The Night of Las Posadas

by Tomie dePaola

Book Overview

Tomie dePaola's glorious paintings are as luminous as the farolitos that light up on the Plaza in Santa Fe for the procession of Las Posadas , the tradition in which Mary and Joseph go from door to door seeking shelter at the inn on Christmas Eve.This year Sister Angie, who is always in charge of the clebration, has to stay home with the flu, and Lupe and Roberto, who are to play Mary and Joseph, get caught in a snowstorm. But a man and a woman no...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0698119010
• ISBN13: 9780698119017
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Puffin Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.2" x 10.7"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

The Night of Las Posadas

This book has beautiful illustrations and a story that warms the heart with tradition of Las Posadas in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It has a surprise ending.

Vintage dePaola!

Tomie dePaola has the unequaled ability to tell a story and weave into it profound elements of faith that can touch children and adults with equal depth. This book is yet another "must have" for every family's and every church's bookshelf.

Excellent book for Christmas with Spanish flavor

I bought this book for our Lutheran church library. It is excellent. It tells about the Hispanic Christmas custom of Las Posadas, Mary and Joseph's search for a place to stay the night of Jesus' birth. Lupe and Roberto, two townspeople, are selected to play Jose and Maria in the Las Posadas celebration, but when their pickup gets bogged down in the snow in the mountains above Santa Fe, two strangers come to play Jose and Maria instead, leaving the readers to wonder at the miraculous event --who were those two? What a lovely book. Tomie, you never disappoint, whether your stories are religious, autobiographical, or just plain funny. Thank you for consistently sharing your talents with us lucky readers over the years. You bring us so much joy, laughter, comfort and peace!

a story to read to y our child each December

a wonderfu story with beautiful illustrations by Tomie DePaola. Share it with your children. you will both enjoy it! Feilz Navidad!

The Night of Las Posadas

Mr. DePaola has outdone himself this time. All of his books are wonderful, but this Christmas story is more than that. The illustrations are pure DePaola; they are clear and colorful. The story is simple, yet for children, unpredicable. The story is set in Santa Fe and shares an Hispanic custom with the reader; the Posadas held at Christmas time. I teach a whole class of Mexican ESL students and this book is perfect for my Christmas collection of books with Hispanic characters. This book, along with other DePaola books, and others, will add to my students' enjoyment.