Overview
A simple way to get acquainted with Kwanzaa
"Hooray! Hooray!
It's time to get ready for Kwanzaa."
During the seven days of Kwanzaa we celebrate the importance of family, friends, and community. This warm and lively introduction to a very special holiday will help even the youngest children join in!
Author and illustrator Karen Katz kicks off a wonderful new series of picture books for the very young with My First Kwanzaa. The series will offer a simple and fun way to get familiar with the traditions of holiday celebrations from different cultures.
A girl describes how she and her family celebrate the seven days of Kwanzaa.
Synopsis
A simple way to get acquainted with Kwanzaa
"Hooray! Hooray!
It's time to get ready for Kwanzaa."
During the seven days of Kwanzaa we celebrate the importance of family, friends, and community. This warm and lively introduction to a very special holiday will help even the youngest children join in!
Author and illustrator Karen Katz kicks off a wonderful new series of picture books for the very young with My First Kwanzaa. The series will offer a simple and fun way to get familiar with the traditions of holiday celebrations from different cultures.
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 2-A round-faced, happy little girl tells about her family's Kwanzaa celebration. The simple text and colorful folkloric illustrations with vivid patterns make this a good book to share with young children. Adults will appreciate the brief note about the holiday and the phonetic spelling of the Swahili words. Juwanda G. Ford's K Is for Kwanzaa: A Kwanzaa Alphabet Book (Scholastic, 1997) has a similar appeal, but the narrative format of Katz's title makes it more appropriate for storytimes.-V. W. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Editorials
From the Publisher
"The perfect introduction to Kwanza for the younger set." —Black Issues Book Review"The specifics, the simple words, and the active pictures combine to convey the wider sense of community that is the essence of the holiday." —Booklist
"A solid, sweet, and meaty choice for holiday reading." —Kirkus Reviews
"The simple text and colorful folkloric illustrations with vivid patterns make this a good book to share with young children." —School Library Journal