Book Description
for Hooray, a Pinata! by Elisa Kleven and Lidia Diaz
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Clara and her friend Samson go shopping for a special piñata for Clara's birthday party and they find just the one Clara wants. Trouble is, she likes it so well she can't bear the thought of breaking it! Filled with lots of intriguing visual details, Kleven's bright picture story about a young Latina girl and her African-American friend is a true celebratory delight from beginning to end. (Ages 4-7)
CCBC Choices 1996. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1996. Used with permission.