There will be a upcoming review and you can purchase Countdown For Nochebuena on Amazon. If you click on this link and make a purchase I will make a small percentage from the items you purchase.
I would like to share a holiday book which should be on your Christmas Shopping list which is inside our Christmas Gift Guide 23: COUNTDOWN FOR NOCHEBUENA by Adriana Hernández Bergstrom (On Sale 10/3/23; HC ISBN: 9780316467919) for you, a joyful bilingual picture book celebrating the Latine traditions of Christmas Eve.
Alternating between English and Spanish, COUNTDOWN FOR NOCHEBUENA chronicles one family’s growing excitement for the coming holiday, and all the elements that make the season so festive— including graceful dancers, melodic singers, and delicious food. Inspired by the author-illustrator’s Cuban American heritage, it’s a warm and vibrant story little readers will love.
PRAISE FOR COUNTDOWN FOR NOCHEBUENA
“With sweet imagery, this simple counting book that celebrates family, friends, and Christmas will appeal to children and adults.”— School Library Journal
“An emphasis on the joy of being together radiates from the pages.”—Publishers Weekly
ABOUT THE BOOK
Also available in a shorter board book edition.
This charming, bouncy text that alternates between English and Spanish and counts holiday elements like dancers, singers, and special foods up to twelve—to midnight, when Christmas Eve turns to Christmas and presents are opened!—and back down again, pairs perfectly with its illustrative context clues.
In this story, family members young and old are excited to gather in their best festive clothes to celebrate Nochebuena, a Christmas Eve celebration for Latine people around the world. Simple yet lyrical text inspired by the author-illustrator’s Cuban American heritage combines with a warm art style perfect for celebrating the holiday.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR– Adriana Hernández-Bergstrom
An up-and-coming Cuban American mixed-media author-illustrator and designer. Her debut picture book was Abuelita and I Make Flan. She received a Walter Dean Myers Grant from We Need Diverse Books and was chosen as a WNDB Mentee in illustration. She studied industrial design at RISD and printmaking and theatre production at the University of Miami. Adriana lived in Germany for many years and speaks English, Spanish, and German.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
