Common Sense Media Review
Fun bilingual birthday book is a celebration of shapes.
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What's the Story?
¡FELICIDADES! A CELEBRATION WITH SHAPES is a lovely bilingual book about a group preparing for a birthday party. They help out by decorating, bringing a cake, and hitting the piñata. The end of the book shows everyone celebrating together with all of their contributions, along with an author's note that gives more context around why the author wrote this book.
Is It Any Good?
Thoughtfully illustrated and spirited from start to finish, ¡Felicidades! A Celebration with Shapes is a pleasure to look at and fun to read. Kids will enjoy recognizing the different shapes and learning their translated names, and will especially love eyeing the party scene at the end of the book. The author's note can help spark curiosity about other cultures and their traditions.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the power of community reflected in ¡Felicidades! A Celebration with Shapes. How do the different people in the book show up to help out?
Are you curious about any of the words you didn't recognize in the book, in either language?
How does your family celebrate birthdays? Do you do some of the same traditions as the characters in the book?
Book Details
- Author :
- Illustrator : Duncan Tonatiuh
- Genre : Picture Book
- Topics : Holidays
- Character Strengths : Curiosity
- Book type : Fiction
- Publisher : Abrams Appleseed
- Publication date : August 6, 2024
- Publisher's recommended age(s) : 3 - 5
- Number of pages : 24
- Available on : Hardback, Apple Books, Kindle
- Last updated : September 18, 2025
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