Everyone Loves a Parade!*

by Andrea Denish, Guilherme Franco (Illustrator)

Overview

Included on the SCBWI Recommended Reading List 2020

Everyone loves a parade, right? Well, almost everyone! In this colorful picture book, young readers can take a rollicking, rhyming journey through some of the most celebrated parades in the United States.

Music, costumes, food, and fun. The sights and sounds of a parade are exciting! From Mardi Gras and Chinese New Year to St. Patrick's Day and LGBTQ+Pride, each celebration is a joy for kids, and most adults. With rhyming text and bold illustrations, children will love this festive and humorous look at some of the country's most well-known parades that features a surprise ending.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781635921403
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	03/18/2020
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 11.30(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	AD1120L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 7 Years

About the Author

Andrea Denish is a lifelong resident of Philadelphia, PA and has been an educator for over 25 years, teaching children of all ages in a variety of settings. She currently teaches science to preschoolers and works in the children's department at her local library.

Guilherme Franco was born in Brazil, home of Carnaval, one of the biggest parades in the world. He lives in São Paulo and also works in the animation and games industry, trying to create meaningful stories.

Editorial Reviews

"Doesn't everyone love a parade? Denish and Franco capture the joyful chaos of long-standing parades like Thanksgiving, Chinese New Year, and Fourth of July as well as more recent or localized parades such as Pride Mardi Gras or the celebration of a sports championship. Vibrant, full-bleed illustrations show a diverse, multigenerational community participating in and enjoying each parade. Four lines of rhyming text describe each parade's distinctive sights and sounds. A festive celebration of America's more-common parades." — Kirkus Reviews

"In aptly festive fashion, bright, busy art and lively rhymes combine to present an array of parades. The page-filling illustrations invite scrutiny and animatedly capture various parade components as well as the delight and excitement they inspire; celebration themes, along with diverse kids and adults participating in and watching the show, provide a welcome, inclusive approach. Endnotes give some background on parades in general and the specific ones highlighted." — Booklist 

From the Publisher

2019-12-18
Doesn't everyone love a parade?

Beginning with Veteran's Day, generally the first parade in the school year, and progressing chronologically, Denish and Franco capture the joyful chaos of long-standing parades like Thanksgiving, Chinese New Year, and Fourth of July as well as more recent or localized parades such as Pride Mardi Gras or the celebration of a sports championship. Most events are recognizable from illustrative or textual clues, but an informational paragraph about each parade in the backmatter clearly identifies each parade and its history. Vibrant, full-bleed illustrations show a diverse, multigenerational community participating in and enjoying each parade. Four lines of rhyming text describe each parade's distinctive sights ("Friendly faces floating high. / Unicycles whizzing by. / Jazzy kickers, / Candy lickers") and sounds ("Ladies clogging, clicks and claps"; "Firecrackers! Boom. Fizz. BAM"). The book's title acts as a refrain for each spread. But wait! There's an asterisk at the end of the title—why? There are two reasons. Readers will discover the first at the end of the main text and will want to carefully review the illustrations in Where's Waldo? fashion now that they know the one sort of person who does not love a parade. A careful read of the author's bio provides the second reason, in the description of her preferred way to enjoy a parade.

A festive celebration of America's more common parades. (Picture book. 4-8)

Kirkus Reviews