Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Sunday is the 2nd Annual: Flor y Canto para Nuestros Niños y Niña



Talleres de Poesía is getting ready for the second annual Flor y Canto para Nuestros Niños y Niñas.

Please come with your family. You will have a great time. There will be  poetry for all ages, music, dance, arts & crafts, food - all to celebrate our culture! Please join us for this wonderful event.

Proceeds will support the 4th Annual Children's Poetry Festival in El Salvador, Nov 2013.


Sunday, September 15th, 2013

11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Bartlett Street between 24th and 25th Streets
One block from24th Street BART station
 San Francisco




The Cucuy Stole My Cascarones / 

El Coco me robo los cascarones 



By Spelile Rivas. 
Illustrated by Valeria Cervantes




  • Hardcover: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Pinata Books; Bilingual edition (November 30, 2013)
  • ISBN-10: 1558857710
  • ISBN-13: 978-1558857711

  • Mighty Monster Mysteries! Roberto and his mother made thirty dozen confetti-filled eggs, or cascarones, for his birthday party. Roberto can't wait to crack the hollowed, painted and confetti-stuffed eggs over his friends' heads. But, when he goes to the kitchen to get the cascarones, they're gone! The only clue they ever existed is a trail of confetti that leads to a shadow. The shadow of the cucuy, or boogeyman! 

    A party isn't a party without cascarones. So, even though the cucuy has scary eyes, sharp claws and pointy fangs, Roberto resolves to get them back. He grabs his little red wagon with the squeaky wheels and follows the trail of confetti, only to discover the tamales, cake and pinata for his party also have been swiped by the cucuy! 

    Children ages 4 8 will follow along in breathless anticipation as brave Roberto conquers his fears and sets out to get his party back. Author Spelile Rivas and illustrator Valeria Cervantes team up again in this engaging sequel to their award-winning debut, No Time for Monsters / No hay tiempo para monstruos.