No comments about Happy Mother's Day! (Sesame Street/Step Into Reading, Step 1 Book : Preschool-Grade 1).

1 comments about Weddings (Ceremonies and Celebrations (Raintree Steck-Vaughn Publishers).).

1. Weddings is a wonderful source for young children conducting research or just trying to learn more about the topic. The book is organized by religion and topic so that any young reader can quickly find what they are looking for. The beautiful photographs are enough to make a reader pick up this book. They compliment the text and allow the reader to really see what each culture's weddings might look like. I was pleased to see that this book is one in a series of books on ceremonies and celebrations. It is difficult to find resource books that can be used by elementary children. This would be a book that elementary children can read and understand without the assistance of an adult.

1 comments about Hooray for Mommies! (Babies & Barney).

1. This one can't be beat! My daughter still reads it (and wants it read) over and over and we have had it for over a year and she doesn't even really like Barney. I would also highly recommend Hooray for Daddies.

1 comments about Day of the Dead: A Mexican-American Celebration.

1. This children's book tells the Día de los Muertos story through the eyes of bilingual Sacramento, California-based twins, aged ten, named Ximena and Azucena. The book tells the family history to illustrate the strong ties between the American family and its native Mexico. In 1974, the twin's father was an integral part of bringing Día de los Muertos to Sacramento. This book gives a very detailed history of Día de los Muertos that I didn't come across in any other children's books. It explains much of Aztec culture, including their Creation Myth, and how Día de los Muertos began. Then, Spanish conquistadors came into contact with these people, and their Catholic influence altered their traditions, and Halloween was beginning to brew in Europe simultaneously. Finally, it discusses how Mexican-Americans have another unique take on celebrating the holiday. Then, the book outlines the celebration, many pages on the ofrendas (with more elaborate detail than other books in this bibliography) a section on the masks of Día de los Muertos (another facet of the fiesta that isn't covered in other books), and the procession a family takes from its home to the cemetery. It also contains a glossary of the Spanish words used throughout the book with its definition.

No comments about Let's Get Ready for Independence Day (Welcome Books: Celebrations).

No comments about Celebrating Mother's Day (Holiday Celebrations).

No comments about The Alphabets Go to a Party.

1 comments about Barn Party, The.

1. My 2-year-old daughter LOVES this book. The picture of the kids dancing and the page where we sing "happy birthday you you" are her favorites. The illustrations are so big and colorful they're a joy to look at.

No comments about El Dia De Muertos (Coleccion Pinata Series).

No comments about Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Dreaming of Change (Learn to Read Read to Learn Holiday Series).