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Between us and abuela
It's almost time for Christmas, and Maria is traveling with her mother and younger brother, Juan, to visit their grandmother on the border of California and Mexico. For the few minutes they can share together along the fence, Maria and her brother plan to exchange stories and Christmas gifts with the grandmother they haven't seen in years. But when Juan's gift is too big to fit through the slats in the fence, Maria has a brilliant idea. She makes it into a kite that soars over the top of the iron bars. -- publisher
Dear Abuelo
"There is much Juana is going to miss as she moves from Mexico to New York, but nothing more than her abuelo. Through letters to her grandfather, Juana details her flight, new apartment, and her first days of school where everyone speaks a language she barely understands. When Juana makes her first friend, though, things begin to change." --publisher
The bakery lady / La señora de la panadería
Monica, who wants to be a baker like her grandmother, finds the doll hidden in the bread on the feast for the Three Kings and thus gets to bake cookies for the next fiesta.
The gift of the poinsettia / El regalo de la flor de nochebuena
As he participates in the festivities of Las Posadas, preparing for the birth of Christ, a young Mexican boy worries about what gift he will have for the baby Jesus.
Mimí’s parranda / La parranda de Mimí
Mimi is disappointed when she learns that her family won't make their annual trip to Puerto Rico. She doesn't want to miss her parranda, but her friends have a plan.
The rowdy, rowdy ranch / Allá en El Rancho Grande
On the first visit to El Rancho Grande in Mexico, a Mexican American boy hears the stories of how his grandfather bought it "for a song."
My tata’s guitar / La guitarra de mi tata
While sharing stories of their Mexican-American family's past, a grandfather gives his young son the guitar he received from his own father.
My parents / Mis papitos
A young boy speaks lovingly of his parents, who toil in the fields all day long harvesting fruits and vegetables, and return home in the evening for a well-deserved rest
A movie in my pillow / Una película en mi almohada
Jorgito lives in San Francisco's Mission District, but has not forgotten his native El Salvador. His memories of the volcanoes, his grandmother's stories, and the cornmeal "pupusas" form a patchwork of dreams that becomes a movie in his pillow.