Tonight there is a celebracin for New Year's Eve.
Rafa has been counting down the hours 'til they leave.

It's New Year's Eve in Spain, and Rafa is excited to stay up for the first time ever to celebrate with his familia at the plaza. There'll be fireworks and msica and . . . grapes? Rafa finds out that he needs to eat a small grape with each of the twelve midnight chimes to bring luck in the New Year. Can he do it? Will he even make it to midnight?

Rafa frowns a little. The lucky grapes are small.
What happens if he drops one, or doesn't eat them all?

Tracey Kyle's read-aloud, rhyming text is sprinkled with words in Spanish, while Marina Astudillo's authentic illustrations capture this popular tradition in all its joy and hope for the New Year. Young readers will be eager to count in Spanish with Rafa and experience this unique, enchanting celebration of culture. Ol!

About the Author

Tracey Kyle is a middle school Spanish teacher in Northern Virginia, where she lives with her husband and two very spoiled cats. When she's not grading papers or working on a new story, she enjoys cooking, reading and yoga. The Lucky Grapes is her sixth book for children.

Marina Astudillo is a Spanish illustrator and graphic designer. Her signaturestyle includes bold colors and painterly scenes of food, women, floralsand day-to-day life. As a curious and observant person, she loves tocapture the beauty of small things and whimsical moments. Originally from Madrid, she has also lived in Amsterdam and Toronto.Over the course of seven years, she has combined her career as a designer in advertising agencies with developing an artistic brand of her own. Herwork has been put into branding, prints, accessories and many other supports.This is her first picture book.

Book Information
ISBN 9781510768888
Author Tracey Kyle
Format Hardback
Page Count 32
Imprint Sky Pony Press
Publisher Skyhorse Publishing
Weight(grams) 306g
Dimensions(mm) 203mm * 254mm * 2mm