Nine Days to Christmas [SEP] illustrator
Nine Days to Christmas
Nine Days to Christmas is a book by Marie Hall Ets and Aurora Labastida. Released by Viking Press, it was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1960.
In the story, Ceci anxiously awaits her first "posada", the special Mexican Christmas party, and the opportunity to select a "piñata" for it.
1967
- "Talking Without Words: I Can. Can You?", 1968
- "Rosa, the Life of an Italian Immigrant" (transcribed by Ets), 1970
- "Elephant in a Well", 1972
- "Jay Bird", 1974
‡ As an illustrator Ets won the annual Caldecott Medal in 1960 for "Nine Days to Christmas" and she was one of the runners-up five times from 1945 to 1966 (exceeded only by Maurice Sendak). Since 1971 the