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Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when hours later, she realizes the ring is missing.

In Xavier Garza’s bilingual kids’ book, young Carlitos attends his first lucha libre match in Mexico City. At ringside, Carlitos sees the famous luchador—the Man in the Silver Mask, a man whose eyes look terribly familiar. The masked wrestler even smiles at Carlitos! He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil—los rudos, the bad guys of lucha libre. They make the audience boo and hiss! In the end, though, the Man in the Silver Mask triumphs and, in the process, gains a lifelong fan.

¿Qué sucederá cuando los ositos se abracen, se rían, y se revuelquen en una cama cómoda y grande? Los niños se divertirán mientras aprenden a contar de 1 a 10 con este libro atractivamente ilustrado. (What happens when the little bears cuddle, laugh, and roll over in the big comfy bed? Children will laugh as they learn to count from 1 to 10 in this delightfully illustrated book.)

Tito is a little dreamer who enjoys looking at the stars. He chooses one to keep him company and names her Tina. All of a sudden something unexpected happens—Tina falls into the room! Tito is afraid his friend might have been hurt, but she’s all right—she’s just come to say hi. Tito es un soñador pequeño que le gusta mirar las estrellas. Escoge una de compañera y la nombra Tina. ¡De repente algo inesperado ocurre—Tina cae del cielo al cuarto! Tito tiene miedo que su amiga se haya lastimada, pero ella está bien—solamente ha llegado para saludarle.