Feliz Navidad: Two Stories Celebrating Christmas [Hardcover]

Jose Feliciano (Author), David Diaz (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

Set to the lyrics of Jose Feliciano's song "Feliz Navidad" and illustrated by Caldecott Medal winner David Diaz, this unique flip book features two different, yet traditional, Christmas celebrations!

Feliz Navidad, la canción bilingüe compuesta por José Feliciano, es la acompañante perfecta de este libro que le enseña a los niños, de una manera divertida, lo que es una parranda caribeña y una fiesta navidena tradicional. Únete a una parranda llena de canciones navideñas tradicionales, intrumentos musicales y mucha comida. Los niños aprenderán acerca de esta típica celebración caribeña donde familiares, amigos y músicos sorprenden a sus vecinos cantándoles canciones a medida que se les une todo el vecindario, hasta terminar la celebración en una fiesta con comida para todos.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In Feliz Navidad, singer/songwriter Jose Feliciano's beloved Christmas song comes to life with Caldecott Medal recipient David Diaz's lush, expressive illustrations. The lyrics (and picture book text) are simple, but Diaz's bold illustrations are rich and intense--families and friends gather in swirly, stylized paintings, caroling and sharing festive foods. The "Two Stories" in the subtitle are a bit hard to decipher from the pictures, but Feliciano's introduction describes both the Puerto Rican tradition of parranda (caroling and feasting), and the customs of colder climates: Christmas trees, poinsettias, hot cider, and snowmen. Feliz Navidad will undoubtedly become an annual family tradition in its own right. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 4-Like an oversized, multipaged, bilingual Christmas card, this gorgeous production's minimal text consists of the lyrics to Feliciano's famous song and emphatically wishes readers both Feliz Navidad and a Merry Christmas. Beautifully designed pages feature Diaz's characteristic stylized paintings and song lyrics in large, faux hand-lettered font. The pictures make reference to and contrast many Christmas traditions and symbols, and show that all cultures emphasize families and friends celebrating together. Two introductory pages introduce the parranda as a long-standing tradition in Puerto Rico and (somewhat gratuitously) a paragraph explains that "Christmas crosses all cultural boundaries." The subtitle depends on a very close reading of the pictures to decipher the two stories. Musical notation is not included.-S. P.
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 28 pages
• Publisher: Cartwheel; Bilingual edition (October 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439517176
• ISBN-13: 978-0439517171
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #988,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Feliz Navidad!, December 15, 2004

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Lynn Ellingwood "The ESOL Teacher" (Webster, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Feliz Navidad: Two Stories Celebrating Christmas (Hardcover)

Beautiful artwork brings up memories of a really great Christmas song. Will have your children singing!

5.0 out of 5 stars Feliz Navidad!, March 27, 2011

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Kimberly Lynn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Feliz Navidad: Two Stories Celebrating Christmas (Hardcover)

This is one of my favorite Christmas books. Cheers!

The artwork of David Diaz is quite striking, and it's the perfect match for José Feliciano's famous song. The mix of these two talented artists make for a lively read during the holidays.