In the story Iguana and her friends Rabbit, Turtle and Snake, all decide to have a party to celebrate spring. The party is going to be on Saturday. Iguana immediately takes charge and starts getting ready for the party. First she must make the invitations. When she asks her friends for help they all give her an excuse of why they cannot help no and tell her they will help tomorrow. Knowing that the invitations cannot wait, Iguana completes the task by herself. The excuses continue all throughout the week. Iguana ends up delivering the invitations, stuffing the pinata, cooking the food and hanging streamers all by herself. When Saturday comes and Rabbit, Turtle and Snake show up to the fiesta to greet the guests Iguana finally speaks up angrily telling her friends that she did everything to prepare for the party so she will greet the guests without them. Rabbit, Turtle and Snake feel very badly and sit in the corner while everyone else has a great time at the party. When the party is over Iguana is too tired to clean up and says, "I'll do it manana." Rabbit, Turtle and Snake decide to clean up the mess for Iguana and the next morning Iguana is happy with her friends again. "Gracias!" Iguana says and offers her friends leftovers!
Not only does this book have a great story but it also sprinkles Spanish words throughout the books. Instead of rabbit, the author uses conejo and instead of snake the author uses culebra. Using the spanish is just another way to interest kids in the book. Don't worry, if you are reading the book aloud there is a nice Glossary of Spanish words and pronunciations in the beginning of the book.
If you like this book be sure to check out more by Ann Whitford Paul like Fiesta Fiasco or Count on Culebra. I am sure I will feature them on this blog one day!
In the mean time, don't put of until manana what you can do today!
Happy Reading!
Laura
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