Home for Navidad

By Harriet Ziefert

Rosa is ten years old, and she lives with her grandmother, her little brother, and her uncle in a small town in Mexico.But her mother lives in the United States, trying to earn much-needed money to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0618349766
• ISBN13: 9780618349760
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.0" x 0.5" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

realistic but joyful portrayal of a mother's homecoming at Christmas

Amid all the foolery and fun of Christmas, Home for Navidad reminds us of the love of family that unites us all at this time. Who is that faceless maid who makes up our bed in our New York hotel room? It's good to learn that she is ten-year-old Rosa's mama. She has saved enough money to go back to live forever with her little girl. Now that's a nice Christmas story. Ziefert tells it simply but beautifully, and Cohen's illustrations are evocative.