Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid

By Xavier Garza

Santa needs help! Abracadabra! Cousin Pancho and little Victor become Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid!

Description

Let’s welcome Santa’s newest helper: his cousin Pancho, a farmer living down in South Texas who is so smart he speaks both Spanish and English. Back in the day, Pancho was a mariachi singer with a whole lot of style and a fancy sombrero. But as the years passed, Pancho got, well, a little older and a little wider all around. Then one night his primo Santa Claus showed up. Santa needed some help along the US/Mexico border. Pancho volunteered. And then, poof, Santa transformed Pancho into the resplendent Charro Claus with his incredible Flying Burritos. And Charro Claus, it turns out, even had his own surprise elf–his nephew Vincente!

All Christmas Eve, Vincente and Pancho deliver toys to the boys and girls on the border. Neither rain, cloudy skies, wire fences, or concrete walls keep them from covering every inch of their newly assigned territory. And they don’t forget a single town or city. How could they? The border is their home.

About the Creators

Xavier Garza

Xavier Garza is a prolific author, artist, and storyteller whose work is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona, and Washington state. He is also celebrated for his bilingual lucha libre picture books and chapter books, including the award-winning, four-book Max's Lucha Libre Adventures series. Garza lives with his family in San Antonio, Texas.

Awards

  • Tejas Star Reading List

    Texas Library Association (TLA)

Reviews

  • "Garza's original text and bold, full-page illustrations will surely pull readers into the excitement of this new 'border' story. A wonderful acquisition for elementary and public libraries, as well as bookstores looking to enhance their bilingual Christmas offerings."

    - Publishers Weekly
  • "The full-spread paintings are bright and energetic, depicting a brunette-bearded and caped Tío Pancho and brown-eyed Vincent enthusiastically distributing toys. A cheerful purchase."

    - School Library Journal

Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781933693248
  • Price $17.95
  • Publication Date Nov 01, 2008
  • Trim Size 11.3 × 8.9 × 0.4 in
  • Weight 1.3125 lbs
  • Page Count 40
  • Interests

  • Imprint Cinco Puntos Press
  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Family / General
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / Action & Adventure / General
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Boys & Men
  • Themes Bilingual, Fantasy, Fiction, Holidays / Traditions, Latinx / Latino / Hispanic, Spanish
  • Languages English
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 13
  • Grade Range Grades K - 7
  • Guided Reading P
  • Spanish Guided Reading P
  • Spanish ATOS 3
  • DRA 38
  • Interest Level Grades 6 - 12
  • Lexile Level 620
  • Lexile Measurement 620L
  • Reading Level Grades 3 - 4
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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