Tonight Is Carnaval

Arthur Dorros. Puffin Books, $6.99 (32pp) ISBN 978-0-14-055467-0

This depiction of a celebration in the Andes Mountains is illustrated with hand-sewn arpilleras (quilt-like murals) from Lima, Peru. Ages 5-8. (Jan.)

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