Roseanne Thong
Author of Round Is a Mooncake: A Book of Shapes
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One Is a Piñata: A Book of Numbers (Learn to Count Books, Numbers Books for Kids, Preschool Numbers Book) (A Latino… (2019) 140 copies, 5 reviews
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The best part of this rhyming 'story' book, in my opinion, is the author's historical note. Among other lessons it reveals that:
"Day of the Dead traditions are said to be over 3,000 years old, stemming from ancient traditions of the Aztecs and other pre-Columbian groups. These ancient peoples believed in the afterlife and viewed death as a part of life--something to be accepted and embraced. When the Spanish arrived in the Americas, they changed the celebration date from the summer to fall so it would coincide with All Saints' and All Souls' Day.... In this way, the Aztec and Catholic cultures became intermingled."… (more)
"Day of the Dead traditions are said to be over 3,000 years old, stemming from ancient traditions of the Aztecs and other pre-Columbian groups. These ancient peoples believed in the afterlife and viewed death as a part of life--something to be accepted and embraced. When the Spanish arrived in the Americas, they changed the celebration date from the summer to fall so it would coincide with All Saints' and All Souls' Day.... In this way, the Aztec and Catholic cultures became intermingled."… (more)
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- 4.0
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Awards:
Bank Street Book Committee's Best Books of the Year for Children
2013-14 STEAM Multicultural Booklist
PBS SoCal Favorite Kids Books 2022
Macy's Multicultural Collection of Children's Literature (2013-2014)