May your life be deliciosa / Michael Genhart ; Loris Lora.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Petaluma, California : Cameron Kids, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 30 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- Primary
- 9781951836221
- 1951836227
- Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor, 2022.
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's Picturebook | Children’s Holiday | GENHART MICHAEL | Christmas | Available | 33111010633150 | ||||
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Picturebook | Children’s Holiday | GENHART MICHAEL | Christmas | Available | 33111010784177 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A delicious and fortifying picture book inspired by award-winning author Michael Genhart's family and illustrated by Loris Lora, May Your Life Be Deliciosa features the Mexican tradition of holiday tamale-making.
A Pura Belpré Award Illustrator Honor Book
"What is the recipe?" I ask.
Abuela laughs. "It is in my heart, Rosie. I use mis ojos, my eyes, to measure. Mis manos, my hands, to feel. Mi boca, my mouth, to taste. My abuela gave it to me, and I am giving it to you."
Each year on Christmas Eve, Rosie's abuela, mamá, tía, sister, and cousins all gather together in Abuela's kitchen to make tamales--cleaning corn husks, chopping onions and garlic, roasting chilis, kneading cornmeal dough, seasoning the filling, and folding it all--and tell stories. Rosie learns from her abuela not only how to make a delicious tamale, but how to make a delicious life, one filled with love, plenty of spice, and family.
"Drawing upon their own Latinx family experiences, Genhart and Lora cook up a beautiful story of food and cultural identity, rooted in family recipes, storytelling, and togetherness." -- Booklist (Starred Review)
"The warmth of family love and support wafts enticingly through this homage to tradition." -- Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
Ages 5-7. Cameron Kids.
Grades K-1. Cameron Kids.
Each year on Christmas Eve, Rosie's abuela teaches her not only how to make a delicious tamale, but how to make a delicious life--one filled with love, plenty of spice, and family.
Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor, 2022.