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Highlights
- Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore's "The Night Before Christmas," La Noche Before Three Kings Day is a perfect holiday tale.
- 4-8 Years
- 10.25" x 10.2" Hardcover
- 32 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, Holidays & Celebrations
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About the Book
"It's almost Three Kings Day, and while the grownups prepare a large meal, the kids prepare their shoe boxes for los Reyes to arrive later that night. Will they stay up late enough to wish the Kings a Feliz Dâia de los Reyes? Or will the magic pass them by?"--Book Synopsis
Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore's "The Night Before Christmas," La Noche Before Three Kings Day is a perfect holiday tale.
It's almost Three Kings Day, and while the grownups prepare a large meal, the kids prepare their shoe boxes for los Reyes to arrive later that night. Will they stay up late enough to wish the Kings a Feliz Día de los Reyes? Or will the magic pass them by?
Sing along with a great big familia as they fill up their platos, play their favorite juegos, and wait for the three kings and regalitos to arrive.
This enchanting celebration of a beloved holiday is brought to life through lively rhyming dual-lingual text by Sheila Colón-Bagley with festive illustrations from Alejandro Mesa.
Review Quotes
"Full of warmth and good cheer." -- Kirkus Reviews
"This title adds a vision of Latinx joy and -festivity to -collections." -- School Library Journal
"Warm illustrations by Mesa honor family connection, food, and the fancifully portrayed kings in a domestic tale that evokes the holiday's wonder." -- Publishers Weekly
"This inviting picture book celebrates Puerto Rican culture in Mesa's beautiful, whimsical illustrations." -- Booklist
"Cheerful...whimsical" -- Horn Book Magazine