Nine Days to Christmas: A Story of Mexico
メキシコのクリスマス行事ラス・ポサダスを、少女セシの初めての体験として描く絵本として親しまれている。伝統の高揚感と、子どもが選ぶピニャータへの期待が、やわらかな絵とともに伝わる。
作品情報
九夜にわたるお祭りを前に、セシの胸は期待でふくらんでいく。
『Nine Days to Christmas』は、セシが初めてラス・ポサダスに加わり、自分のピニャータを選ぶまでを描いた絵本です。メキシコのクリスマスの雰囲気を、日々の期待と小さな高揚感を通してやさしく伝えます。
レビュー要約
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文化紹介として親しみやすく、メキシコの年中行事を子ども向けに伝える点が支持されている。いっぽうで、説明的でやや古びた印象を受けるという声もある。
書籍情報
- 出版社
- Dover Publications
- 発売日
- 2017-10-18
- ページ数
- 48ページ
- 言語
- 英語
- サイズ
- 21.59 x 1.91 x 27.94 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780486815329
- ISBN-10
- 0486815323
- カテゴリ
- 洋書/Children's Books/Geography & Cultures/Explore the World/Central & South America
Generations of readers have treasured this 1960 Caldecott Medal winner and its tale of a little Mexican girl's excitement at the approach of Christmas. Ceci eagerly awaits Las Posadas , the traditional nine-day series of yuletide celebrations. This year she'll lead the candlelight procession that reenacts Mary and Joseph's trek to Bethlehem. Meanwhile, Mother takes her to the old marketplace to choose her very first piñata. Ceci is dazzled by the colorful array of options, and after making her choice has second thoughts about the fate of her piñata once the posada takes place. Graced by evocative illustrations, this international holiday classic is now available in a lovely hardcover edition. "The youngest child will be completely transported by this story," noted The Atlantic, and readers of all ages will be charmed by the child's-eye view of Mexican culture.
Marie Hall Ets (1895–1984) wrote and illustrated 22 children's books and nonfiction books. She won the Caldecott Medal in 1960 for Nine Days to Christmas. Ets' co-author, Aurora Labastida, was the children's librarian at the U.S. Embassy's Benjamin Franklin Library in Mexico City.
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This book was my childhood favorite. I’ve shared with my children and grandchildren. A story that lets you go escape to a different culture and feel the innocence of a child.
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this book is so beautifully done. the pages have beautiful pictures and the story line was so cute. although, with it saying 9 days to christmas i thought it was going to be a bit more informative on the mexican tradition. it was a nice kids perspective but i wanted something more informative.
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This is a book from my childhood and I always loved the pictures. I liked that it showed life in a different country. The original was a gift to my sister from my Grandmother but I took it because I loved it better. My daughter's friend's family is from Mexico and I thought she might enjoy the illistrations of 1950's Mexico City. (I know, I'm weird)
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Enjoyed reading this to my granddaughter’s class at Christmas time.
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"Nine Days to Christmas" is a delightful children's Christmas book all about a Mexican family preparing for the Christmas holiday traditions of the nine days of Las Pasadas. The reader will experience all the holiday preparations that Ceci and her family are making for the celebration of Las Pasadas. Baking and making holiday foods, shopping for holiday foods, shopping for the perfect pinata, and other holiday preparations are incorporated into this story. This year Ceci will be leading the candlelight procession that reenacts Mary and Joseph's journey to Bethlehem. The culmination of the Las Pasadas celebrations is the party with the breaking of the pinata. Ceci and her mother shopped for the perfect pinata in the market. Ceci decides on the large golden star pinata. On the night of the party and the eventual breaking of the pinata, Ceci has second thoughts whether she wanted her beautiful pinata broken or not. This book measures 8 1/2 inches by 11 1/4 inches and has 48 pages. Just about every page has an illustration. These illustrations remind me of vintage children's book illustrations where the main characters are colored but the surrounding scenery is done in grays so that the characters really stand out. This book is the 2017 republication of the original book which was published in 1959 and won the 1960 Caldecott Medal. When looking at the illustrations, one gets that nostalgic and vintage feel. I would recommend this book because it exposes the reader to the culture and Christmas celebrations in Mexico.
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- ランドルフ・カルデコット賞 第23回（1960年） ・Winner