Snow had fallen and the streets glittered. The children's expressions are deftly rendered-especially when they are faced with a second batch of tamales. Too Many Tamales AND Que Monton de Tamales (Paperback) English/Spanish Version Language. Too Many Tamales Too Many Tamales 8.99 6.29 You save 30 Add to cart ISBN: 9780698114128 Author: Soto, Gary / Martinez, Ed (ILT) Binding: Paperback Fiction/ Nonfiction: Fiction Subject: Social Issues Annotation: Christmas Eve started out so perfectly for Maria. Martinez's sensuous oil paintings in deep earth tones conjure up a sense of family unity and the warmth of holidays. Soto, noted for such fiction as Baseball in April, confers some pleasing touches-a tear on Maria's finger resembles a diamond he allows the celebrants a Hispanic identity without making it the main focus of the text-but overall the plot is too sentimental (and owes a major debt to an I Love Lucy episode). A heartwarming story about a girl named Maria who tries on her mothers wedding ringbut hours later realizes the ring is missing This Spanish translation. Of course the ring turns out to be safely on Mom's finger. She and the cousins search every tamale-with their teeth. Only later, when the tamales are cooled and a circle of cousins gathered, does Maria remember the diamond. Too Many Tamales/La Gallinita Roja/Dnde Est Mi Osito is the Christmas episode of the PBS series Kinos Storyime. When her mother steps away, Maria seizes her opportunity and dons the ring, then carries on with her work. All she wants is a chance to wear her mother's diamond ring, which sparkles temptingly on the kitchen counter. Maria is making tamales, kneading the masa and feeling grown-up.
Snow is falling, preparations for a family feast are underway and the air is thick with excitement.
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