![]() ![]() IN PRINT " 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The Night Before Christmas, by Clement Moore. Now everyone knows that Marcos belongs right in the middle of this happy familia." (Ages 4-8) 2002 ![]() It's not long before all five Barkers know the world for family in both English and Spanish. Morgie and Moffie even want to bring Marcos to school for show-and-tell. As he plays dollies with Moffie and dinosaurs with Morgie, Marcos is learning some English too. When Marcos arrives, he says, 'Hola,' and soon the whole Barker family is learning some Spanish. Morgie and Moffie are very excited! What will he look like? wonders Moffie. His name is Marcos he's three years old and he only speaks Spanish. "The Barker twins, Morgie and Moffie, are about to get a new brother! But he's not a baby. ![]() As the day unfolds, young children will understand the loving companionship that exists between Tommy and his two Nanas." (Ages 4-8) 1973/1998Ī New Barker in the House. Every Sunday, Tommy runs into the house, says hello to this grandmother, Nana Downstairs, in the kitchen, then runs up the back stairs to his great-grandmother, Nana Upstairs, in her bedroom. It is the first of many picture books in which artist/author Tomie dePaola draws on his own childhood experiences. IN PRINT "Originally published in 1973, Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs is a wonderful generational story that has become a classic in its own right. ![]()
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