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Valenti, Karla Arenas

Esperanza Caramelo, the Star of Nochebuena

40 pp. | Knopf | September, 2023 | Trade ISBN 9780593488676 $18.99 | Library ISBN 9780593488683 $21.99 | Spanish ISBN 9780593705018 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780593488690 $10.99
(2) K-3 Illustrated by Elisa Chavarri. It’s Nochebuena eve in the ­pastelería, “a night when wonder reigns, for those who believe in magic.” In Nutcracker-like fashion, Esperanza, a sugar figurine, is brought to life and proceeds to wake up the rest of the characters adorning a Christmas-tree cake. When a mischievous cat knocks down the intricate dessert, the figurines work together to re-bake it. With mixed-media illustrations that seem to shimmer with sugar and fairy dust (and an appended note about the author’s grandmother’s real-life sugar creations), this book is sure to satisfy any reader’s sweet tooth. Concurrently published in Spanish as Esperanza Caramelo, la estrella de Nochebuena.
Reviewer: | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2023

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