Tonight there is a celebracin for New Years Eve.Rafa has been counting down the hours til they leave.Its New Years Eve in Spain, and Rafa is excited to stay up for the first time ever to celebrate with his familia at the plaza. Therell 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 doesnt eat them all?Tracey Kyles read-aloud, rhyming text is sprinkled with words in Spanish, while Marina Astudillos 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!

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2022 by Skyhorse Publishing .

Tracey Kyle is the author of four picture books. She spends most of her time teaching Spanish to 8th graders and is a member of SCBWI. Tracey lives in Virginia with her husband and two cats, and when she's not writing lesson plans or working on a new story, she loves to read, cook, and practice yoga.