Publisher's Synopsis
The horno has been a central part of every home in the Americas, especially Hispanic and Native American homes of New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment. This is the story of nine-year old Junie Lopez, his grandma Lale, and her magical adobe oven. This is the third book that Nasario Garcia and Dolores Aragon have worked on together; their first two books were Grandma Lale's Tamales: A Christmas Story and Grandpa Lolo's Matanza: A New Mexico Tradition. ABOUT THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: NASARIO GARCIA is an award-winning author and teacher, who documents oral histories of New Mexico and lives in Santa Fe. DOLORES ARAGON, an award-winning Contemporary Hispanic Market artist as well as a judge for Expo New Mexico in Fine and Hispanic Arts, lives in Peralta, New Mexico.
