Alicia's Happy Day - Hardcover

Starr, Professor Meg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1887734856 ISBN 13: 9781887734851

Publisher: Star Bright Books, 2001

Synopsis

Everyone in the Latino neighborhood where Alicia lives helps to make her birthday special.

About this title

About the Author:

Meg Starr has been a day care teacher and director for over 20 years, and has dedicated herself to the education of young children and the celebration of their cultures.

Ying-hwa Hu & Cornelius Van Wright are a married couple who have worked together on many award-winning books.

From Booklist:

PreS-Gr. 1. Happy is the operative word here, all right. Young Alicia, who is celebrating her birthday, is on the dust jacket snapping her fingers. As she walks along the city streets, people wave, taxi drivers smile; even the traffic lights seem to say "walk." The text is short and bouncy: "May Mammi and Poppi hug you? / Titi Penelope sing to you." A Latino flavor sweetens the story, but Alicia could be any child delighted with a day that is so his or hers that even the pigeons seem to know it. Although some of the characters are awkwardly drawn, the watercolor art brings a community to life. Use this infectious tale at toddler story hours, particularly one about birthdays. Ilene Cooper
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About this edition

• Publisher: Star Bright Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1887734856
• ISBN 13: 9781887734851
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 36