Kitchen Dance

This charming picture book celebrates family, and is full of singing and joy and tenderness.

A little girl wakes in the night to mysterious, inviting noises. She rouses her brother, and they sneak downstairs and peek into the kitchen. To their amazement and delight, their parents are dancing and singing—"¡Como te quiero! Oh, how I love you!"—as they clean up and put food away.

Mama and Papa discover the two kids and sweep them into the embrace of a family dance. Slowly, the song changes to a...