Mimi's Parranda/La Parranda de Mimi

By Lydia M. Gil

Book Overview

Mim? loves going to Puerto Rico with her family to celebrate Christmas and participate in the annual parranda, the Puerto Rican version of caroling. But when she learns that they won't be going this... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1558854770
• ISBN13: 9781558854772
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Pinata Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 8.8" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Beautiful book, lovely illustrations

My daughters, 3 and 5, are pretty tough customers when it comes to new books, but all of us were enchanted by Mimi's Parranda. The book has everything you would want--a moving storyline, vivid details, and an introduction (for some of us) to a new world, that of the parranda. I hope to read more from this author, and I know my daughters agree. They ask to read this every night, and of course want their own parranda!

Parranda blues

Qué chévere! You don't have to be Puerto Rican to read this delightful children's book and reminisce about how Christmas was celebrated in your own country, city or town of origin. The author and illustrator give us all a wonderful opportunity to share our favorite Christmas family traditions with our children. Educationally, this book would be useful in bilingual classes where children could discuss family traditions around holidays, be it parrandas or posadas, etc. Teachers could bring some of the desserts featured to class for a taste of Caribbean cooking. The children could learn how to make instruments for their own parranda, as is suggested in the book. I, for one, loved the drawing of "Mimí" with her long wavy hair dreaming of parrandas and delicious desserts. Bravo!