El Último Tamal / The Last Tamale
Written by Orlando Mendiola
and Carmen Tafolla (Translator)
Illustrated by Teresa Martinez
Published by HarperCollins
Es el mejor día del año – el Día del tamal. Luis y su familia han estado cocinando y comiendo tamales todo el día. Pero cuando Luis, Jacobo, y Letty todos quieren el último tamal, sólo queda una manera de escoger el ganador…
¡UNA COMPETENCIA POR EL TAMAL!
La primera ronda: una batalla de baile. La segunda ronda: una competencia de lucha libre. La tercera ronda: ganarle a las vencidas a la abuelita.
¿Quién ganará el último tamal?
It’s the best day of the year—tamale day. Luis and his family have been making and eating tamales all day. But when Luis, Jacob, and Letty all want the last tamale, there’s only one way to choose a winner…
A TAMALE BATTLE!
Round one: dance battle. Round two: lucha libre latch. Round three: arm wrestle with Abuelita.
Who will get the last tamale?
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Publication Date: September 2025
Available As: Paperback
Picture Book, Age 04 or older
Community Represented: Mexican/Mexican American
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 3rd, Multilingual: Spanish/English Bilingual, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States (Texas)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 3rd Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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