A Piñata in a Pine Tree: A Latino Twelve Days of Christmas: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

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. This joyous fiesta will warm even the coldest of hearts.

Author: Pat Mora
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 09/01/2009
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 11.32h x 10.31w x 0.36d
ISBN: 9780618841981
Audience: Ages 4-8


Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature - Commended


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2009
School Library Journal 10/01/2009 pg. 82
Publishers Weekly 10/26/2009 pg. 54
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2009 pg. 646
Booklist 11/01/2009 pg. 51
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author
Pat Mora, who is of Mexican American descent, is author of Doña Flor, illustrated by Raul Colon, which won the Pura Belpre Illustrator Award and a Pura Belpre Author Honor. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visit her web site at www.patmora.com. Magaly Morales, sister of the award-winning artist Yuyi Morales, lives in Mexico. A Piñata in a Pine Tree is her second book.