La piñata que la campesina colgó

Companion to the award-winning The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred—now available as a Spanish-language edition! Join the farm maiden and the animals as they make a festive piñata! A perfect picture book for 4-8-year-olds who love the nursery rhyme of "The House That Jack Built" and enjoy read-alouds that have rhyming and repetition.A young girl sets out on errands for the day, and while she's gone, the farm maiden prepares a piñata from scratch with help from a boy, horse, goose, cat, sheep, and farmer. After they all fall asleep in the afternoon sun, they must scramble to finish preparations in time—just as the girl arrives back to her surprise party.This is the story of how the farm maiden and all the farm animals and friends work together to make the piñata for a surprise birthday party. With the familiarity of "The House That Jack Built" this story builds just like their piñata, and the repetitions from the previous pages. Back matter even includes directions for making a piñata at home.Cleverly incorporating rhymes and repetition, La piñata que la campensina colgó is a celebratory good time that will entertain and engage young readers!