Gil, L. M

Celeste is heartbroken when her grandmother dies, but when letters and recipes begin to arrive with her grandmother's advice and recipes, Celeste finds consolation in preparing the dishes for herself, her mother, and their friends. Includes six traditional Cuban recipes.

Colorful illustrations and text written in both English and Spanish tell a story about a young girl named Mimi, who was disappointed because she couldn't spend Christmas with her family in Puerto Rico, so her classmates prepared a little surprise for her.