by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida
Ceci, a five-year-old living in Mexico, learns that she will have her first posada nine days before Christmas! She anxiously awaits while passing the time with their servant, Maria, playing with her favorite doll, watching people through the gate, and feeding ducks at the park. When the day finally arrives, she dresses in her costume and participates in the festivities, but is disturbed when her piñata must be broken.
Nine
Days to Christmas provides a joyful glimpse into Mexican
culture. I particularly enjoyed Ceci’s innocent perspective on the piñatas,
ducks, and her doll, and how she communicated with them as though they were
alive. Young children will certainly be able to relate. This would be a great
book to read near Christmastime and is a creative resource for learning about
how those in Mexico celebrate the birth of Jesus.
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