Tells of Olvera Street's, the site of Los Angeles' original Latino settlement, Christmas tradition of the 'posada', a procession that re-enacts Mary and Joseph's pilgrimage to Bethlehem, and of the 'pinata', a papier-mache vessel filled with toys that children break open at the Posada's end.
Tells the story of the yearly return of the swallows to the Mission San Juan Capistrano through the eyes of a small child, Julian, the bell ringer of the Mission. This book includes the music and lyrics for "La Golondrina", a song about the swallows that the author composed himself.
Emmet was always the troublemaker of the lot, escaping from Mr Winkel's yard to chase the neighbourhood cats and snatch toys from small children. Tired of putting up with Emmet's energetic pranks, Mr Winkel's neighbours are ready to call the dogcatcher when the rascally dog saves the grocer's shop from a fire set by a prowler.
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