Xavier GarzaCritiques

This book was such a sweet read, the plot was very endearing and I think something very relatable to a boy at that age. I know when my brother was younger, he was obsessed with wrestling at that age…so not only was the book relatable but it contained a cute plot and the pictures were even cuter, the way they were drawn and painted. Very easy, and cute read.

la historia es de Maximiliano y su familia que esta ligado a la lucha libre y la continuacion del legado de su tio que es un lucahdor muy famoso. tambien tiene romance. Bilingual

Santa Claus doesn't have the time to visit the homes of the Mexican kids along the border, so he hires his Mexican cousin to do the job. Am I the only one bothered by that?

Still, it's an entertaining book. And I highly recommend it (despite my rating for it). Xavier Garza is a brilliant writer and the art that accompanies the story is just as great. It's delightful, humorous, and gives a sneak peek of a culture that is usually the basis of misconceptions. Garza even gives insight on the inspiration for the tale. "Sí, Virginia, hay un Charro Claus. Y su nombre es Pancho Claus."

The really bright pictures illustrate Nikko as he counts luchadores in English and in Spanish, 1-10.

pasta blanda

pasta blanda

Pasta Blanda

Pasta Blanda

I loved this book and the illustrations that went along with it. I could definitely see 3-5th grade students being interested in this book for free reading, especially boys and Hispanic or ESL students. You could use this book to teach about Mexican culture and wrestling in particular. You could also use this book to teach students about making inferences and predictions based on what the text explicitly says as well as what it doesn't outright say.

When Nikko flexes his imagination, his bed becomes a wresting ring and his masked luchadores come to life, uno tras otro, hasta hay diez. Their máscaras are gorgeously painted, and the Nikko's insipid commentary pales by comparison. While the simple, repetitive text does lend itself to learning to read English or Spanish, it's not dynamic enough for story time. Perform the more evocative Niño Wrestles the World instead, and book-talk this one for the hard-core aficionados a la lucha libre.

Short, scary stories with Latino sabor featuring La Llorona, lucha libre with the Devil, and even patron saint candles. These stories can serve as read-alouds at camps or in classes (Llorona 9-1-1 is a good one) but there are a couple stories with guns and graphic bloody scenes. Kids love to be scared to death by the gross and morbid, but choose wisely based on your audience.

Max learns that his favorite Mexican wrestler is long-lost great uncle Rodolfo. When an ex-girlfriend (and luchadora Dama Enmascarada) crashes uncle Lalo's wedding, Rodolfo offers to fight her in a fundraiser for the church. A jaunty read for young fans of lucha libre.

Family and young Carlitos attend firs Lucha Libre match. He is mesmerized by the wrestler who fights his nemesis wrestlers The Rudos. The Man in the Silver Mask smiles and looks over to Carlitos way throughout the match while the battle for evil and good occurs in the ring. The images are closely related to true luchador El Santo and the masked wrestlers of Mexico. Fathers, uncles and sons don the mask to become heroes for manso many, and become themselves talk of legend. The artwork is great page after page.
Bilingual book, culture, family, sacrifices and mystery are just a few themes to discuss.½

The novelty of this book is that it is written as a bilingual text. Each page is English on one side and Spanish on the facing side. While billed as a mystery, I didn't think there was much suspense. Max is a huge Lucha Libre fan who particularly admires a luchadore named The Guardian Angel. His house of an uncle, Lalo, figures prominently into the story as well.

Hi my name is Victor H. and my book is about Chismas. Its about this kid that went on vacation to stay with his uncle Pancho in there old family farm near the Texas/ Mexico border. Then he finds aout that Santa and our cousins and then they give their selvs a big hug. I really liked when Santa throws tiny colorfull stars and every thing he has on him is gold. Once i saw a guy like Vincents uncle that was fat in a mariachi suit. I really liked this book because its funny because the mariachi suit dose not cover his uncles tummy.

DO YOU THINK HE WILL DRIVE WITH SANTA

This book is a basic introduction to some of the Mexican folklore or ghost stories. I found it to be an entertaining read. That being said, once you've read this book, I'd strongly recommend reading Stories That Must Not Die by Juan Sauvageau for a more detailed account of the stories.