Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El dia de los ninos/El dia de los libros

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This beautiful Pura Belpr Awardwinning picture book is a bilingual ride through the joyous history of Childrens Day/El da de los nios.

Childrens Day/Book Day; El da de los nios/El da de los libros is observed each year on April 30. Founder Pat Moras jubilant celebration of this day features imaginative text and lively illustrations by award-winning illustrator Rafael Lpez that will turn this bilingual fiesta into a hit for story time! Toon! Toon!

The book includes a letter from the author and suggestions for celebrating Childrens Day /El da de los nios, making the book perfect for gifting, family celebrations, and classroom sharing.

Reviews

"Lpez's acrylic illustrations fill the pages with color. His upbeat iconic style shows how much fun this celebration can be...This lively selection will motivate and excite children..." -- School Library Journal

"Beautifully illustrated in bright, bold, acrylic paintings that integrate books and letters into timeless scenes of multicultural children cavorting, exploring, and, of course, reading." -- ALA Booklist

"The cheery and effortless dual English/Spanish text instills a festival atmosphere brilliantly expressed in Lpez's luminous full-page montages of a wolrd of reading opportunities." -- Kirkus Reviews

Author Bio

Pat Mora is an award-winning author and the founder of the family literacy initiative El da de los nios/ El da de los libros, Children's Day/ Book Day, now housed at the American Library Association. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Pat Mora es una autora premiada y la fundadora de El da de los nios/ El da de los libros, un programa para promover la lectura entre familia. El programa es auspiciado por la Asociacin Americana de Bibliotecas, American Library Association (ALA). Ella vive en Santa F, Nuevo Mxico.