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"Sunday morning was the only time I was able to dress up, wear perfume, jewelry, and my favorite blue dress to go to church with my mom. As a kid, I was always so excited to get all dressed up in my “Sunday best.” The most important accessory is always a smile and a grateful heart." -- publisher
A piñata in a pine tree
In this adaptation of the folk song "The Twelve Days of Christmas," friends exchange such gifts as a piñata and "cuatro luminarias." Includes pronunciation and glossary of Spanish words, musical notation of the song, and a description of Christmas foods and other holiday traditions from different Latin American countries
Growing up with tamales / Los tamales de Ana
Six-year-old Ana looks forward to growing older and being allowed more responsibility in making the tamales for the family's Christmas celebrations
My shoes and I
As Mario and his Papá travel from El Salvador to the United States to be reunited with Mamá, Mario's wonderful new shoes help to distract him from the long and difficult journey.
Don’t let Auntie Mabel bless the table
An extended family gathers for Sunday dinner, but the food grows cold as Auntie Mabel's prayer encompasses everything and everyone in sight
And then comes Christmas
A story that celebrates the signs of the approaching season--from icicles clinging to roofs and houses strung with colorful lights to visiting Santa and hunting for the perfect tree
The Merchant and the Thief
In this adaptation of an Indian folktale, as a thief travels with a wealthy jewel merchant he tries and fails several times to uncover and steal his treasures, but in return the merchant offers the thief God's forgiveness and a life in Jesus Christ