parades

Mira! A parade of musicians, giants, kids with lanterns, and women in costumes. This counting book celebrates the Guelaguetza, an annual festival in Mexico. The illustrations are photographs of handcrafted ceramic figurines.

Bradley, Brian, Nate, and Lucy enter their pets in the Fourth of July costume competition, but just as they complete making Polly the pony into Thomas Jefferson, and Pal the dog into the Declaration of Independence, the animals run away and the children must find them before it is too late to win the prize.

Sam the dog causes all kinds of trouble when she tries to take part in the first parade she has ever seen.

Yoko and Timothy aren't very frightening in their costumes that look like food, but they can still scare Doris and Stumpy, who ride an almost-real motorcycle in the school's Halloween parade.

Concerned that the immigrant employees of New York City's Macy's department store are homesick at Christmas, a young girl inspires the store's head to hold the first Macy's Parade. Based on a true story; includes historical note.

Spending summer vacation on a Maine island, Rebecca misses her best friend Emily until she meets Amanda, who invites Rebecca to be in the Fourth of July parade.

An increasing number of animals and people join Andrew Barclay in his parade through the snow.

Froggy's marching band practices for their debut at the Apple Blossom Parade, hoping to win the big prize.

Jamie seeks a way to prove he is not too young to march in the big St. Patrick's Day parade.

Already late for the big parade, Sheila and Dixie are horrified to find that their instruments seem to have disappeared.