Too Many Tamales Latanja Jones Snelling and Archie

and Archie

A little girl stays home with Mama when Mommy goes off on a work trip in this tender

While Walt focuses on his program of jazz

and she forgets what makes her special

but Walt is convinced junior year is their year

Too Many Tamales Latanja Jones Snelling and ArchieThis modern classic celebrates the tradition of tamales and family bonding at Christmas. Christmas Eve started out so perfectly for Maria. Snow had fallen and the streets glittered. Maria's favorite cousins were coming over and she got to help make the tamales for Christmas dinner. It was almost too good to be true when her mother left the kitchen for a moment and Maria got to try on her beautiful diamond ring . . . This is the story of a treasure