My Party, Mi Fiesta: A Coco Rocho Book (Bilingual English-Spanish)

by Raúl the Third

Overview

Winner of a Good Housekeeping Best Kids’ Book Award!

In this festive bilingual Spanish and English board book from New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award–winning author-illustrator Raúl the Third, join Coco Rocho and friends from the World of ¡Vamos! as they gather everything to throw a grand fiesta!

Throwing a party is always fun, especially when it’s in both English and Spanish!

In this board book, young readers are introduced to Spanish vocabulary through all the fun of a party.

Friends, cake, music—amigos, pastel, música—join Coco Rocho and all his companions at this joyful fiesta!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780358393740
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	04/05/2022
Series:	World of ¡Vamos! Series
Sold by:	HARPERCOLLINS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	18
File size:	22 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	3 Months to 3 Years

About the Author

Raúl the Third is the New York Times bestselling, three-time Pura Belpré Award–winning author-illustrator of ¡Vamos! Let’s Go to the Market, ¡Vamos! Let’s Go Eat, ¡Vamos! Let’s Cross the Bridge, and the rest of the World of ¡Vamos! series. He is also the illustrator of Schneider Family Book Award Honoree Stuntboy, in the Meantime, written by Jason Reynolds, and the Lowriders series, written by Cathy Camper. Raúl was born in Texas and grew up going back and forth between El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, México. He now lives in Medford, Massachusetts, with his collaborator and fellow New York Times bestselling artist, Elaine Bay, and their son, Raúl the Fourth.

Editorial Reviews

"The energetic, colorful illustrations... are sure to grab the attention of little ones, and the bilingual text is easy to spot and will introduce kids to “my/mi” and “your/tu” phrases. Children will enjoy seeing familiar characters throughout... A fantastic addition to bilingual board book collections." — School Library Journal (starred review)

“A superb bilingual book to read to children who are starting to learn Spanish.” — Booklist

From the Publisher

★ 03/01/2022

Baby-Toddler—In this installment of the series, Coco Rocho welcomes readers and lets them know that this fiesta is as much for them as it is for him. Each spread shares a part of Coco Rocho's party, such as his friends, and illustrates some of the fun activities that take place at parties—playing games, listening to music, and, of course, hitting a piñata! The energetic, colorful illustrations—a mixture of soft shades and dynamic colors—are sure to grab the attention of little ones, and the bilingual text is easy to spot and will introduce kids to "my/mi" and "your/tu" phrases. Children will enjoy seeing familiar characters throughout, and fans of Raúl the Third will love being able to take another peek into the world of ¡Vamos! VERDICT A fantastic addition to bilingual board book collections.—Selenia Paz

School Library Journal