The Party for Papa Luis/La Fiesta Para Papa Luis

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 hacia 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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Pinata Books
Published: 04/01/2010
ISBN: 9781558855328
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.76h x 11.14w x 0.34d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 03/15/2010 pg. 52
Criticas 04/01/2010 pg. 1
School Library Journal 05/01/2010 pg. 103

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 136540 / Party for Papa Luis
Reading Level: 4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5