Chato’s Kitchen

$7.19

Paperback
Author: Gary Soto
Illustrator: Susan Guevara
Publisher: Puffin Books
Publish Date: September 1997
Language: English
Reading Level: 3.6
EAN: 9780698116009

Overview

Chato can’t believe his luck. Not only is he the coolest low-riding cat in East L.A., but his brand-new neighbors are the plumpest, juciest, tastiest-looking family of mice to move into the barrio in a long time. So Chato and his best friend, Novio Boy, get out the pots and pans, the tortillas and the beans–everything you’d need for a welcoming feast, except for the main dish, and the guests of honor. Of course, in Chato’s mind they are one and the same thing.

But the mice are bringing a surprise guest of their own, who may be more than a cool cat can swallow.

Also available in Spanish as Chato y su cena.

Details

Pages: 32
Dimensions: 10 x 8.01 x 0.18 in
Lexile Score: 740
Interest Level: Lower Grade (LG)
Point Value: 0.5
ISBN: 0698116003

Awards

1997 California Young Reader Medal - Nominee (Primary)
1996 Pura Belpre Award - Winner (Illustrator)