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These crisply reproduced volumes present four of Politi's beloved stories set in California. Emmet tells of a mischievous stray dog. The other three books are Caldecott honorees, with Pedro and Juanita (both set on Los Angeles's Olvera Street) receiving honor awards and Swallows (about a boy at the San Juan Capistrano Mission) the Caldecott Medal. Review covers these titles: Emmet, Juanita, Pedro, and Song of the Swallows.
Reviewer: Elissa Gershowitz
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 1947
32 pp.
| Viking
| September, 2006
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TradeISBN 0-670-05932-3$15.99
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Illustrated by
Loretta Lopez.
"I say uno and you say one. / Our Christmas posada will be a lot of fun!" So begins this bilingual counting book about a traditional Spanish Christmas celebration in which guests "beg"--by singing--to be let into the party. This simple book introduces only a few Spanish words but is bolstered by the text's rhythm.
32 pp.
| Holiday
| September, 1999
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TradeISBN 0-8234-1449-3$$16.95
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Photographs by
Lawrence Migdale.
This photo-essay tracks eleven-year-old Kristen as she prepares to play Mary in Las Posadas, the nine-day religious celebration leading up to Christmas. Most of the color photos are clear, but the layout is unattractive. The text's total immersion in the event's motifs and pieties is somewhat dry; more broadly appealing is Kristen's close-knit Hispanic-American family. Glos., ind.
32 pp.
| Putnam
| October, 1999
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TradeISBN 0-399-23400-4$$15.99
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The young people chosen to portray Mary and Joseph in the Santa Fe Las Posadas celebration are delayed by a snowstorm. Instead, another couple arrives to act the part of the Holy Family. Later, Sister Angie discovers that her beloved carving of Mary and Joseph seems to have come to life to save the pageant. DePaola's characteristic warm illustrations and detailed retelling of the miracle make this a satisfying Christmas story.