The heartwarming story of a child's enchanting dreamtime adventure on the eve of Three Kings Day.
It's the night before the Three Kings Day feast, and an excited little boy is trying to fall asleep, but he can't because the three majestic Kings suddenly appear outside his window! Before he knows it, he's riding a camel and traveling with them through a vast desert, following a star that leads them to a tiny stable and a precious newborn baby. The Three Kings all have wonderful gifts for the baby Jesus, and the little boy wishes to give something, too-but what could that be?
Filled with the wonder and magic of Christmas and Epiphany, this enchanting tale celebrates the joy of giving, which shines through in a simple yet profound act of kindness.
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Dr. Carmen Tafolla (CarmenTafolla.net) is the 2015 State Poet Laureate of Texas, the first City Poet Laureate of San Antonio, and the former president of the Texas Institute of Letters. An award-winning poet and children's author, storyteller, performance artist, motivational speaker, scholar, and professor, she is the author of more than forty books and Professor Emeritus of Transformative Children's Literature at UT San Antonio. A native San Antonian, she has performed her one-woman show in ten countries and throughout the U.S. Her many distinctions include the prestigious Américas Award, seven International Latino Book Awards, three Tomás Rivera Book Awards, two ALA Notable Books, the Art of Peace Award, and the Charlotte Zolotow Award. Her middle-grade novel Warrior Girl received the Tomás Rivera Award and was a finalist for the Jane Addams Children's Book Award.
Magaly Morales has illustrated several picture books, including Tomás Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award winner What Can You Do with a Paleta? (by Carmen Tafolla), The Courage of the Little Hummingbird: A Tale Told Around the World (by Leah Henderson), and Pura's Cuentos: How Pura Belpré Reshaped Libraries with Her Stories (by Annette Bay Pimentel). She was born and lives in Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico.