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When Christmas feels like home
When his family moves from a small Mexican village to North Carolina, Eduardo asks how soon he will feel at home, and slowly his Tio Miguel's seemingly impossible replies come true until, at last, he can put out the Nativity scene he carved with his grandfather
What Can You Do with a Rebozo?
"In a playful celebration of a vibrant culture, a young girl and her family show all the things they do in their daily lives with a rebozo, a traditional Mexican woven shawl. Lively prose and rich illustrations honor a warm and colorful cultural icon. You can do almost anything with a rebozo--and a little imagination!" -- publisher
The triple banana split boy / El nino goloso
Young Enrique, who loves to eat desserts, learns how to control--and appreciate--his sweet tooth, with the help of his mother and El Coco, a fearsome creature with a huge mouth and sticky hair
The runaway piggy / El cochinito fugitivo
A Mexican piggy cookie escapes from the bakery before it can be eaten and eludes an ever-growing line of people pursuing it. Includes recipe for piggy cookies
The king of things / El rey de las cosas
As he plays with lottery cards and looks at the pictures, three-year-old Lalo thinks that he owns the world, including the sun, a big train, and a frog.
The cazuela that the farm maiden stirred
A cumulative tale of a farm maiden who, aided by a group of animals, prepares "Arroz con leche," or rice pudding. Includes recipe and glossary of the Spanish words that are woven throughout the text
Little chanclas
Lily Lujan is known as Little Chanclas because she wears her chanclas, or flip flops, wherever she goes, especially to parties, so when the chanclas come apart while she is dancing at a family barbecue and Chewcho the bulldog eats one, Lily is inconsolable until Granny Lola arrives with a solution
Icy watermelon / Sandía fría
When three generations of a family gather to eat watermelon, the grandparents reminisce about how the sweet fruit brought them together.
I see the sun in Mexico
A young boy describes his typical day in Mexico, having breakfast, going to the market, and then paying a visit to the sea shore
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