Tripp, Valerie <br/><br/>
Josefina's surprise :  a Christmas story  
by Valerie Tripp ; illustrations Jean-Paul Tibbles ; vignettes Susan McAliley. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Middleton, WI :  Pleasant Co.,  1997. 
 - 69 pages :  color illustrations ;  22 cm. 
 - The American girls collection .
<br/><br/> "Book three"--Cover. 
<br/><br/>Josefina's family and friends -- Christmas is coming -- Where is Nina? -- The silver thimble -- La noche buena -- Looking back. 
<br/><br/> The second Christmas after their mother has died, Josefina and her three sisters find that participating in the traditions of Las Posadas helps keep memories of Mama alive. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1562475207 9781562475208 1562475193 9781562475192 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9781562475192 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>97011826  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>To 1848  <br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Posadas (Social custom)--Fiction.<br/>Christmas--Fiction.<br/>Mexican Americans--Fiction.<br/>Sisters--Fiction.<br/>Brothers and sisters<br/>New Mexico--history--fiction
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>New Mexico--History--To 1848--Juvenile fiction.
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<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PZ7.T7363  / Jr 1997 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>jTri   89