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Question: Name and Author of a Children's book about a pinata!.!?
It is a book I read as a kid!. It was about a little girl being excited about some sort of festival day or fun get together!. And the book is about all the people that come to her house to help prepare for the party!. And about the trip with her mother to the town market to buy the food!. For some reason I think it may be centered around christmas time maybe!? But she is all excited about the buying of the pinata and by the end of the book she has the pinata but loves it so much and thinks its so pretty she dosnt want to destroy it!. I need help finding out what book this is!. The title or the author!. Any help will be greatly appreciated!. I'm wanting to collect all my favorite childhood books for when I have my little one!. Thanks!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
"The Perfect Pinata/La Pinata Perfecta" by Keli Kyle Dominguez
http://www!.amazon!.com/Perfect-Pinata-Per!.!.!.
"In preparation for her birthday party, five-year-old Marisa picks out a colorful, butterfly pinata and insists on placing it on her dresser, instead of storing it in the closet!. The more she plays with the pinata, the more attached to it she becomes!.!. On the day of her party, she can't bear to hit the beautiful pinata!. Fortunately, her understanding!. creative parents solve the problem and all ends well, with candy streaming from a homemade pinata, and the butterfly safe in Marisa's arms!. Told in English and Spanish, the story is well paced and satisfying!. Spanish words placed in the English narrative are easily understood in context!. The watercolor pictures convey Marisa's attachment to the butterfly and her emotional turmoil in the midst of a lively party!. Birthday stories are always popular; this new one adds a Latin flavor and an unusual twist!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

The name of the book is Hooray, a Pinata! by Elisa Kleven!. sounds really cuteWww@QuestionHome@Com