Alphabet Fiesta: An English/Spanish Alphabet Story

by Anne Miranda, Young Schoolchildren in Spain (Illustrations)

For Alphabet Fiesta, Anne Miranda commissioned six- to eight-year-olds in Madrid to create the art. The result is a witty, charming stroll through the alphabet in two languages. It begins with Armand the armadillo, who receives “an absolutely adorable invitation to a surprise party” (“una invitacion absolutamente adorable, le invitaban a la fiesta sorpresa”) and ends at that party for Zaza the zebra. In between, young readers meet an engaging cast of characters who entertain while they teach.

Genres: Picture Books

56 pages, Paperback

First published April 26, 2001

About the author

I am a freelance writer of books and educational materials for very young children. I'm represented by Ron Zollshan at Kirchoff/Wohlberg in Ct.

I have been published by: Addison-Wesley, Boyds Mill Press, Bradbury Press, Bricks (Korea) BridgeWater Books, Bt Bound, EP Dutton, Harcourt Brace & Company, Hampton-Brown, Heinemann (Fauntas & Pinnell) Holt, Houghton Mifflin, Hyperion, Joy Street Books, Laidlaw, Little Brown, LB Kids, Macmillan McGraw-Hill, McGraw Hill School Division, Modern Curriculum Press, Newbridge Educational Publishing, Nutmeg Media, Options Publishing, Perfection Learning, Scholastic, Scott Foresman, Silver Burdett and Ginn, Simon & Schuster, Steck-Vaughn, Troll Medallion, Turtle Books, Turtleback Books, The Rowland Reading Foundation, Time Life Books for Children, Voyager, and William H Sadlier Inc.

Reviews

[Karina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got it in Spanish but review is in English....

A birthday party that starts out the the A and ends in animal Z. Every letter is an animal getting ready to join the fiesta for Zelda the zebra.

At first i didn't think much of the artwork but then I read kids in Madrid (ages 7-11) participated in the illustrations. That was super cool of the author.

[Anna · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. Nice that the story is in 2 languages.

[Christine Turner · Rating 2 out of 5]

PNL Theme: How to Raise a Reader

[Hannah]

story in both english and spanish, good alphabet practice