Determined to look his best for the upcoming celebration, a young Puerto Rican boy makes a special costume so that he can be a vejigante, or masquerader, in a book that includes a Spanish-English glossary, chants, and instructions for making a vejigante mask.
- ISBN: 9780590457767
- Author: Delacre, Lulu
- Published: 1993 , Scholastic Trade
- Themes: carnival, cultures, Dreams, overcome, responsibility, traditions
- Descriptors: Caribbean, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Puerto Rico, Realistic Fiction
- No. of pages: 32
I had never heard of a vejigante mask before, so I looked it up on Google. At first I had thought this might be a good book to read to students and then have a vejigante mask art project. However, after looking at the Google images, it seems that these masks might prove to be a daunting project for younger students. Regardless, the cultural aspects found this book would still be important to share with my kids.