Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid
By Xavier Garza
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Even Santa Claus sends the jobs he is unable or unwilling to do to Mexico...in this colorful storybook by local author-illustrator Xavier Garza...The simple South Texas Christmas tale is printed in both English and Spanish, allowing for several different bilingual reading opportunities...Charro Claus is the perfect gift for the children of your Minute Men relatives.” San Antonio Current, Nov. 19, 2008
Let’s welcome Santa’s newest helper: his cousin Pancho, a farmer living down in South Texas who is so smart he speaks both Spanish and English. Back in the day, Pancho was a mariachi singer with a whole lot of style and a fancy sombrero. But as the years passed, Pancho got, well, a little older and a little wider all around. Then one night his primo Santa Claus showed up. Santa needed some help along the US/Mexico border. Pancho volunteered. And then, poof, Santa transformed Pancho into the resplendent Charro Claus with his incredible Flying Burritos. And Charro Claus, it turns out, even had his own surprise elfhis nephew Vincente!
All Christmas Eve, Vincente and Pancho deliver toys to the boys and girls on the border. Neither rain, cloudy skies, wire fences, or concrete walls keep them from covering every inch of their newly assigned territory. And they don’t forget a single town or city. How could they? The border is their home.
A native of the Rio Grande Valley, Xavier Garza is a prolific author, artist, teacher, and storyteller whose work is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona, and Washington State. He lives with his wife and son in San Antonio, Texas, and is the author of five books. His book Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel was a Pura Belpré Author Honor Book in 2012.
Xavier Garza
Born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, author and lucha libre aficionado Xavier Garza is a prolific and enthusiastic author, artist, and storyteller whose work focuses primarily on his experiences growing up in the small border town of Rio Grande City and is a lively documentation of the dreams, superstitions, and heroes in the bigger-than-life world of South Texas. Garza has exhibited his art and performed his stories in venues throughout Texas, Arizona and the state of Washington. He has authored and illustrated fourteen books, and has received such prestigious awards as the Americas Honor Book Award in 2005, the Tejas Star Book Award three times from 2007-2010 and the Pura Belpré Honor Book award in 2012. In 2014 he was awarded both the NAACS Tejas Young Adult Book Award and the Texas Institute of Letters Children’s Book Award. In 2019 Xavier Garza will be inducted into the prestigious Texas Institute of Letters. Garza lives in San Antonio, Texas with his wife Irma and their teen son Vincent.
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Reviews for Charro Claus and the Tejas Kid
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Hi my name is Victor H. and my book is about Chismas. Its about this kid that went on vacation to stay with his uncle Pancho in there old family farm near the Texas/ Mexico border. Then he finds aout that Santa and our cousins and then they give their selvs a big hug. I really liked when Santa throws tiny colorfull stars and every thing he has on him is gold. Once i saw a guy like Vincents uncle that was fat in a mariachi suit. I really liked this book because its funny because the mariachi suit dose not cover his uncles tummy.DO YOU THINK HE WILL DRIVE WITH SANTA
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Santa Claus doesn't have the time to visit the homes of the Mexican kids along the border, so he hires his Mexican cousin to do the job. Am I the only one bothered by that?
Still, it's an entertaining book. And I highly recommend it (despite my rating for it). Xavier Garza is a brilliant writer and the art that accompanies the story is just as great. It's delightful, humorous, and gives a sneak peek of a culture that is usually the basis of misconceptions. Garza even gives insight on the inspiration for the tale. "Sí, Virginia, hay un Charro Claus. Y su nombre es Pancho Claus."