Nine Days to Christmas is a book by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida. Released by Viking Press, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1960.
In the story, Ceci anxiously awaits her first posada, the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a piñata for it.
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Nine Days to Christmas
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Author
Marie Hall Ets
Marie Hall Ets (born December 16, 1895 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American author and illustrator. She attended Lawrence College, and in 1918, Mrs. Ets...
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Award-Winning Work
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Caldecott Medal Winners
- 1956
- 1957
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960
- 1961
- 1962
- 1963
- 1964