Too Many Tamales /
Gary Soto ; illustrated by Ed Martinez.
- [30] pages color illustrations 28 cm.
Originally published : New York : G.P. Putman's Sons, 1993. "PaperStar."
Wilson's Children, November 1996 Elem. School Library Collection, March 1998 School Library Journal starred Book Links (A.L.A.), November 1996 Library Journal Starred Publisher's Weekly New York Times Horn Book, November 1996 Bulletin (Center for Children's books) Kirkus Review
Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together, but when the ring turns up missing, Maria and her cousins eat up all the tamales in a frantic effort to find the ring.