Arlene L Williams

Tiny Tortilla follows the story of Juan Carlos. While working in the garden pulling weeds, Juan Carlos becomes hungry and travels to the town plaza to buy a tortilla from the old woman. When he arrives she is out of tortillas for the day, but gives Juan a ball of masa to pat into his own tortilla. As the day goes on Juan Carlos pats his masa ball into many different things, like a sombrero or boat to help him hide from the sun and survive the rain. Juan learns to be patient and work hard to receive a reward in the end; a warm, light, airy, large tortilla to beat his hunger and allow him to finish his chore of pulling the weeds in the garden. The art is a two page spread, painted in warm colors to reflect the feel of the dessert that Juan is living and working in.… (més)