num_pages: 32
description: This is the bilingual story of the farm maiden and her cadre of animals who crafted a festive piata for a surprise birthday party. A beautiful and lively companion to the award-winning The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred .A young girl sets out on errands for the day and while she's gone the farm maiden prepares a piata from scratch with help from a boy horse goose cat sheep and farmer. After they all fall asleep in the afternoon sun they must scramble to finish preparations in time--just as the girl arrives back to her surprise party. Key English words change to Spanish as the cumulative verse builds to the celebratory ending. With the familiarity of The House That Jack Built the tale cleverly incorporates Spanish words adding a new one in place of the English word from the previous page. This book makes learning the language easy and fun. Back matter includes a glossary definitions and directions for making a piata at home.
language: English
title: The Piñata That the Farm Maiden Hung
publisher: Charlesbridge