Too Many Tamales

Too Many Tamales
by Gary Soto;  illustrated by Ed Martinez 

Maria got to help make the tamales for Christmas dinner, but when her mother left the kitchen and she tried on her beautiful diamond ring, it got lost in the batch of tamales. This is the story of a desperate and funny attempt by Maria and her cousins to eat their way out of trouble, and the way their family pulled together.

Book Type:    read aloud / picture book

Related Lists:    Christmas

Interest Level:   Kindergarten     1st grade     2nd grade     3rd grade

Reading Level:   Guided Reading Level M     DRA Level 24

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