Zepeda, Gwendolyn. Growing Up with Tamales/Los tamales de Ana.(Brief article)(Children's review)(Book review)

ZEPEDA, Gwendolyn. Growing Up with Tamales/Los tamales de Ana. tr. by Gabriela Baeza Ventura. illus. by April Ward. unpaged. CIP. Pinata. 2008. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-55885-493-2. LC 2007061477.

PreS-Gr 3--Ana, six, impatiently observes that while she gets to mix the cornmeal to make Christmas tamales, "My sister Lidia is eight, so she gets to spread the dough on the corn husk leaves." She goes on to explain all of the things she will be able to do, "But when I am eight, Lidia will be ten. So she will get to fill and roll the tamales. I wish I was ten." The …