¡Vamos de pachanga!

A Chato—el gato más chévere del barrio—le encantan las fiestas. Cuando se entera de que su amigo Novio Boy nunca ha tenido una fiesta de cumpleaños, Chato decide organizarle una pachanga de sorpresa. Inmediatamente Chato se pone a trabajar, pero cuando llega el día señalado, se da cuenta de que se ha olvidado de lo más importante . . .

Con un texto divertido y llamativas ilustraciones, la continuación de Chato y su cena es verdaderamente algo para celebrar.
Born in Fresno, California, to Mexican American parents, Gary Soto is an acclaimed poet, essayist, and fiction writer. The awards for this multitalented author are many, ranging from the US Award for International Poetry Forum to a Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award, and was nominated for a National Book Award. His other credits include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the California Arts Council. When he is not writing, Mr. Soto serves as a volunteer English teacher at his church. He lives with his wife, Carolyn, and their daughter, Mariko, in Berkeley, California. View titles by Gary Soto
Susan Guevara is the two-time winner of the Pura Belpré Award for Illustration for Chato’s Kitchen and Chato and the Party Animals. About Chato’s Kitchen, School Library Journal said, “Guevara’s striking illustrations enrich the text with delightful, witty details.” She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. View titles by Susan Guevara

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¡Vamos de pachanga!

A Chato—el gato más chévere del barrio—le encantan las fiestas. Cuando se entera de que su amigo Novio Boy nunca ha tenido una fiesta de cumpleaños, Chato decide organizarle una pachanga de sorpresa. Inmediatamente Chato se pone a trabajar, pero cuando llega el día señalado, se da cuenta de que se ha olvidado de lo más importante . . .

Con un texto divertido y llamativas ilustraciones, la continuación de Chato y su cena es verdaderamente algo para celebrar.

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Born in Fresno, California, to Mexican American parents, Gary Soto is an acclaimed poet, essayist, and fiction writer. The awards for this multitalented author are many, ranging from the US Award for International Poetry Forum to a Before Columbus Foundation American Book Award, and was nominated for a National Book Award. His other credits include fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the California Arts Council. When he is not writing, Mr. Soto serves as a volunteer English teacher at his church. He lives with his wife, Carolyn, and their daughter, Mariko, in Berkeley, California. View titles by Gary Soto
Susan Guevara is the two-time winner of the Pura Belpré Award for Illustration for Chato’s Kitchen and Chato and the Party Animals. About Chato’s Kitchen, School Library Journal said, “Guevara’s striking illustrations enrich the text with delightful, witty details.” She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico. View titles by Susan Guevara

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