Ambrosia gives her Uncle Ignacio, a/k/a Uncle Nacho, a new hat. No matter what he does with the old one, he keeps getting it back. The Nicaraguan tale concerns making changes and getting rid of bad habits. This English/Spanish bilingual edition illustrated with brightly colored, bordered acrylic paintings is an adaptation of the version used by the Puppet Workshop of Nicaraguan National Television. (Ages 5-9)

When Ambrosia gives her Uncle Nacho a new hat, he tries to get rid of his old one, but to no avail. No matter what he does, the pesky hat keeps coming back to him. This classic folktale from the Puppet Workshop of Nicaraguan National Television, vividly illustrated by Mira Reisberg and presented in a bilingual edition, is a parable about the difficulties of making changes and shaking off old habits. The book includes an account of the origins of the story.