Young Chabelita must stay with her grandparents while her mother lives in a distant town. When Chabelita recites her mother’s favorite poem at her school’s Christmas pageant, she receives a special Christmas surprise. Argentina Palacios is a noted folklorist and Latin American storyteller. Full color.
- ISBN: 9780816735419
- Author: Palacios, Argentina
- Illustrator: Lohstoeter, Lori
- Published: 1994 , Bridgewater Books
- Themes: Christmas, Family life
- Descriptors: Fiction, Latinx in US, Panama, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 32