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Too many tamales by gary soto6/22/2023 ![]() ![]() Martinez’s realistic, nicely composed paintings are glowing with light and life, while he reinforces the story with particularly expressive faces and gestures. Soto’s simple text is charmingly direct he skips explanations, letting characters reveal themselves by what they do. But now there are no tamales! “It looks like we all have to cook up another batch,” says Aunt Rosa, and so they do, three generations joining together in the joyful holiday activity. When Maria goes to confess to her mother, she sees the diamond ring sparkling on her mother’s finger. It’s not easy to eat so much…and, to make matters worse, by the time they finish, they still haven’t found it - although Danny thinks he may have swallowed something hard. In a panic, she corners her favorite cousins when they arrive, and together they come up with a plan: They’ll secretly eat all 24 of the tamales and find the ring. ![]() Does she spy it in the tamale dough? When Maria loses sight of it completely, she realizes what has happened. It’s so beautiful! And Maria only means to try it on for a minute. ![]() While helping her parents make the tamales for Christmas dinner, Maria sees her mother set her precious diamond ring to the side. ![]()
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