inspirational Children’s Picture Book, Bilingual.”
“Las increíbles alfombras de aserrín de Antigua ganó la Medalla de Bronce 2024 por Libro Infantil Ilustrado más Inspirador, Bilingüe.”
“Fernando Llort Painting La Palma took the 2024 Silver Medal for Best Children’s Nonfiction Picture Book.”
“Fernando Llort pintando La Palma recibió la Medalla de Plata 2024 por Mejor Libro Infantil de No-Ficción.”
“Finally, bilingual books my Spanish-immersion class actually fights over.”
“Por fin libros bilingües por los que mis estudiantes pelean.”
“The La Palma alphabet book has lived in our reading corner for two years.”
“El alfabeto de La Palma lleva dos años en nuestra esquina de lectura.”
VIII.For schools, libraries, and educators · Para educadores
Built for the
dual-language immersion classroom.
El kit completo para tu aula bilingüe.
Bundle · Gift
$175$99
Pilot Program · 4-week classroom trial
Programa piloto · 4 semanas
Three hardback titles, the bilingual teacher’s guide, and a 30-minute Zoom debrief with Kim after week four. Designed to give one classroom a real four-week pilot before committing to the full Curriculum Kit. Refundable if you don’t order the full kit.
What you get · what it's worth
- 3 hardback titles$75
- Bilingual teacher’s guide$79
- 30-min Zoom debrief with Kim$175
- Pilot pre/post assessment$50
Total value$175
Institutional price$99
Aligned to CCSS ELA + WIDA ELD
Two of the three hardbacks are donated to a Guatemalan classroom after the pilot ends.
Risk reversalIf your students don’t love it, return at the end of the four weeks for a full refund. Keep the teacher’s guide.
How it shipsThree hardbacks print on demand at the nearest IngramSpark facility and ship straight to your school in 5–8 business days. Zoom debrief booked via your confirmation email.
Start a 4-week pilot · $99Tier I · Curriculum
$175$149
The Complete Library · 7-pack
La biblioteca completa · paquete de 7
All seven Vista Tranquila titles in a single hand-wrapped box. Six award-winning hardbacks plus the La Palma alphabet coloring book. The gift for a niece, a librarian, a young family, or a school starting a Spanish corner.
What you get · what it's worth
- 6 hardback titles$150
- La Palma coloring book$10
- Gift wrap + handwritten card$15
Total value$175
Institutional price$149
Three ILBA medals · ages 4–12
For every 7-pack sold, one hardback donated to a Guatemalan classroom.
Risk reversalIf any title shows up damaged, we replace it within a week. No question, no return needed.
How it shipsAll 7 books print on demand at the nearest IngramSpark facility and ship straight to the recipient in 5–8 business days. No suitcase, no inventory delay.
Send the Complete Library → $149Tier II · Full DLI
$849$499
Guatemala Culture Curriculum Kit
Kit de currículo de cultura guatemalteca
All six award-winning hardbacks, the 40-page bilingual teacher’s guide, four classroom posters, and a one-hour Zoom author visit with Kim Pitts.
What you get · what it's worth
- 6 hardback titles$150
- 40-page bilingual teacher’s guide$79
- 4 classroom posters$60
- 1-hour Zoom author visit$350
- Audio read-aloud bundle (EN + ES)$60
- Classroom donation match (1 kit)$150
Total value$849
Institutional price$499
Aligned to CCSS ELA + WIDA ELD
For every kit sold, one donated to a Guatemalan classroom.
Risk reversalIf your students don’t love it, return at end of semester for refund. Keep the digital materials forever.
How it shipsBooks print on demand at the nearest IngramSpark facility and are drop-shipped to Vista Tranquila in NC, where Kim hand-assembles your kit with posters, the audio bundle on USB, and your Zoom booking card. Ships in 7–10 business days.
Ship my classroom kit by next Monday →Tier II · Full DLI
$2,949$999
Dual-Language Classroom Set
Conjunto de aula bilingüe
Five copies of all six books (30 hardbacks total) plus the teacher’s guide and a half-day virtual author residency.
What you get · what it's worth
- 30 hardbacks (5 of each title)$750
- 40-page bilingual teacher’s guide$79
- 4 classroom posters$60
- Half-day Zoom author residency$1,250
- Audio read-aloud bundle (EN + ES)$60
- 5 classroom donation matches$750
Total value$2,949
Institutional price$999
Aligned to CCSS ELA + WIDA ELD
Five additional hardbacks donated to a Guatemalan partner school.
