Por Favor, ¡Pasen los Tamales! (Please Pass the Tamales!)
Written by Silvia López
Illustrated by Mirelle Ortega
Published by Crown Books for Young Readers
¡Únete a Liliana, Yasmany, Tomás, Eduardo, Isabela y Valeria mientras ayudan a sus familias a preparar apetitosos tamales de México, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador y Colombia! Cada familia tiene su propia receta para este plato tradicional, pero todos ellos comparten sus ingredientes, y se reúnen para hacer una gran tamalada.
Hecho en colaboración con el Museo Nacional Smithsoniano de los Latino Americanos, este libro es una cálida celebración de la familia, la cultura y la tradición culinaria de los tamales.
Also available in English, Please Pass the Tamales!.
Primary ISBN: 9780593806357
Publication Date: August 2026
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Picture Book, Age 04 or older
Community Represented: Colombian/Colombian American, Cuban/Cuban American, Ecuadorian/Ecuadorian American, Mexican/Mexican American, Nicaraguan/Nicaraguan American, Various (Hispanic/Latinx/Latine), Venezuelan/Venezuelan American
Themes: Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generation: 2nd, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Spanish, Neighbors & Neighborhoods, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation, 2nd Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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