An urban family's dilemma becomes a community celebration in this
delectable holiday treat from Sonia Manzano, also known as "Maria" on
Sesame Street.
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.