It's Memorial Day and Marco and Mama are going to see the parade. On their way, they pass Marco's grandfather's house. They usually stop to see Grandfather, but today Mama is in a rush because she has promised Marco a surprise. Marco can't imagine what the surprise might be. Could it be the marching band? The fire engines? The candy tossed to the crowd by a woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty? Mama promises that it will be a better surprise than candy. As the parade goes by, Marco wishes his grandfather were with him to enjoy it. Then, marching down the street, come the veterans, wearing uniforms and shiny medals. But look! Who is that leading them? Marco never imagined the kind of surprise in store for him.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Boyds Mills Press .

Alexandra Artigas, a native of Spain, is a free-lance illustrator working in advertising and publishing. She lives in Costa Mesa, California. Theresa Martin Golding is the author of the novels "Kat's Surrender "and "The Secret Within. "She lives in New Hope, Pennsylvania.