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This modern classic celebrates the tradition of tamales and family bonding at Christmas.
Christmas Eve started out so perfectly for Maria. Snow had fallen and the streets glittered. Maria’s favorite cousins were coming over and she got to help make the tamales for Christmas dinner. It was almost too good to be true when her mother left the kitchen for a moment and Maria got to try on her beautiful diamond ring . . .
This is the story of a treasure thought to be lost in a batch of tamales; of a desperate and funny attempt by Maria and her cousins to eat their way out of trouble; and the warm way a family pulls together to make it a perfect Christmas after all.
Also available in Spanish as ¡Qué montón de tamales!
Publisher : Puffin Books; Illustrated edition (August 8, 1996)
Language : English
Paperback : 32 pages
ISBN-10 : 0698114124
ISBN-13 : 978-0698114128
Reading age : 3 – 8 years, from customers
Lexile measure : 580L
Grade level : Preschool – 3
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 7.94 x 0.08 x 10.69 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book very nice and fun to read. They also describe the story as wonderful, memorable, and relatable. Readers appreciate the nice artwork, saying the colors are excellent and the pictures are warm and inviting. They say it’s a good choice for the Christmas holidays and adds wonderful vocabulary for students. Customers also mention the book is fun for children and that tamales are a really kid-friendly activity.
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