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Salsa Stories (cuentos Con Sazon)
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Salsa Stories (cuentos Con Sazon) (2000) (edit title/settings)

by Lulu Delacre (Author) (edit contributors)

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Delacre (Arroz Con Leche) serves up a mixed menu here, combining a rather strained collection of seven tales featuring Latin American foods with recipes for the dishes mentioned. At a New Year's gathering of Carmen Teresa's extended family, a guest presents the girl with a blank book. When the... read more

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The book includes delightful stories collected from family and friends. When Carmen Teresa receives a blank book as a New Year's gift, everyone at their gathering seems to have a favorite experience to share with the group and contribute to the book. Although the storytellers now live in the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

The book includes delightful stories collected from family and friends. When Carmen Teresa receives a blank book as a New Year's gift, everyone at their gathering seems to have a favorite experience to share with the group and contribute to the book. Although the storytellers now live in the United States, their stories come from Guatemala, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Mexico, and Peru. A sprinkling of Spanish words enhances the stories' authenticity. The stories paint vivid pictures of everyday customs and special celebrations -- designing a sawdust carpet for Holy Week, for example, or celebrating the Night of San Juan.

Perhaps even more memorable than the unique experiences are the universal ones, the experiences that traverse cultural lines and remind us of things we human beings have in common: parents working to provide a good life for their children, children testing their boundaries, siblings vying with one another.

It is not surprising that these stories involving various family celebrations also involve food. By providing recipes for the dishes mentioned in her stories, author Lulu Delacre invites readers to partake of her culture on an even more intimate level.

Each story includes a full-page linocut, depicting a key scene. Smaller linocuts illustrate some of the foods in the recipe section at the back of the book. Although most of the Spanish words and phrases are clear from context, Delacre provides a glossary that includes pronunciations, even of proper names.

Every family can benefit from discovering and collecting its stories. Through the process of collection, people become better acquainted with each other -- and with their family history. When stories are written down, they can be shared with others and preserved for future generations.

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Ever since I was a little girl in Guatemala City, my family has made an alfombra for Holy Week.

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  1. Lulu Delacre (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Scholastic Press
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Publication Date: 2000
ISBN: 0590631187
Page Count: 112

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