About This Book

Scholastic and Latin Grammy nominee Rita Rosa Ruesga have rejoined to bring a new book of songs for all ages from the Hispanic tradition. Among the fourteen new songs are "Antón Piruero," "Las mañanitas," and "A la rueda rueda." Full of beautiful illustrations by Soledad Sebastián and a brief description of the origin of each song, La Piñata/The Piñata also includes music notation and guitar chords for each tune and a link from which the songs — sung by the author — can be downloaded.

Scholastic y Rita Rosa Ruesga, artista nominada para los premios Latin Grammy, se han unido nuevamente para ofrecernos un libro de canciones latinoamericanas para todas las edades. Entre las catorce canciones nuevas se encuentran "Antón Pirulero," "Las mañanitas," y "A la rueda rueda." Con hermosas ilustraciones de Soledad Sebastián y una breve descripción del origen de cada canción, La piñata/The Piñata también incluye las partituras y los acordes para guitarra correspondientes, además de un enlace para bajar las canciones interpretadas por la autora del libro.

Listen to songs from La Pinata / The Pinata

To download a song:
Windows users: Right click the download link and select "Save Link As".
Mac users: Hold the CTRL key, click the download link and select "Save Link As".

1. Listen to La Cucharacha
Download La Cucharaca

2. Listen to A la Rueda Rueda
A la Rueda Rueda

3. Listen to Arroro
Download Arroro

4. Listen to Caballito Blanco
Download Caballito Blanco

5. Listen to Debajo de un Botón
Download Debajo de un Botón

6. Listen to En un Bosque de la Chiva
Download En un Bosque de la Chiva

7. Listen to Las Manates
Download Las Manates

8. Listen to La Pinata
Download La Pinata

9. Listen to Luna Lunera
Download Luna Lunera

10. Listen to Pito Pito Colorito
Download Pito Pito Colorito

11. Listen to Linda Manito
Download Linda Manito

12. Listen to Tengo una Muneca
Download Tengo una Muneca

13. Listen to Torticas de Manteca
Download Torticas de Manteca

14. Listen to Anton Pirulero
Download Anton Pirulero

About the Authors or Illustrators

Rita Rosa Ruesga

Rita Rosa Ruesga was born in Cuba and holds a degree in choral conducting from the National School of Fine Arts of Cuba. Rita Rosa created Musikartis, a bilingual music curriculum, and works as a music producer, teacher, and voice coach. She has been nominated for the Latin Grammy three times.

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Soledad Sebastián

Biography for Soledad Sebastian

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