Every Christmas vacation, Eric stays at his grandma's house while his parents work. This vacation, however, he has a special assignment from his teacher. He needs to go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to view a painting and write a report about it. All he has to do to get there is help grandma make the traditional Puerto Rican pasteles for Christmas dinner and she'll take him. Once he gets to the museum, he has a profound experience that changes him forever. 2011 Pura Belpre Award for Illustration Pasteles recipe: www.ericvelasquez.com/pdf/Grandmas-Gift-Pasteles-recipe.pdf