Meet Evie!
Hi! I’m Evie! Step into my family kitchen as we cook up Puerto Rico’s most delicious dish. Explore this page for fun activities and a book about my favorite food in the entire world, pasteles!
Take
a look!
Take a peak into Evie’s special Christmas Day and the making of pasteles!
Cook
with
Evie!
Make Evie’s favorite dessert and snack at home!
Play with Evie!
Evie doesn’t like waiting but loves coloring and playing! Join in the fun with these cool activities!
About Us
Meet Melissa Morell, the author of Evie’s Favorite Food: Pasteles!
Melissa is a lover of all thing’s music, food, and community. Raised by a team of Puerto Rican super women, she is ecstatic to share a bit of their essence with her readers! With a background in the arts, Melissa loves to sing and read aloud to her two young boys. She is happy to live a life that feels authentic to her Caribbean roots – a life that is far better than she had ever imagined for herself.
Meet Ramóna Udvardi, the illustrator of Evie’s Favorite Food: Pasteles!
Ramóna is a Hungarian illustrator living with her husband and dog in Budapest. If readers spy groundhogs, dogs, pencils, or books in her illustrations, they’ve just found her favorite things! Just like Evie, her favorite holiday is Christmas, and just like Puerto Ricans, Hungarians also take food very seriously during the holidays. After trying pasteles, give töltött káposzta a go as well!
Book Reviews
“Charming book of a little girl’s love for family, food, and traditions. We read it together with my 7yo daughter and she adores the rhyming lines. So do I!”
—Regina P.
Write to Melissa!
Do you have a question for Melissa or want to share your thoughts about the book?
Maybe you want to share a picture of your finished coloring pages or send a photo of the tembleque you just made with your grown-up?
Melissa loves to hear from her readers!
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