Suggest a Title – Spanish CLEL Bells – Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy

Thank you for your interest in the Spanish CLEL Bell Awards!

Title Suggestions for the Spanish CLEL Bell Awards are now closed. Please check out our 2025 Nominations page, which will be updated as suggested titles are selected to move forward in the awards process.

Does your book fit the CLEL Bells Criteria?

Eligible books for the 2025 award must have been published or distributed in the United States between June 2023 and June 2025.

Before submitting a title:

Review the full selection criteria here.
Consider which of the five early literacy practices (Read, Write, Sing, Talk, or Play) fits the title.
Consider how the book supports the the six early literacy skills.
In addition, we are looking for books that fall under one or more of the following three guidelines: 1. Originally published in Spanish. 2. Published as a bilingual Spanish and English title. 3. A quality Spanish translation from an originally English title
Take a look at our Las Campanitas de Plata to see what the committee is looking for in a Premio CLEL Bell title.

How to Suggest a Title

Title Suggestions are now closed for the 2025 Spanish CLEL Bell Awards.

When completing the Title Suggestion Form:

Suggest titles for a specific early literacy practice category (Read, Write, Talk, Sing, or Play)
Describe how the book connects to the suggested category
Describe how the book supports the six early literacy skills
Explain how the book could promote adult/child interactions.

Which Suggested Titles have been nominated?

Each suggested title is reviewed by the CLEL Bell Awards Selection Committee and considered for nomination. Nominations for the current award season will be posted soon.

If you have further questions, please contact us at spanishbellawards@gmail.com.