Manuela's Gift

by Kristyn Rehling Estes

More than anything, Manuela wants a new yellow party dress for her birthday. But times are hard for her family and what she gets instead is her Mama's blue dress cut and resewn to fit her.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811820858
• ISBN13: 9780811820851
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"
• Age Range: 12 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

My daughter loves this book!

This book is just beautiful. I thought the story was great and the pictures incredible. My little girl can stare at them for hours.

from Kirkus Reviews

"In this impressive first effort from two newcomers, Manuela longs for a new yellow dress for her birthday.""The text is gentle, a fine contrast to the striking paintings in gold, aqua, terra cotta, and green, which use decorative patterns to capture the flavor of Mexico and strong portraiture to show the loving relationships in the family. The images are so compelling that readers will want more time to savor them before the tension in the text forces them forward."