This book is written in both English and Spanish. It talks about the objects and the people involved in the party, and how it is celebrated. Each page adds a new sentence to the story.

I love reading bilingual books like this one because I can read them with my children as they are learning the languages I already know. It was easy to match the sentences from the side my children read to the side I read and vice versa. I can also read this book to my children with the part they can read covered so they can determine what the story is saying by pictures and the way the story sounds when I read it, just as they learned to read and understand English before it became their first language. The colors of the pictures were vibrant and the choices of activities for la fiesta were activities that happen at many parties, so learning these action words, nouns, and other parts of speech would be easily learned useful again in life.

I am taking off one star because I feel like the story ended too abruptly. It seemed like at least one more page was needed to talk about leaving the party. ( )

Pasta Dura

Fun celebratory tale showing the care of family and friends to ensure that Papa Luis has a special day. I was happy to find this book in our school library collection. I feel a connection to the former librarians when I find books showing diversity as if we all are trying to supply our students with varied cultural experiences.
Curricular Connections:
*How do you celebrate-brainstorm varied holidays and traditions
*What does your family do to prepare for parties- making "to do" lists
*Have a library celebration complete with decorations from the book- The Party for... Our School Library"
*Compare Cumulative Stories-The House that Jack Built, The Napping House, Today is Monday

Good for storytime, a little long. ( )