Pub Date: September 15, 1993
Dewey: E
LCCN: 91019229
Lexile Code: 0580
Features: Dust Cover, Illustrated, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 04 to 08
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 11.03" L x 8.57" W ( 0.80 lbs) 32 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Holidays and Celebrations | Christmas and Advent | Hispanic and Latino | General | Cooking and Food
Description: While helping cook Christmas tamales, a young girl tries on her mother's diamond ring and later realizes the ring is missing. It must be in the tamales--and the only way to find out is to eat all of them! Warmly lit oil paintings bring out the nuances of this tender, funny story.
Review Quotes: "A very funny story, full of delicious surprises . . . a joyful success." --Booklist, starred review
"A warm family story that combines glowing art with a well-written text to tell of a girl's dilemma." --School Library Journal, starred review
"A mini-drama rendered so acutely that anyone who has lost something special will respond." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books