Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid
by Xavier Garza
Cinco Puntos, 2010
Summary: When Santa Claus is overburdened, he calls upon his Mexican cousin to help deliver presents along the Rio Grande border. His stow-a-way nephew joins in the spirit, creating a legendary team. Funny, with illustrations by the author. Book is written in English and Spanish.
Lesson: I read this story as the dual language and bilingual classes were preparing for La Posada celebrations. The students enjoyed seeing their cultural identy on the page (as well as "helping" me to correctly pronounce the words.) This was followed up by an author visit from Xavier Garza, who talked to them about becoming storytellers themselves.
Label: Kinder-4th grade
Aww, this looks like a mighty fun read. My daughter still watches Dora the Explorer every now and again (though she's nine) and loves pronouncing the Spanish words - I have a feeling she might enjoy reading this aloud as well.
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