Status
Available
Collection
Publication
New York : Viking, Published by Penguin Group, 2014.
Description
Explores Latin American traditions for celebrating Christmas Eve in a text that combines English and Spanish words and follows the rhythm of Clement Moore's "The Night Before Christmas".
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LibraryThing member pataustin
A spinoff of Clement Moore's The Night Before Christmas, this tale, replete with Latino traditions, tells the story of a family as they prepare for navidad. "Twas Nochebuena/ and all through our casa,/ every creature was kneading tamale masa/ For one of our holiday tradiciones,/ is making tamales-
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not one but montones!" Likely to be enjoyed by Latinos and non-Latinos alike, the text is sprinkled with Spanish words but they are not defined in the text but in a glossary. I love that. No one who speaks Spanish needs the words translated, and many of them are cognates and young non-speaking readers could glean the meaning. Great rollicking rhythm stays true to its mentor text. Delightful busy illustrations show the traditions and the many shades of the cast of characters of the town. The cultural take away is kids are kids; celebrations are celebrations -- more alike than different, and we're all richer for the differences. Show Less
Awards
Américas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature (Commended Title — 2015)
The Best Children's Books of the Year (Five to Nine — 2015)
Los Angeles Public Library Best of the Year (Children's Books — 2015)
Tejas Star Reading List (2016)
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ISBN
0670016349 / 9780670016341
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