Too Many Tamales is a great family story, especially for Christmas time. It goes into the strength of family, and how you will always help one another when in need, and even though you might have done something wrong, no matter what your family is going to forgive you.
This story is about a young girl and her mother who begin to make tamales. until she spots her mothers diamond ring, and tries it on. "only for a minute". she then loses it. Her and her three cousins join together in order to find the ring that she believes are in the tamales, and they eat all 24 of the tamales, with no sight of the ring.
Author:Gary Soto
Interest level: k-2
Genre: Comedy/ Humor
Reading Response Questions:
1. Have you ever tried on your parents jewelry, lost it, and had to find away to get it back?
2.What happened after they ate all the tamales, and still did not find the ring?
3. Have you ever made tamales? if not, do you have your own family tradition for Christmas?
Citations:
"TEACHERS." Scholastic Teachers. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Jan. 2013.
http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/book/too-many-tamales
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