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Celebrate Kwanzaa with Boots and Her Kittens

Celebrate Kwanzaa with Boots and Her Kittens( )
As told to: Campoy, F. Isabel
Author: Ada, Alma Flor
Illustrator: Docampo, Valeria
Series title:Cuentos para Celebrar / Stories to Celebrate Ser.
ISBN:978-1-59820-135-2
Publication Date:Feb 2007
Publisher:Santillana USA Publishing Company, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $11.95
Book Description:

An African-American family gets together to celebrate Kwanzaa, but the celebration is spoiled because their beloved pet cat is missing. As the family sets off on a quest to find the cat, the reader learns about the seven values celebrated in Kwanzaa in a simple and entertaining way. Includes and informative section about the holiday.

Author Biography
Flor Ada, Alma (As told to)
Alma Flor Ada was born in 1938 in Cuba.

She has authored several children's folktales including "Encaje de Piedra" which earned her the Marta Salotti Gold Medal, "The Gold Coin" which won the Christopher Award, and "Gathering the Sun" which received the Once Upon a World Award. "The Lizard and the Sun/La Lagartija y el Sol" won her a Gold Medal from the National Association of Parenting Publications, and she was awarded an Accolade from the American Folklore Association for "Mediopollito/Half-Chicken". Her title "Under the Royal Palms: A Childhood in Cuba" won the Pura Belpre Award.

In addition to writing, she is a professor at the University of San Francisco.

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