Books with author Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy

Samantha loves Irish dancing and has learned to dance it very well. Her friend Lola also likes this dance and she especially loves the fancy dress that Samantha wears during her presentations. Little by little, Lola learns the basic steps from her friend, until she is also ready to appear on stage. She makes her first appearance in the show that her school prepares to celebrate St. Patricks Day. Contains an informative section on St. Patricks Day.

It is the 4th of July, and a family prepares to go for a picnic. Champ, the family dogwho does not want to miss the celebrationsecretly hides inside the food basket. When they arrive at the park, Champ has a feast of his own with other dogs that have arrived with other families. The family is left without food, so the other families share their meals; and they all end up celebrating together. Contains an informative section on the Fourth of July.

Debajo de un botón, ton ton,que encontró Martín, tin, tinhabía un ratón, ton, ton,ay, que chiquitín, tin, tin!Martin found a mouse, mouse, mouse,'neath a button on the floor, floor, floor,in a tiny house, house, house,with a tiny door, door, door.This heartwarming bilingual collection of traditional animal nursery rhymes from Spain, Latin America, and the United States will delight readers young and old. From the call of the rooster to the chirp, chirp of the cricket, these seventeen poems in both English and Spanish have been handpicked by distinguished authors Alma Flor Ada and F. Isabel Campoy, who have also included five of their own original poems in this anthology. English adaptations by Rosalma Zubizarreta adroitly capture the spirit of each cherished rhyme, and tender illustrations by award-winning artist Viví Escrivá will make the collection a family favorite for generations to come.