Hooray, a Pinata

Hooray, a Pinata
Author: Elisa Kleven
Publisher: Paw Prints
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-09-18
Genre: Dogs
ISBN: 9781439551301

After she chooses a cute dog pi+nata for her birthday party, Clara pretends it is her pet and she doesn't want it to get broken.

One Is a Piñata

One Is a Piñata
Author: Roseanne Greenfield Thong
Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2019-03-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1452156174

One is a rainbow. One is a cake. One is a piñata that's ready to break! In this lively picture book, a companion to the Pura Belpré–honored Green Is a Chile Pepper, children discover a fiesta of numbers in the world around them, all the way from one to ten: Two are maracas and cold ice creams, six are salsas and flavored aguas. Many of the featured objects are Latino in origin, and all are universal in appeal. With rich, boisterous illustrations, a fun-to-read rhyming text, and an informative glossary, this vibrant book enumerates the joys of counting and the wonders that abound in every child's day!

Hooray! A Piñata!

Hooray! A Piñata!
Author: Elisa Kleven
Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1996
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In this new book from renowned storyteller Elisa Kleven, Clara is going to have a pinata at her birthday party. Samson, her good friend, is helping her pick one out. In her pictures and words, Kleven makes everyday materials resonate with unexpected moment. On a celebratory day--or any day--this book speaks knowingly to the unimpeded imagination of young children. Full color.

Welcome Home, Mouse

Welcome Home, Mouse
Author: Elisa Kleven
Publisher: Tricycle Press
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2010-09-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1582462771

Stanley loves to help, but sometimes he gets so excited he makes mistakes. While running errands for his mom—CRASH—Stanley bounces his ball right on top of Mouse’s house, smashing it to smithereens. Stanley wants to make up for what he’s done, but how? In Elisa Kleven’s expressive, detailed pictures, Stanley finds his inspiration all around him, from here and there, and this and that. Soon he is ready to surprise his friend with a new house, and what a wonderful place it is!

Bird Count

Bird Count
Author: Susan Edwards Richmond
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2022-06-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1682634256

The National Audubon Society's annual Christmas Bird Count stars in this charming picture book, just right for young community scientists, bird watchers, and nature aficionados. A young girl and her mother participate as community scientists in the Christmas Bird Count. The girl is excited when Big Al, the leader of their team, asks her to record the tally this year. Using her most important tools―her eyes and ears―she eagerly identifies and counts the birds they observe on their assigned route around town. She and her team follow the rules, noting the time of day, the habitat, the birding ID techniques used for each sighting. Finally, they meet up with the other teams in the area to combine their totals for a Christmas Bird Count party and share stories about their observations. Sidebars tally up the birds they observe and record. This book introduces young readers to birdwatching with simple explanations of birdwatching techniques and clear descriptions of bird habitats. Stephanie Fizer Coleman's charming illustrations add color and context to a joyful story that's sure to inspire the nature lover in everyone. Back matter includes more information about all the birds featured in the book and about the Christmas Bird Count, the nation's longest-running community science bird project. Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens Parents’ Choice Silver Honor Award Mathical Honor Award International Literacy Association Primary Fiction Award

Boo Stew

Boo Stew
Author: Donna L. Washington
Publisher: Holiday House
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2022-06-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1682634264

Award-winning storyteller Donna L. Washington has cooked up a delightfully spooky tale in this imaginative twist on the classic "Goldilocks." Curly Locks is a good-hearted girl, but she's an awful cook. All the townspeople of Toadsuck Swamp know to steer clear of her peculiar dishes—like batwing brownies and toad eye toffees. So it's quite a mystery when one of her dishes goes missing from her windowsill. Next morning, chaos breaks out in town and word spreads how the Scares of Toadsuck Swamp are running wild and terrorizing the town at mealtime. They shriek "Gitchey Boo, Gitchey Bon! Gitchey Goo, Gitchey Gone!" and send folk running for their lives! But Curly Locks isn't frightened, and she has an inkling her unsavory cooking can help corral those Scares for good. Exercising tremendous narrative skill, internationally known storyteller Donna L. Washington breathes a spirited new life into an old classic. Her clever, can-do protagonist and joyful language pair brilliantly with Jeffrey Ebbeler's fantasy-like illustrations. This enchanting read is a treat for any time of the year!

Just Like Josh Gibson

Just Like Josh Gibson
Author: Angela Johnson
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2007-01-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 141692728X

The story goes... Grandmama could hit the ball a mile, catch anything that was thrown, and do everything else -- just like Josh Gibson. But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would have faced tremendous challenges. These challenges are not unlike those met by the legendary Josh Gibson, arguably the best Negro-League player to never make it into the majors. In a poignant tribute to anyone who's had a dream deferred, two-time Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Angela Johnson and celebrated artist Beth Peck offer up this reminder -- that the small steps made by each of us inspire us all.

The Pinata Story

The Pinata Story
Author: Michel Zajur
Publisher: Mascot Books
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2019-09-17
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781631776823

"Today, piƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚atas are sold to celebrate holidays and birthdays all over the world. Do you know what the piƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚ata and the candy inside really represent and why it was broken? The Piƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚ata Story is an interactive bilingual book written by Lisa and Michel Zajur that transports its readers on a cultural journey, which highlights a story about the meaning of the piƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚ata while teaching Spanish. Plan to interact and engage on a bilingual path within The Piƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚ata Story through: Tips to Sounding Out Words in Spanish Bilingual Glossary Making a Piƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚ata Piƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚ata Song History of the Piƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚ata The Piƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚ata Story offers the gift of language by sprinkling Spanish words that enrich the story onto its pages. Children learn by seeing and doing, and The Piƒƒ‚ƒƒ‚‚ƒƒƒ‚‚ƒ‚‚ata Story offers the combination of reading with interactive learning. "

Abuela

Abuela
Author: Arthur Dorros
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 41
Release: 1991-09-12
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0525447504

A young girl and her grandmother celebrate their home and relationship in this magical story. Winner of the Parents' Choice Award! Come join Rosalba and her grandmother, her abuela, on a magical journey as they fly over the streets, sights, and people of New York City which sparkles below. The story is narrated in English, and sprinkled with Spanish phrases as Abuela points out places that they explore together. The exhilaration in Rosalba’s and Abuela's story is magnified by the loving bond that only a grandmother and granddaughter can share. Also available in a Spanish-language edition (ISBN: 978-0-14-056226-2) "A book to set any child dreaming...any reader can handle it, whether familiar with Spanish or not. It's just joyful."-The New York Times * "A marvelous balancing of narrative simplicity with visual intricacy...the city is transformed into a treasure trove of jewels, dazzling the eye, uplifting the spirits."–The Horn Book (starred review) * "Each illustration is a masterpiece of color, line, and form that will mesmerize youngsters...The smooth text, interspersed with Spanish words and phrases, provides ample context clues...a jewel."–Booklist (starred review) "Dorros's text seamlessly weaves Spanish words and phrases into the English narrative, retaining a dramatic quality rarely found in bilingual picture books"—Publisher's Weekly An ALA Notable Book An NCSS-CBC Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies A Library of Congress Children's Book of the Year An American Booksellers Pick of the Lists selection A Booklist Editor's Choice A Horn Book Fanfare Listing Winner of the Parent's Choice Award A Hungry Mind Review Children's Books of Distinction List selection A New York Public Library 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing selection

A Piñata in a Pine Tree

A Piñata in a Pine Tree
Author: Pat Mora
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780618841981

Presents an adaptation of the folk song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" in which friends exchange gifts such as piątas and a little girl receives a present from a secret friend whose identity is eventually revealed.