Miracle of the First Poinsettia — Joanne F. Oppenheim

Because her family is too poor for her to bring a gift to the Christ child at midnight mass, Juanita does not want to go to church, until she hears a voice telling her to bring an armload of weeds which turn into beautiful flowers, in a retelling of a traditional Mexican tale.Because her family is too poor for her to bring a gift to the Christ child at midnight mass, Juanita does not want to go to church, until she hears a voice telling her to bring an armload of weeds which turn into beautiful flowers.