Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 32, 47-52.
Contemporary Authors, Volume 131, 259-260.
Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Volume 90, 177-179.
Notable Latino Americans: A Biographical Dictionary, 212-215.
Something about the Author, Volume 108, 120-123.
Latina and Latino Voices in Literature. pp. 197-20
Hispanic American Biographies. 1997, 1-6.
The Essential Guide to Children’s Books and Their Creators, 228-229.
Las fronteras móviles, pp. 127-137
Articles
“Out of cardboard boxes,” by Judy Green. The Sacramento Bee. March 20, 1999, H1, H7.
“Secrets Shared: A Conversation with Francisco Jiménez” by Rosalinda B. Barrera. The New Advocate. Winter 2003, 1-8.
“Sequel tells story of migrant life,” by Sue Corbett. Miami Herald. August 12, 2001, B6.
“Talking with Francisco Jiménez,” by Chris Liska Carger. Book Links. December 2001/January 2002, 14-19.
“‘Never Quit:’ Author tells of migrant life, inspires children,” by Elizabeth Wendt. Marco Island Eagle. August 22, 2001, A19-A20.
“2002 Pura Belpré Author Award Honor Book,” by Clarion Books and Houghton Mifflin. The New York Times. February 1, 2002, B40.
“Award-winning writer visits library,” San Marcos Daily Record. September 18, 2002, 8.
“Children’s Books” by Betsy Hearne. The New York Times. January 16, 2000, 26.
“Cotton Sack” by Francisco Jiménez. Los Angeles Times. October 19, 1997, 10-11.
“Breaking Through author stops in S.A.” by Lisa Brothers Gutierrez. San Antonio Express News. September 19, 2002, 4F.
“Commending Francisco Jiménez,” by Michael M. Honda. Congressional Record—Extension of Remarks. October 17, 2002, E1906.
“Commending Francisco Jiménez,” by Michael M. Honda. ILW. October 20, 2002, 1-2.
“Emerging from the cocoon of a migrant childhood,” by Dan Krieger. The San Luis Obispo Tribune. September 2, 2001, B4.
“El arte de ser…Maestro,” by Dr. G. Arturo Limón. Publicaciones del Chuviscar. 2002.
“Ex-trabajador migrante ilegal gana honores universitarios,” by Emilia Cea. El Mensajero. April / May 1995, 8-9.
“Fields of Endeavor,” by Michalene Busico. San Jose Mercury News. April 18, 1993, 1L, 5B.
“Hijo de padres analfabetas gana honores universitarios,” El Heraldo Católico. August 27, 1995, 6.
“In Steinbeck, migrant teen saw his life reflected,” by Dan Krieger. The San Luis Obispo Tribune. October 28, 2001, B4.
“Mexican American receives children’s award from SWT, by Louie Valencia. The Daily University Star. September 24, 2002, 3.
“Migrant sons, separated from parents, return to our coast,” by Liz and Dan Krieger. The Tribune. September 9, 2001, B3.
“Out of cardboard boxes: A professor looks back on his remarkable journey through life and those who helped him along the way,” by Judy Green. The Sacramento Bee. March 20, 1999.
“Painful Memories Forge Poignant Holiday Short Story: Latino Santa Clara professor writes of his farmworker boyhood,” by Bill Workman. San Francisco Chronicle. December 25, 1997, A23.
“Profesor del año,” by Yvette Cabrera. Selecciones Reader’s Digest: Triunfadores. May 2003, 33-38.
“Remembering the Impact of The Grapes of Wrath,” by California Council for the Humanities. network. Summer 2002, 3.
“Santa Clara University honors professors,” by Marie Johnston. San Jose Mercury News. August 20, 1998, 13E.
“Smitsonian’s Notable Books for Children, 1999” by Kathleen Burke. Smithsonian. November 1999, 42-54.
“Teen’s determination to succeed flourished at Santa Maria High,” by Liz and Dan Krieger. The San Luis Obispo Tribune. October 21, 2001.
“The Apprenticeship of Francisco Jiménez,” by Barbara Bailey Kelley. San Jose Mercury News: West. April 5, 1998, 17-20.
“The Grapes of Wrath,” by Kathryn Bold. Santa Clara University. October 30, 1997, 1-4.
“Thousands of readers to focus on book,” by Nora Villagrán. San Jose Mercury News. November 17, 2002, 17E.
“Un Beneficio Compartido,” by Marina Hinestrosa. Nuevo Mundo. August 7, 1995, 14-15.
“Your Story is the Story of Our Family,” by David Marc Fisher. Writing! February / March 2001, 3-5.
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Other Books & Articles
Cassidy, Jack, et al., eds., Follow the Wind. New York: Scribners, 1987
Farrell, Harry. "How Francisco Jiménez Became the Pick of the Crop." California Today (19 October 1980)
Martinez Julio A., ed. Chicano Scholars and Writers: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1979
Penahich, Loretta. "Former Illegal Migrant Worker Gains University Honors." Migration World Magazine 23:4 (Sept-Oct 1995) 43
"Que triunfa como escritor y literato." Tiempo Latino 4:102 (17 December 1980) 3, 31.