Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book
Chris Ruiz and Nicole Pasini shared Yuyi Morales' Just a Minute: A Trickster Tale and Counting Book with children at Burton Barr Central Library in Phoenix, Arizona. The theme of the bilingual story time was Celebrations!/¡Celebraciones! and, along with Just a Minute, we shared a puppet show version of La Cucaracha Martina, danced to the "Mexican Hat Dance," and created papel picados. Children who participated were ages two to about ten years old, and many were from Spanish-speaking families.
Papel picados on display in the library.
Papel picados on display (Note differing skill levels)
One participant shows off his papel picado.
This is a detail of a child's handmade papel picado.
Nicole and Chris encourage children to roll their eyes
like Señor Calavera.
Señor Mouse rejoices when Cucaracha Martina
promises to marry him.
