The Gift

By Bibi Belford

The holidays are quickly approaching, but the kids in Sandro’s class celebrate in many different ways: Jazzy celebrates Christmas, Ruben celebrates Hanukah, and Sandro’s family celebrates el Día de los Reyes. The one thing most cultures have in common though is gift-giving! And who doesn’t love to get gifts?

The class decides to hold a secret swap, and when Sandro comes up with an amazing gift idea, he learns that sometimes giving gifts is even more fun than receiving them. Curl up someplace cozy and rediscover the lovable Sandro and his friends in this heartwarming holiday story about kindness, family, and community.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sky Pony
• Release date: Oct 4, 2016
• ISBN: 9781510713581

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Copyright © 2016 by Barbara Belford

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2016949393

Cover design by Sammy Yuen

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-1358-1

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I hope Miss Hamilton can read my essay. It’s rough even for a rough draft, because I have a blister on my thumb the size of Texas. I’m holding my pencil between two fingers to write. Give it a try. Tough, right? I suggested going to the computer lab to write our essays, but Miss Hamilton says that handwriting the rough draft gets the juices flowing. And the juice in my blister is just about to flow, thank you, Miss Hamilton.

I wish I could say my blisters were from some hard-knocks trail riding or hanging from an alien hovercraft for dear life, but they’re