Soto, G. (1993). Too many tamales. New
York, New York: Putnam.
Summary:
Too Many Tamales is a picture book about a Latino family gathering to celebrate Christmas together. Maria helps her mother make tamales. When Maria’s mother steps away, Maria tries on her mother’s ring. Not long after, Maria believes she has lost her mother’s ring in the masa, and persuades her cousins to help her eat all the tamales so she can find the missing ring. After Maria and her cousins finish the last of the tamales, they realize they have not found the ring. Maria is convinced her cousin, Danny, ate it. Maria decides she must confess to her mother about what happened. Maria’s mother has already found the ring, and the whole family laughs at the situation and helps to prepare a second batch of tamales.
Awards:
- None known for this book (will update if I learn of any).
- The author has received several awards for other books including being a finalist for Los Angeles Times Book Award, being a finalist for National Book Award, Bess Hokin Prize, Levinson Award, NMC's Person-of-the-Week, Literature Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, Author-Illustrator Civil Rights Award from the National Education Association, and PEN Center West Book Award
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