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“On Christmas Eve, a large apartment house on 133rd Street in the Bronx becomes the site of a multicultural neighborhood party…A scrumptious treat to be savored and enjoyed, just like a fine holiday dinner.”

—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review

“…[a] buoyant Christmas tale…Priceman’s art unites tropical and urban tones, with a snowy holiday glow over it all.”

—The New York Times Book Review

Miracle on 133rd Street

Written by Sonia Manzano
Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman
Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers

It’s Christmas Eve and Mami has bought a delicious roast for a Christmas feast. But, oh no! It’s too big to fit in the oven. Jose and Papa need to find an oven big enough to cook Mami’s roast. As they walk from door to door through their apartment building, no one seems to be in the Christmas spirit. So they head down the street to find someone willing to help, and only when they do, lo and behold, the scent—the itself magical smell—of dinner begins to spread, and holiday cheer manifests in ways most unexpected.

Sonia Manzano from Sesame Street and two-time Caldecott Honor-recipient Marjorie Priceman have cooked up a Christmas tale about how the simplest things—like the tantalizing smell of Christmas dinner and the sharing of it—can become a holiday miracle.

Primary ISBN: 9780689878879
Publication Date: September 2015
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Picture Book, Age 04 or older

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Setting: United States (New York City NY)

Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Immigrant

Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience

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