The Night of Las Posadas

by Tomie dePaola (Author) Tomie dePaola (Illustrator)

The Night of Las Posadas
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Tomie dePaola's glorious paintings are as luminous as the farolitos that light up on the Plaza in Santa Fe for the procession of Las Posadas, the tradition in which Mary and Joseph go from door to door seeking shelter at the inn on Christmas Eve. This year Sister Angie, who is always in charge of the clebration, has to stay home with the flu, and Lupe and Roberto, who are to play Mary and Joseph, get caught in a snowstorm. But a man and a woman no one knows arrive in time to take their place in the procession and then mysteriously disappear at the end before they can be thanked. That night we witness a Christian miracle, for when Sister Angie goes to the cathedral and kneels before the statue of Mary and Jospeh, wet footprints from the snow lead up to the statue.
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Tomie dePaola
Tomie dePaola (1934-2020) was one of the most popular children's book authors and illustrators of our time and the winner of the 2011 Children's Literature Legacy Award (formerly known as the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award), among other lifetime achievement awards. A Newbery Honor winner, he wrote and illustrated a number of books, including Caldecott Honor book Strega Nona and its companions, as well as Oliver Button Is a Sissy; The Legend of Old Befana; The Clown of God; Michael Bird-Boy; Andy, That's My Name; and the New York Times bestseller Quiet. A native of Connecticut, Mr. dePaola studied at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York. Learn more at Tomie.com.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9780698119017
Lexile Measure
650L
Guided Reading Level
N/A
Publisher
Puffin Books
Publication date
September 20, 2001
Series
Picture Puffin Books
BISAC categories
JUV000000 - Juvenile Fiction | General
Library of Congress categories
Joseph
Mary
Posadas (Social custom)
Santa Fe (N.M.)

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