'Twas Nochebuena
'Twas Nochebuena

Author: Roseanne Greenfield Thong

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-10-16

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0698136454

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’Twas Nochebuena and all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa... It’s Christmas Eve, and you’re invited to a Nochebuena celebration! Follow a family as they prepare to host a night filled with laughter, love, and Latino tradition. Make tasty tamales and hang colorful adornos (decorations) on the walls. Gather to sing festive canciones (songs) while sipping champurrado (hot chocolate). After the midnight feast has been served and the last gifts have been unwrapped, it’s time to cheer, “Feliz Navidad and to all a good night!” Savor the magic of Nochebuena with a holiday tale you’ll want to read again and again.

'Twas Nochebuena
'Twas Nochebuena

Author: Roseanne Greenfield Thong

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2014-10-16

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 0670016349

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’Twas Nochebuena and all through our casa, every creature was kneading tamale masa... It’s Christmas Eve, and you’re invited to a Nochebuena celebration! Follow a family as they prepare to host a night filled with laughter, love, and Latino tradition. Make tasty tamales and hang colorful adornos (decorations) on the walls. Gather to sing festive canciones (songs) while sipping champurrado (hot chocolate). After the midnight feast has been served and the last gifts have been unwrapped, it’s time to cheer, “Feliz Navidad and to all a good night!” Savor the magic of Nochebuena with a holiday tale you’ll want to read again and again.

Nine Days to Christmas
Nine Days to Christmas

Author: Marie Hall Ets

Publisher: Courier Dover Publications

Published: 2017-10-18

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0486815323

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Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.

Henry Holton Takes the Ice
Henry Holton Takes the Ice

Author: Sandra Bradley

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2015-01-02

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0698401573

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A lively hockey and ice dancing picture book in the tradition of Billy Elliot and The Sissy Duckling Henry Holton’s whole family is hockey mad. Everyone, that is, except Henry. When he holds a hockey stick, Henry becomes a menace to the game—and an embarrassment to his sports-minded family. It’s not until he sees his first ice dancing performance that Henry realizes there’s something he can do on the ice that doesn’t involve boarding and body checking. Henry is ready to hang up his gear and try on some figure skates, but first he has to convince his hockey-obsessed family to let him follow his own path.

Uno, Dos, Tres, Posada!
Uno, Dos, Tres, Posada!

Author: Virginia L. Kroll

Publisher: Puffin

Published: 2010-10-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780142416846

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A little girl guides the reader through each step of a posada, a Hispanic holiday tradition celebrated on the nine nights before Christmas.

La Noche Buena
La Noche Buena

Author: Antonio Sacre

Publisher: Harry N. Abrams

Published: 2010-11-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780810989672

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Sacre and Dominguez deliver a holiday book about a Cuban-American family and how they spend their La Noche Buena (Christmas Eve). Includes a glossary of Spanish words. Full color.

One Is a Piñata
One Is a Piñata

Author: Roseanne Greenfield Thong

Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC

Published: 2019-03-12

Total Pages: 41

ISBN-13: 1452156174

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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!

A Piñata in a Pine Tree
A Piñata in a Pine Tree

Author: Pat Mora

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 9780618841981

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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.

Round is a Mooncake
Round is a Mooncake

Author: Roseanne Thong

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2013-08-13

Total Pages: 38

ISBN-13: 1452132801

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A little girl's neighborhood becomes a discovery ground of things round, square and rectangular. Many of the objects are Asian in origin, other universal: round rice bowls and a found pebble, square dim sum and pizza boxes, rectangular Chinese lace and very special pencil case. Bright art accompanies this lively introduction to shapes and short glossary explains the cultural significance of the objects featured in the book.

One Is a Drummer
One Is a Drummer

Author: Roseanne Thong

Publisher: Chronicle Books

Published: 2013-09-24

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1452132844

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A young girl numbers her discoveries in the world around her, from one dragon boat to four mahjong players to ten bamboo stalks.