Fiesta Babies

By: Carmen Tafolla
Illustrated by: Amy Cordova

Publisher: Tricycle Press   Copyright Date: 2010   ISBN: 978-1-58246-319-3

Genre:  Realistic Fiction     Format: Picture Book

Major Awards Received:

Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 2011
 Pura Belpre Award, 2011 Honor Book Illustrator United States

Summary: Even babies are invited to celebrate the fiesta.  This book details some of the activities that babies are involved in when there is a fiesta.  The illustrations in the book are very colorful and will keep students involved in the book when reading it. 

Personal response: I enjoyed reading this book and seeing that the whole family is involved in celebrating the fiesta.  It shows that the babies like to sing, dance, and take part in every aspect of the fiesta.  The vocabulary in the back of the book is helpful.  The illustrations in the book


Classroom connections:  After reading this book, I immediately thought it would be great to incorporate into a Cinco De Mayo activity. I would explain to students that other countries celebrate different holidays.   There are 2 crafts that I would like to do with students.  First is making pinatas found at http://familyfun.go.com/cinco-de-mayo/mini-pinatas-668588/.  The second is making maracas found at http://www.education.com/activity/article/paper-cup-maracas/.  Using the vocabulary at the end of the book, I would have students practice the pronunciation of these words.  I think the students will remember this celebration as one that