Chato's kitchen: Narrated by Cheech Marin. Too many tamales: Narrated by Blanca Camacho. Originally produced in 1999 and 2002 by Weston Woods Studios. Public performance DVD. Special features: Learning guides [text feature]; Previews [text feature].
Contents:
Too many tamales = ¡Qué montón de tamales! / by Gary Soto ; illustrated by Ed Martinez ; directed by Paul R. Gagne, Leigh Corra ; produced by Paul R. Gagne, Leigh Corra and Melissa Reilly (2002) (13 min.). Too many tamales = ¡Qué montón de tamales! / by Gary Soto ; illustrated by Ed Martinez ; directed by Paul R. Gagne, Leigh Corra ; produced by Paul R. Gagne, Leigh Corra and Melissa Reilly (2002) (13 min.).
Summary:
Chato's kitchen: 'Cool cat' Chato invites a family of mice for dinner. They ask if they can bring a friend, who is also 'cool.' Chato and his guests have a very nice time, but in a much different manner than Chato had anticipated! Too many tamales: Everyone is coming for Christmas dinner at Maria's house. She and her mother prepare by kneading the "masa" to make tamales. When her mother takes off her ring, Maria tries it on, and is beside herself when, hours later, she thinks it has been kneaded into the tamales.
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