When Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.

• ISBN: 9780698115682
• Author: dePaola, Tomie
• Published: 1997 , Putnam Juvenile
• Themes: Christmas, Flowers, holidays, legends, Miracles, Spanish
• Descriptors: Bilingual, Mexico, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
• No. of pages: 32