Miracle on 133rd Street

Miracle on 133rd StreetAn urban family's dilemma becomes a community celebration in this delectable holiday treat from Sonia Manzano, also known as "Maria" on Sesame Street. It's Christmas Eve and Mami has bought a delicious roast for a Christmas feast. But, oh no It's too big to fit in the oven. Jose and Papa need to find an oven big enough to cook Mami's roast. As they walk from door to door through their apartment building, no one seems to be in the Christmas spirit. So

An urban family's dilemma becomes a community celebration in this delectable holiday treat from Sonia Manzano, also known as "Maria" on Sesame Street.

It's Christmas Eve and Mami has bought a delicious roast for a Christmas feast. But, oh no It's too big to fit in the oven. Jose and Papa need to find an oven big enough to cook Mami's roast. As they walk from door to door through their apartment building, no one seems to be in the Christmas spirit. So they head down the street to find someone willing to help, and only when they do, lo and behold, the scent--the itself magical smell--of dinner begins to spread, and holiday cheer manifests in ways most unexpected.

Sonia Manzano from Sesame Street and two-time Caldecott Honor-recipient Marjorie Priceman have cooked up a Christmas tale about how the simplest things--like the tantalizing smell of Christmas dinner and the sharing of it--can become a holiday miracle.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/22/2015
ISBN: 9780689878879
Pages: 48
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 11.00h x 9.70w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Booklist 09/01/2015 pg. 121
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2015
Publishers Weekly 09/14/2015
School Library Journal 10/01/2015 pg. 65
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2015 pg. 56
PW Children's Starred Reviews 12/02/2015 pg. 62
Shelf Awareness 12/01/2015
New York Times Book Review 12/06/2015 pg. 33
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 12/01/2015

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 178496 / Miracle on 133rd Street
Reading Level: 3.5 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5