The Party for Papa Luis / La Fiesta Para Papa Luis (English and Spanish Edition) - Hardcover

Bertrand, Diane Gonzales

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558855327 ISBN 13: 9781558855328

Publisher: Pinata Books, 2010

Synopsis

Everybody loves a birthday party, and there's a lot to enjoy at Papa Luis' fiesta! The children excitedly count the candy that will fill the pinata. The nieces bring the candles for the birthday cake that Mama Marta baked. Family and friends begin to arrive, and soon, they surprise Papa Luis with his special celebration.
Told in lively verse, this cumulative tale builds from one page to the next as popular children's book author Diane Gonzales Bertrand presents a charming look at a big family gathering that celebrates the patriarch's birthday.
Like her previous award-winning book, The Empanadas that Abuela Made / Las empanadas que hacía la abuela, Diane Gonzales Bertrand gives emerging readers another book that creates confidence and skills through repetition and sentence building.
Accompanied by Alejandro Galindo's whimsical illustrations of big-eyed children and elderly family members dancing and enjoying each other, this fun-filled fiesta is sure to delight children ages 4-8. After reading this appealing bilingual story, kids will eagerly begin planning their own birthday parties.

About this title

About the Author:

DIANE GONZALES BERTRAND is the author of numerous books for children and young adults. Her picture books for children include We Are Cousins / Somos primos (Pinata Books, 2007) and The Empanadas that Abuela Made / Las empanadas que hacía la abuela (Pinata Books, 2003), and her books for intermediate readers include The Ruiz Street Kids / Los muchachos de la calle Ruiz (Pinata Books, 2006) and Upside Down and Backwards / De cabeza y al reves (Pinata Books, 2005). A native of San Antonio, Texas, she teaches writing at St. Mary's University where she is Writer in Residence.

From School Library Journal:

Kindergarten-Grade 3—Told in verse, this story shows how a family celebrates Papá Luis's very special birthday. It begins, "Ãësta es la fiesta para Papá Luis." Each page adds a new line to the story and a component of the party. From bringing out the piñata to the arrival of the guest of honor, each page describes everyone's contribution to the festivities. The children are in charge of the candy, Mamá Marta bakes the cake and the nieces place the candles on it, and friends and family dance the day away. The humorous illustrations of clowns, conga lines, and empanadas, and the boldly colored exaggerated cartoons of the relatives perfectly depict the party atmosphere and the joy felt by this family. Children will leave this book dreaming of parties.—Rebecca Alcalá, San Mateo County Library, CA
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About this edition

• Publisher: Pinata Books
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1558855327
• ISBN 13: 9781558855328
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Galindo Alejandro