Uno, Dos, Tres, Posada!
PreSchool-Grade 2–A brief, rhyming text tells the story of a Latino girl in a Southwestern setting as her family and friends celebrate with a traditional posada, a procession that re-enacts the search of Mary and Joseph for a room at an inn. Spanish words and their English translations are woven seamlessly into the narrative. Spanish usage may vary in some parts of the United States; in California and New Mexico, for example, the little paper lanterns are calledfarolitos. Kroll refers to them asfaroles. The cartoonlike illustrations are exuberant and colorful but not very attractive. This title may be most useful in libraries where there is a need to explain Latino holiday customs to non-Latino children or to start a conversation about Christmas observances among youngsters of any ethnicity.–Virginia Walter, University of California, Los AngelesCopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.