La Noche Before Three Kings Day

Inspired by Clement Clarke Moore’s "The Night Before Christmas," La Noche Before Three Kings Day is a perfect holiday tale.  

It’s almost Three Kings Day, and while the grownups prepare a large meal, the kids prepare their shoe boxes for los Reyes to arrive later that night. Will they stay up late enough to wish the Kings a Feliz Día de los Reyes? Or will the magic pass them by?

Sing along with a great big familia as they fill up their platos, play their favorite juegos, and wait for the three kings and regalitos to arrive.  

This enchanting celebration of a beloved holiday is brought to life through lively rhyming dual-lingual text by Sheila Colón-Bagley with festive illustrations from Alejandro Mesa. 

“Full of warmth and good cheer.” - Kirkus Reviews

“This title adds a vision of Latinx joy and ­festivity to ­collections.”  - School Library Journal

“Warm illustrations by Mesa honor family connection, food, and the fancifully portrayed kings in a domestic tale that evokes the holiday’s wonder.”  - Publishers Weekly

"This inviting picture book celebrates Puerto Rican culture in Mesa's beautiful, whimsical illustrations.” - Booklist

"Cheerful...whimsical" - Horn Book Magazine