Chato's kitchen

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Label

Chato's kitchen

Statement of responsibility

by Gary Soto ; illustrated by Susan Guevara

Title variation

Chatos kitchen

Creator

• trueSoto, Gary

Contributor

• Guevara, Susan

Illustrator

• Guevara, Susan

Subject

• trueBeans
• California -- Los Angeles
• Cats
• trueCats
• Cats -- Fiction
• Cats -- Juvenile fiction
• trueChildren's literature
• trueCooking, Mexican
• trueCooking, Mexican American
• trueDinners and dining
• trueDogs
• trueEnchiladas
• trueFajitas
• Fiction
• Fiction
• trueFood
• trueFood habits
• trueFriendship
• trueGhettoes, Hispanic American
• Juvenile works
• Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Fiction
• Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Juvenile fiction
• trueLos Angeles, California
• trueMexican Americans
• Mexican Americans -- Fiction
• trueMice
• Mice
• Mice -- Fiction
• Mice -- Juvenile fiction
• truePicture books for children
• trueSalsas (Cooking)

Genre

• Children's literature
• Fiction
• Juvenile fiction
• Juvenile works
• truePicture books for children

Language

eng

Summary

To get the "ratoncitos," little mice, who have moved into the barrio to come to his house, Chato the cat prepares all kinds of good food: fajitas, frijoles, salsa, enchiladas, and more

Storyline

• trueOwn voices

Character

• trueCulturally diverse

Award

• Pura Belpre Award for Illustration, 1996.
• Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, 1996.
• ALA Notable Children's Book, 1996

Awards note

• Tomas Rivera Mexican American Children's Book Award, 1996
• Pura Belpré Illustrator Award, 1996.
• ALA notable book.
• Parents' Choice award winner.

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

[E]

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Interest level

• Grades K-4
• LG

LC call number

PZ7.S7242

LC item number

Ch 1995

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/lexile

• 740
• 740

Literary form

fiction

http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/minGradeLevel

• -1
• 2

PerformerNote

Read by Willie Colón

Reading level

• 3.6
• 4.5 L740:
• 3.6

Study program name

• Accelerated Reader
• Reading Counts RC:
• Accelerated Reader AR

Target audience

juvenile