The Santero's Miracle: A Bilingual Story (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780826328472)

In this bilingual story of faith, Don Jacobo has a dream that, in the end, is a reminder that miracles do happen. Jacobo is teaching his visiting grandson Andr駸 how to become a santero. Christmas is coming, snow is falling in the village, and the two are working on a carving of San Isidro, the patron saint of farmers.

The half-finished carving stands in the living room beside the two oxen and the angel that don Jacobo carved earlier in the month. The snow-covered mountains are beautiful, but the road to the village is impassable. Andr駸's parents will not be able to get to the house for the holiday, and Jacobo's neighbor Leopoldo is desperately ill but cannot get to the hospital.

Then comes Jacobo's dream; San Isidro is plowing with the two oxen and the angel is helping. "But we don't plow 'til April," don Jacobo muses upon awakening. "What does it mean?" The night had been bitterly cold and don Jacobo must bundle up to go to the barn to feed his cows and chickens. As he steps outside, he can hardly believe his eyes. The snow-packed road is clear.

Rudolfo Anaya's story of the power of faith, hope, and love will be enjoyed by readers of all ages.

Author: Rudolfo Anaya
ISBN-10: 0826328474
ISBN-13: 9780826328472
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2004
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 8.76h x 10.30w x 0.42d
Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature - Commended

Review Citation(s):
Multicultural Review 06/01/2005 pg. 91
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 264 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw
PW Notes and Reprints 09/27/2004 pg. 64
School Library Journal 10/01/2004 pg. 54