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Too Many Tamales by Gary Soto

Too Many Tamales

By Gary Soto
Illustrated by Ed Martinez

By Gary Soto
Illustrated by Ed Martinez

By Gary Soto
Illustrated by Ed Martinez

By Gary Soto
Illustrated by Ed Martinez

By Gary Soto
Illustrated by Ed Martinez

By Gary Soto
Illustrated by Ed Martinez

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Aug 08, 1996 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years *This format is not eligible to earn points towards the Reader Rewards program

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Sep 15, 1993 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years

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Aug 08, 1996 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years

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    About Too Many Tamales

    Christmas Eve started out so perfectly for Maria. Snow had fallen and the streets glittered. Maria’s favorite cousins were coming over and she got to help make the tamales for Christmas dinner. It was almost too good to be true when her mother left the kitchen for a moment and Maria got to try on her beautiful diamond ring . . .

    This is the story of a treasure thought to be lost in a batch of tamales; of a desperate adn funny attempt by Maria and her cousins to eat their way out of trouble; and the warm way a family pulls together to make it a perfect Christmas after all.

    Also available in Spanish as ¡Qué montón de tamales!

    About Too Many Tamales

    Christmas Eve started out so perfectly for Maria. Snow had fallen and the streets glittered. Maria’s favorite cousins were coming over and she got to help make the tamales for Christmas dinner. It was almost too good to be true when her mother left the kitchen for a moment and Maria got to try on her beautiful diamond ring . . .

    This is the story of a treasure thought to be lost in a batch of tamales; of a desperate adn funny attempt by Maria and her cousins to eat their way out of trouble; and the warm way a family pulls together to make it a perfect Christmas after all.

    Also available in Spanish as ¡Qué montón de tamales!

    About Too Many Tamales

    Christmas Eve started out so perfectly for Maria. Snow had fallen and the streets glittered. Maria’s favorite cousins were coming over and she got to help make the tamales for Christmas dinner. It was almost too good to be true when her mother left the kitchen for a moment and Maria got to try on her beautiful diamond ring . . .

    This is the story of a treasure thought to be lost in a batch of tamales; of a desperate adn funny attempt by Maria and her cousins to eat their way out of trouble; and the warm way a family pulls together to make it a perfect Christmas after all.

    Also available in Spanish as ¡Qué montón de tamales!

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    About Gary Soto

    Born in Fresno, California, to Mexican American parents, Gary Soto is an acclaimed poet, essayist, and fiction writer. The awards for this multitalented author are many, ranging from the US Award for International Poetry Forum to a Before Columbus Foundation… More about Gary Soto

    About Gary Soto

    Born in Fresno, California, to Mexican American parents, Gary Soto is an acclaimed poet, essayist, and fiction writer. The awards for this multitalented author are many, ranging from the US Award for International Poetry Forum to a Before Columbus Foundation… More about Gary Soto

    About Gary Soto

    Born in Fresno, California, to Mexican American parents, Gary Soto is an acclaimed poet, essayist, and fiction writer. The awards for this multitalented author are many, ranging from the US Award for International Poetry Forum to a Before Columbus Foundation… More about Gary Soto

    Product Details

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Paperback | $8.99
    Published by Puffin Books
    Aug 08, 1996 | 32 Pages | 10-3/4 x 8 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780698114128

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Hardcover | $17.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Sep 15, 1993 | 32 Pages | 8-1/4 x 11 | 4-8 years | ISBN 9780399221460

    Category: Children’s Picture Books

    Ebook | $8.99
    Published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers
    Aug 08, 1996 | 32 Pages | 4-8 years | ISBN 9781524737320

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    Praise

    “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

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