Our Italian Christmas Eve
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- 7,99 €
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- 7,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
Deck the halls and mix up the eggnog! It's Christmas Eve for little Danielle and Francesco—a time for family, presents, music, and most importantly . . . food!
The siblings are very excited to celebrate at Aunt Babe's house, where there are too many aunties, uncles, and cousins to count. And all is peaceful and bright—until they realize that someone forgot to bring the dessert! Francesco and Danielle know they can save Christmas, but only if they can remember their mother's cheesecake recipe before it's too late.
This festive tribute to food and family will get young readers in the holiday spirit and make them very hungry for a Christmas feast—Italian style!
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The siblings Sedita set a place for readers at the table of their extended Italian family's holiday Feast of the Seven Fishes in this picture book look at a cherished tradition. A labeled portrait introduces the child narrators' smiling wide-eyed fam, all portrayed with pale skin, gathered at hostess Aunt Babe's house. After "we kiss all eighteen people and get big hugs," Babe quickly puts her "darlings" to work grating big hunks of parmesan, and sounds the alarm about a dessert shortage. The "bambini" delightedly whip up a sweet treat of their own before describing the parade of seafood dishes. A busy evening of Christmas music, naps, and mouthwatering baked goods unfolds before Babe ushers everyone on to attend midnight Mass. The authors sustain a warm, bubbly tone, a mood matched by Lozano's scribbly depictions of a loving family exhibiting countless distinct and often-humorous facial expressions. Ages 3–7.
