As he prepares to celebrate the Day of the Dead, a young boy remembers all the things he liked about his favorite uncle. Presented in Spanish and English.
Presents a variation of the classic tale of the Gingerbread Man about a runaway radish that refuses to be carved up and placed in Don Pedro's "Night of the Radishes" sculpture.
Cristina is uncomfortable around her Spanish-speaking grandfather until she spends the day with him and he helps her to begin to understand his culture and her family.
As she describes all the things that are "uncool" about her father's latest girlfriend, a young girl begins to admit that there are some things she likes about her.
Gonzalo the rooster wins the lottery and leaves his job on the farm to search for a better life, but no matter what he does or where he goes, Gonzalo feels as though something is missing.