Rationale for Classroom Use: This book could be used to show different holiday traditions celebrated by other cultures and it could be used to show case the special bond created between grandson and grandmother.Ĭommon Core Connection: This book could be used to analyze how specific word choices shape meaning and tone or it could be used to determine the central theme of the text. On Christmas day, Eric is surprised to see that his grandmother has bought him a sketchbook and colored pencils to start him on his dream. After they prepare their traditional Puerto Rican Christmas celebration, Eric and Grandma visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art for a school project, where he sees a painting by Diego Velasquez and realizes for the first time that he could. Later, Eric and his Grandma visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art where Eric is enchanted by a painting by Diego Velazquez and this makes him want to become an artist. This prequel to Eric Velasquez's biographical picture book Grandma's Records is the story of a Christmas holiday that young Eric spends with his grandmother.
Synopsis: In order to prepare for Christmas, Eric’s grandmother purchases all of the ingredients and goes through the process of making a Puerto Rican holiday dish called pasteles. Walker Publishing Company, Inc., c, 2010. Written and illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Bibliographic Information: Grandma’s Gift.
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