The Empanadas That Abuela Made/Las Empandas Que Hacia la Abuela
Diane Gonzales Bertrand, Alex Pardo Delange (Illustrator), Gabriela Baeza VenturaBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
Children's Fiction. In this whimsical look at the making of empanadas, popular children's author Gonzalez Bertrand serves up the festive fun of a family's effort to concoct the delicious pastries. In the tradition of popular rhymes like "The Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly," the laughter rises from page to page. Alex Pardo de Lange fills the story with offbeat illustrations of blankets of dough and dancing rolling pins. With an easy empanada recipe included in the back of the book, this will be a literary delicacy for the whole family and will give many readers their first taste of a celebrated Latino tradition.
Told in the style of a cumulative folk song, a grandmother makes empanadas, a traditional Hispanic treat, for her family. Includes recipe.
Synopsis
Baking is always a treat, particularly when you throw family and fun into the mix. In this whimsical look at the making of empanadas, popular children's author Gonzales Bertrand serves up the festive fun of a family's effort to concoct the delicious pastries. In the tradition of popular rhymes like "The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," the laughter and fun rise from page to page.
The Empanadas that Abuela Made/Las empanadas que hacía la abuela is filled with humorous cooks and family: Abuela, Abuelo, the cousins, aunts, uncles, and even the family dog join the parade of fluttering flour and swirling sugar. Alex Pardo de Lange fills the pages with offbeat illustrations of blankets of dough and dancing rolling pins.
With an easy empanada recipe included in the book, this will be a literary delicacy for the whole family and will give many readers their first taste of a celebrated Latino tradition.
Criticas
PreS-Gr 2-A lively bilingual story told in the style of a cumulative folk song about a family tradition. The text romps along from page to page, adding ingredients for the baking of pumpkin empanadas and introducing the extended family members who help with the process. The colorful illustrations reflect the fun tone of the text and frame every scene with a delightful pumpkin-vine theme. An excellent selection for classroom read-alouds and story time. A recipe is included in English and Spanish. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Editorials
Criticas
PreS-Gr 2-A lively bilingual story told in the style of a cumulative folk song about a family tradition. The text romps along from page to page, adding ingredients for the baking of pumpkin empanadas and introducing the extended family members who help with the process. The colorful illustrations reflect the fun tone of the text and frame every scene with a delightful pumpkin-vine theme. An excellent selection for classroom read-alouds and story time. A recipe is included in English and Spanish. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.Children's Literature
What happens when Abuela decides to make empanadas? Pumpkin, dough, rolling pins, grandchildren, Abuelo, the dog, the cousins, the family, Abuela, milk, and happy faces all interact to form a rhyming event that children and adults of all ages will enjoy. Offered in a style similar to that of "The Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly," the ingredients, people, and objects that fill the pages of this book offer readers a tangible image of a warm and cheerful family home filled with delightful smells, tastes, and feelings. In keeping with the repetitive pattern established by the text of the book, each illustration also incorporates the previous page's addition, so that anyone who opens the book, regardless of reading level or ability, will be kept entertained by full, swirling, and colorful images. While the theme of the book is certainly engaging, the real treat occurs when the book is read aloud; hence, it would make a wonderful story time selection. In addition, the recipe for the empanadas is included at the end of the book in both English and Spanish. 2003, Pinata Books/Arte Público Press, Ages 3 to 7.—Ramirose Attebury Wendt