What Can You Do with a Paleta?

Wonderful book about summer and the flavors that are part of memory. The paleteros would come through neighborhoods with a wagon filled with paletas (fruit popsicles). I use to go to pick them up in San Jose (CA) when I went to the movies (watermelon was my favorite). A fun trip down memory lane.......more

This bright and colorful tale talks about the common experience of enjoying a paleta or “popsicle” on a hot day. The characters in the story are shown in modern day settings wearing modern day clothing which makes the story feel current or "up to date". The depictions of a Hispanic village can be se......more

What Can You Do with a Paleta? is a very cute, cultural picture book. The illustrations are mostly in orange, red, and pink tints and uses a lot of swirls and curves. The characters are centered around kids, but also mentions adults along the story. There is cultural vocabulary used, but besides tha......more

What Can You Do with a Paleta? is a cute story about a Hispanic girl who is proud of her barrio (town or village) and anxiously awaits for the paleta (popsicle) cart to come through her barrio. She then goes into great detail to describe the different flavors you can get and all of the different thi......more

Young boys and girls who love ice cream will really enjoy "What Can You Do With a Paleta?" The text introduces the Mexican ice cream treat, paleta. The text is rich in describing the various things a child can do with the paleta while eating it, from having to first choose a flavor and then watching......more