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A review by pwbalto
Miracle on 133rd Street by Sonia Manzano
4.0
A neighborhood full of people suffering through standard December crap - money's tight, the weather's cold, grown children can't make it home for the holidays - are brought together when Jose and his dad bring home an enormous Christmas Eve roast. I am a person who participates in roasting a whole pig on New Year's Day in a block party that draws something like 100 people (including, last year, a U.S. Senator!), so I can attest to the community-building power of protein. Set in the Bronx neighborhood where Manzano grew up, the book brings together holiday traditions from many cultures.
A word about Sonia Manzano: before writing books for kids, she had a 44-year career playing "Maria" on Sesame Street. Maria! Loved her! During that time she danced, she sang, she got fake married, and she nursed her daughter on TV. She even learned American Sign Language and became educated on many aspects of early childhood development. And she is doing spectacularly in her "second" career as a children's book author. Give it up for Ms. Manzano.
All my picks for best books to give this holiday are at http://www.unadulterated.us/pink-me/2015/12/give-it-all-the-goodies-for-this-holiday-season.html
A word about Sonia Manzano: before writing books for kids, she had a 44-year career playing "Maria" on Sesame Street. Maria! Loved her! During that time she danced, she sang, she got fake married, and she nursed her daughter on TV. She even learned American Sign Language and became educated on many aspects of early childhood development. And she is doing spectacularly in her "second" career as a children's book author. Give it up for Ms. Manzano.
All my picks for best books to give this holiday are at http://www.unadulterated.us/pink-me/2015/12/give-it-all-the-goodies-for-this-holiday-season.html