The Party for Papa Luis: La Fiesta Para Papa Luis (Bilingual English/Spanish Edition)

by Diane Gonzales Bertrand (Author) Alejandro Galindo (Illustrator)

Reading Level: K − 1st Grade

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.

¡A todo el mundo le encanta una fiesta de cumpleaños y hay mucho para disfrutar en la fiesta de Papá Luis! Los niños cuentan emocionados los dulces que llenarán la piñata. Las sobrinas traen las velas para la tarta de cumpleaños que horneó Mamá Marta. Familiares y amigos comienzan a llegar y pronto sorprenden a Papá Luis con su celebración especial. Contado en versos animados, este cuento acumulativo se desarrolla de una página a la siguiente mientras la popular autora de libros infantiles Diane Gonzales Bertrand presenta una mirada encantadora a una gran reunión familiar que celebra el cumpleaños del patriarca. Al igual que su anterior libro premiado, The Empanadas that Abuela Made/Las empanadas que hacia la abuela, Diane Gonzales Bertrand ofrece a los lectores emergentes otro libro que crea confianza y habilidades a través de la repetición y la construcción de oraciones. Acompañada por las caprichosas ilustraciones de Alejandro Galindo de niños de ojos grandes y familiares mayores bailando y disfrutando unos de otros, esta fiesta llena de diversión seguramente deleitará a los niños de 4 a 8 años. Después de leer esta atractiva historia bilingüe, los niños comenzarán con entusiasmo a planificar su propia fiestas de cumpleaños.

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Publishers Weekly

A large cartoon family celebrates Papá Luis's birthday in this lively bilingual book. Every page identifies a different colorful element of the gathering (This is the candy that filled the piñata that hung at the party for Papá Luis), and layers them in the style of There Was an Old Woman Who Swallowed a Fly. Galindo's exuberant caricatures endow each family member with a distinct personality: Mamá Marta, who makes an enormous layer cake, wears a white, Marge Simpsonlike beehive, and three chic adult nieces bring a touch of glamour. Readers will be glad to join in, though the party ends a little suddenly, mid piñata swing. Ages 48. "(Apr.)" Copyright 2010 Publishers Weekly Used with permission.

School Library Journal

K-Gr 3Told in verse, this story shows how a family celebrates Pap Luis's very special birthday. It begins, ""sta es la fiesta para Pap Luis"." Each page adds a new line to the story and a component of the party. From bringing out the piata to the arrival of the guest of honor, each page describes everyone's contribution to the festivities. The children are in charge of the candy, Mam Marta bakes the cake and the nieces place the candles on it, and friends and family dance the day away. The humorous illustrations of clowns, conga lines, and empanadas, and the boldly colored exaggerated cartoons of the relatives perfectly depict the party atmosphere and the joy felt by this family. Children will leave this book dreaming of parties."Rebecca Alcal, San Mateo County Library, CA" Copyright 2010 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781558855328
Lexile Measure
540
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Pinata Books
Publication date
April 01, 2010
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV017100 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Birthdays
Library of Congress categories
Spanish language materials
Parties
Birthdays
Birthday parties

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