In the article I found was one documenting Gary Soto's works. I found the review at inspirechildren.worldpress.com. This site proved to be helpful in my own critiques but also brought great points. The review calls Too Many Tamales a celebration of ethnic pride. It also states that this story is "rooted in cultural tradition and the physicalness of happy family life." I agree with these statements and believe that Gary Soto writes wonderful children's stories, though some are not as authentic as this one.
It was more difficult than I imagined, not only to find books, but to find reviews about this selection of diverse literature. The review that I found was basic and did not provide any significant insight. It did document the synopsis of the story and it commented on Soto himself. It also discussed a few traditions present in the book and the language learning opportunity for the children reading the story.
It is hard to believe that we live in such an educated world in some aspects and such an uneducated world in other aspects. It is difficult to find diverse children's literature and it is difficult to find people with an interest in looking for it, writing it and discussing it. Hopefully, in the future, this will become a more prominent topic and one that many people are educated about.
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