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Playful ceramics enact a traditional Mexican festival parade, from uno to diez. "Aqu viene el desfile! / Cuenta conmigo!" With this buoyant invitation, readers are ushered into the traditional Oaxacan festival of Guelaguetza. From "[e]l seor de la marota" who leads the parade, through musicians, costumed "giants," flower-bearing ladies and more, folk-art ceramics offer clear, eye-catching figures for little ones to count. Each set is positioned against the series' now-trademark supersaturated backgrounds, the fuchsia, turquoise and ocher pages providing extra pop. The simple sentences, arranged in English-over-Spanish below the figures, offer brief explanations and reinforce the festive atmosphere ("Cover your ears! The fireworks are loud!"). Each number is spelled out in both English and Spanish, but there are no numerals to accompany the text. While there is a certain paucity in the variety of parade participants (two groups of musicians as well as three groups of costumed ladies), there's no denying the effervescence of the event. The Aguilar sisters' work appears in museums all over the world, and this book marks their first collaboration. While not the only counting book children will ever need, this peek into Mexico's art and traditions is certainly one of the most joyous they'll encounter. (Picture book. 2-5)]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.

School Library Journal
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Here is another concept book that is more traditionally bilingual, and which pairs nicely with Green Is a Chile Pepper. Photos of clay figures created by the Aguilar Sisters of Oaxaca, Mexico, decorate the pages. Each spread shows the appropriate number of figures, who are all part of a parade: three musicians and five children with whimsically designed lanterns. The combination of folk art and the counting concept works splendidly to convey the context of the beloved Oaxacan cultural celebration. One idea for using this book in programming would be to have children create and decorate their own clay figures, just like the ones in the book. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publishers Weekly
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Weill's fourth title in the bilingual First Concepts in Mexican Folk Art series, a counting book, features photographs of ceramic figurines crafted by a quartet of Oaxacan artisans known as the Aguilar Sisters. The traditionally dressed clay characters celebrate the Oaxacan festival of Guelaguetza. As the book counts to 10, each vibrantly colored page introduces a new figurine, while exclamations and comments in Spanish and English draw readers into the scenes ("The giants are my favorite! See the person wearing the costume peeking through the inside?"). Six women wear long dresses with white piping, while the text asks, "Can you dance and carry a basket of flowers on your head too?" The vivid colors and theatrical arrangements provide a window into a lively cultural celebration. Ages 2-up. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Horn Book
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Clay figures from Oaxaca, Mexico, are the focus of this bilingual counting book. Each brightly colored double-page spread features a spelled-out number on the left and a corresponding number of festive figures on the right. From one man with a balloon to ten spectators, the cheery scenes are meant to recall Oaxaca's Guelaguetza festival. The text is forced, but the lively design is appealing. (c) Copyright 2014. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.