Fiesta!

Summary of Book

The Fiesta Babies dance, march on parade and sing along to mariachi songs in this spirited celebration of fiestas. Luckily for the parents, the babies don’t mind a siesta either! Simple rhymes with Spanish words sprinkled throughout complement the coulourful illustrations. I particularly like the fact that the featured Hispanic children have varying skin tones, from light to dark. A lovely way of teaching little ones that diversity comes in all sorts of shades, even within the same ethnicity!

Author Biography

Ginger Foglesong Gibson is the author of the popular bilingual books ¡Fiesta!, Siesta, and ¡Bravo! She grew up in Mexico, Arizona, Switzerland, and Costa Rica and received her B.S. degree in early childhood education from the University of Virginia. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

Illustrator Biography

René King Moreno grew up in Warsaw, Indiana, and now lives in Chicago with her family. She is the illustrator of Under the Lemon Moon, by Edith Hope Fine, as well as ¡Fiesta! and Siesta.