Hurray for Three Kings' Day! (Very Good, 1999, HC, 32 pages, Morrow Junior)
Hurray for Three Kings' Day! (Very Good, 1999, HC, 32 pages, Morrow Junior)
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Former library book in very good condition: typical library stamps/stickers. ISBN 0688162398
Three Kings' Day - the sixth of January - is almost here! Anita and her older brothers, Tito and Tomas, walk in the streets the night before, celebrating and singing. Carrying gifts and dressed as the Three Kings - Balthazar, Kaspar, and Melchoir - they join the colorful procession in their town and visit neighbors.
Spanish-speaking people all over the world celebrate the joyous Three Kings' Day - also known as the Epiphany or Twelfth Night - every January sixth. Award-winning author Lori Marie Carlson brings the holiday to life in this engaging family story about three children -- carrying gifts and dressed as Balthazar, Kaspar, and Melchoir - who go from house to house in their neighborhood and reenact the journey of the Three Wise Men. G
lowing oil paintings by Ed Martinez perfectly capture the warmth of this special holiday.