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author: Gary Soto rating: asin: 0698114124 binding: Paperback list price: $7.99 USD amazon price: $7.99 USD

Maria is feeling so grown-up, wearing her mother's apron and helping to knead the masa for the Christmas corn tamales. Her mother even let Maria wear some perfume and lipstick for the big family celebration that evening. When her mother takes off her diamond ring so it won't become coated with the messy masa, Maria decides that life would be perfect if she could wear the ring, too. Trouble begins when she sneakily slips the sparkly ring on her thumb and resumes her kneading. Uh oh.

author: Mary Ann Hoberman rating: asin: 0152024409 binding: Paperback list price: $7.00 USD amazon price: $7.00 USD

Peter wants only milk, Lucy won't settle for anything but homemade lemonade, and Jack is stuck on applesauce. Each new addition to the Peters household brings a new demand for a special meal. What's a mother to do? Even though Mrs. Peters picks, peels, strains, scrapes, poaches, fries, and kneads, the requests for special foods keep coming. It isn't until her birthday arrives that a present from her children solves the problem with a hilarious surprise that pleases everyone.

author: Mary Chamberlin Rich Cahmberlin rating: asin: 1905236646 binding: Paperback list price: $7.99 USD amazon price: $7.99 USD

On market day, Mama Panya s son Adika invites everyone he sees to a pancake dinner. How will Mama Panya ever feed them all? This clever and heartwarming story about Kenyan village life teaches the importance of sharing, even when you have little to give.

author: Linda Smith rating: asin: 0060286903 binding: Hardcover list price: $15.99 USD amazon price: $15.99

On a knotty little hill,In a dreary little funk,Mrs. Biddlebox rolled overOn the wrong sideof her bunk.Mrs. Biddlebox is having a really bad day. The birds are screeching, her belly is grumbling, and even her crumpets are stale. What is she to do? Then, suddenly, Mrs. Biddlebox has the most bewitching idea!With a pinch of magic and just the right amount of humor, Linda Smith and Marla Frazee have whipped up an enchantingly original tale that will charm anyone who's ever woken up on the wrong side of the bunk.

author: Dayal Kaur Khalsa rating: asin: 0590444069 binding: Paperback

A delightful childrens book about childrens relationship with a mysterious lady and how she introduced them to pizza.

author: Tomie dePaola rating: asin: 015253184X binding: Paperback list price: $7.00 USD amazon price: $7.00 USD

Strega Nona returns with her bumbling assistant, Big Anthony, and Bambolona, the baker’s daughter, in time for the big Christmas Eve feast.

author: Tomie dePaola rating: asin: 0671666061 binding: Paperback list price: $7.99 USD amazon price: $7.99 USD

STREGA NONA Tomie de Paola. Strega Nona?"Grandma Witch"?is the source for potions, cures, magic, and comfort in her Calabrian town. Her magical everfull pasta pot is especially intriguing to hungry Big Anthony.

author: Cynthia Rylant rating: asin: 0152002146 binding: Paperback list price: $5.95 USD amazon price: $5.95 USD

Mr. Putter and his beloved cat bake a light and airy Christmas cake for their neighbor Mrs. Teaberry. “Howard’s relaxed, mixed-media pictures catch the nuances of the cozy, affectionate relationship between an old man and a cat with all the right moves.”--Booklist