Risk reversal100% money-back through the end of your school year. Keep the books AND the digital materials if the program isn’t right for your students.
How it ships30 hardbacks print on demand at the nearest IngramSpark facility and are drop-shipped to Vista Tranquila in NC, where Kim hand-assembles the program set with posters, the audio bundle, and your residency confirmation. Ships in 10–14 business days.
Lock my fall semester delivery → $999Fall 2026 cohort: 12 of 40 classroom slots remaining. Author-visit calendar fills by July.Cohorte de otoño 2026: quedan 12 de 40 cupos. El calendario de visitas se llena en julio.
Purchase orders, W-9, and net-30 invoices welcomed. Email kimpitts@vistatranquila.com for a quote or use the intake form. Procurement officers: see our vendor file, fulfillment path, and pilot proof.
VIIIa.Subscription · Suscripción
Heritage Gift Box,
four times a year.
Cuatro veces al año: un libro de tapa dura, una carta de un niño en Antigua y una pieza del pueblo del que viene el libro.
One Vista Tranquila hardback, one handwritten letter from a child at our Guatemalan partner school, one heirloom artisan item from the village the story is from. Curated each season around a new place: Antigua in spring, Sumpango in fall, the Maya highlands in winter.
- One bilingual hardbackRotating through the seven Vista Tranquila titles, plus surprise advance copies of new releases.
- One handwritten letterFrom a child at our partner school in Antigua, translated by Kim. Mailed inside the box, sealed with twine.
- One artisan heirloomA woven friendship bracelet, a hand-carved jade pendant, a square of huipil cloth. Sourced directly from artisans, photographed before it ships.
- A seasonal printed cardThree pages of recipes, language notes, and a map of the place inside this season’s box.
Pl. IVLa Palma, El Salvador · from Fernando Llort Painting La Palma
V.About the publisher · 01
A small press
from a quiet view.
Una pequeña editorial desde una vista tranquila.
Vista Tranquila began in 2019 with one author, one illustrator, and a promise: every book would be bilingual, every page rooted in a real place, every margin big enough for a child to draw back.
Seven years later we are seven titles deep, three of them carrying 2024 International Latino Book Awards medals, sold in bookstores across Guatemala and shipped from a small office in the Carolinas to classrooms across the United States.
Kim Pitts, Editor and Founder, holds a PhD in sociology and taught K through university for thirty years. She raised her sons between English and Spanish in North Carolina, spent two decades visiting Guatemala, and finally moved her press there in 2019.
For every hardback we sell, we donate one to a child through one of four Guatemalan NGO partners: Camino Seguro in Guatemala City's garbage-dump community, Fundación Sobrevivientes serving survivors of violence, El Refugio for trafficking survivors, and Los Gozosos orphanage for disabled children in Chimaltenango.
Por cada libro vendido, donamos uno.
2019
Founded
7
Books in print
2
Countries
64
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IX.Beyond the bookshelf · Más allá del estante
Three more ways to bring
Vista Tranquila into your world.
i.
Author visits with Kim Pitts
Kim visita tu aula
A bilingual author who knows every page by heart. Virtual visits from $350. In-person from $1,500.
Book my 30-min walkthrough → Kim personallyVI.Vídeos · read-alouds in two languages
Hear the books
out loud.
Escucha los libros en voz alta.
Tikal Animal Adventures
Aventuras con animales en Tikal
Read-aloud · EN + ES · subtitled
Antigua’s Amazing Sawdust Carpets
Las increíbles alfombras de aserrín de Antigua
Read-aloud · EN + ES · subtitled
The Gift of a Traditional Guatemalan Christmas
El regalo de una Navidad guatemalteca tradicional
Read-aloud · EN + ES · subtitled
The Magical Skies of Sumpango
Los cielos mágicos de Sumpango
Read-aloud · EN + ES · subtitled
VII.The quarterly letter
We send one letter
a season. That's it.
Querida lectora,
Dear reader: we publish four times a year. New titles, free downloads, behind-the-illustrator interviews, occasionally a recipe. Quiet inbox; we never resell.
Con cariño, Kim
— With love, Kim Pitts