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Briseño, Stephen

Tamales for Christmas

40 pp. | Random/Random House Studio | October, 2024 | Trade ISBN 9780593647813 $18.99 | Library ISBN 9780593647820 $21.99 | Spanish ISBN 9780593897515 $18.99 | Ebook ISBN 9780593647837 $10.99
(1) K-3 Illustrated by Sonia Sánchez. Each year, Grandma makes tamales to sell so she can make Christmas magical for her familia. "With masa in one hand, corn husks in the other, Grandma's just getting started...Grandma is tenacious...Grandma's at it again," etc. Punctuated with this changing refrain, Briseño's inspiring text, from the point of view of a grandchild, is full of awe for this impressive matriarch. The pages count the tamales that Grandma makes -- in dozens -- all the way to "1,000 dozen tamales!" Sánchez's expressive pastel-style illustrations, rendered digitally with handmade brushes and textures, perfectly capture a loving and boisterous family who are happiest when they're together. Concurrently published in Spanish a Tamales para Navidad.
Reviewer: | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2024

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