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  • A Piñata in a Pine Tree (English With Spanish)

A Piñata in a Pine Tree
(English With Spanish)

Author
Pat Mora
Illustrator
Magaly Morales
Publication Date
September 01, 2009
Genre / Grade Band
Fiction /  2nd − 3rd
Language
English
Format
Picture Book
Bilingual
A Piñata in a Pine Tree (English With Spanish)
Description

An award-winning author and a rising star artist have put a festive Latino twist on "The Twelve Days of Christmas," populating it with piñatas in place of partridges, plus burritos bailando (dancing donkeys), lunitas cantando (singing moons), and much more, all displayed in the most vivid colors imaginable. In this version a little girl receives gifts from a secret amiga, whose identity is a sweet surprise at the book's conclusion.

There are things to find and count in Spanish on every page, with pronunciations provided right in the pictures and a glossary and music following the story. 

Publication date
September 01, 2009
Genre
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780618841981
Publisher
Clarion Books
BISAC categories
JUV017010 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Christmas & Advent
JUV011030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Hispanic & Latino
Library of Congress categories
United States
Spanish language materials
Bilingual
Children's songs
Songs
Christmas music

Publishers Weekly

Spanish phrases pepper the traditional carol as a joyful child experiences the holiday. On the third day of Christmas, the girl's amiga gives her tres tamalitos, which sit steaming in an earthen pot, and on the sixth day, she receives seis trompos girando (spinning tops). Morales's acrylic illustrations glow with warm, festive colors, evoking lantern light. Phonetic pronunciations for the gifts and numbers are incorporated into the spreads, which lead up to a special final gifta new sibling. A luminous holiday pick, especially for new big brothers and sisters. Ages 3-7. (Sept.) Copyright 2009 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2 In this Latino twist on the traditional folk song, the narrators secret "amiga's" gifts include a piñata in a pine tree and "cuatro luminarias". The identity of the girls "amiga" is a sweet surprise and is sure to bring a smile to readers. The spreads are pleasing to the eye, with acrylic paintings rendered in vivid oranges, pinks, greens, and sky blue. A description of Christmas foods and other holiday traditions from different Latin American countries are included in the authors note, which also gives information on the history of the 12 days (beginning Christmas Day and ending January 5, Twelfth Night, the night before Epiphany, or Feast of the Three Kings). The last page includes the score. - Diane Olivo-Posner, Los Angeles Public Library,

Copyright 2009 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

Kirkus Review - Children

The inclusion of numerals and the pronunciation of the Spanish words, along with a concluding glossary and pronunciation guide, facilitates reading and makes it absolutely entertaining. (Picture book. 6-9)

Copyright 2009 Kirkus Reviews, LLC Used with permission

Pat Mora
Pat Mora is an award-winning author, the founder of Día (El día de los niños, El día de los libros / Children's Day, Book Day), and an honorary member of the American Library Association. Her most recent book, Abuelos, illustrated by Amelia Lau Carling, won the International Latino Book Award for Best English Picture Book, a Library Media Connection Editor's Choice Award, and it was named a Críticas Magazine Best Children's Book. She's also the author of The Race of Toad and Deer (La carrera del sapo y el venado) and The Night the Moon Fell (La noche que se cayó la luna). She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Libby Martinez writes children's books and poetry. She is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford Law School. She lives in Colorado Springs, CO. Amelia Lau Carling is an accomplished author, illustrator, and graphic designer. She lives in Westchester County, NY.
Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature
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Commended 2010 - 2010
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