Best Selling Books by Leo Politi

Juanita takes the dove she received for her fourth birthday to the Old Mission Church for the blessing of the animals.

Emmet, the dog, was considered a neighborhood nuisance until his alert and brave action made him a neighborhood hero in old Los Angeles.

Little Pedro, who sings like an angel, is allowed to lead the Christmas procession, known as La Posada, through the old Mexican section of downtown Los Angeles.

Includes the words and music for "La golondrina," composed by Leo Politi.

Tells of St. Francis'' friendship with various animals--birds, a little hare, doves, a pheasant, a fish, a lamb, and the wolf of Gubbio.

When Angelica''s grandmother explains the legends and uses of corn, the three tall stalks in the garden take on new significance.

Father Serra and the Indian boy who accompanies him on his journeys watch their dream come true as the missions are built in California.

A little girl visits the butterfly trees near her home on the Monterey Peninsula, where the monarch butterflies spend the winter, and learns about past and present butterfly celebrations in California.

Peppe, a Sicilian boy, lives on the California coast where his father is a fisherman and the festival for their patron saint, Rosalia, is a joyous occasion.

On Christmas, Rosa receives an even finer present than the doll she had hoped for.

Examines the life and work of children''s author and illustrator Leo Politi, and includes depictions of his art and photographs from his past.

When his family sells its California ranch and returns to Italy, a little boy wears his Indian chief suit on the trip and in the Italian village, where he makes a great hit with all the children.

A Los Angeles organ man''s monkey likes the city, especially the cable car ride up the hill to his house, until one day he crawls under the cable car and has to be rescued by the firemen.

Lito, a Mexican boy, has lost his gray kitten but Payaco, the clown, helps to find him and rescues a kitten.

Published on the occasion of the 15th California Book Fair held in October 26-27, 1991.

A little Chinese girl in Los Angeles participates in the celebration of the Chinese New Year.

Correspondence to and from Anita Loos.

A young Japanese-American girl living near the little Tokyo section of Los Angeles decides to surprise and honor her parents by becoming queen of the annual Ondo Parade, a position she can win only by learning all the arts of a true Nisei girl.

A little boy living in a Los Angeles barrio is desolate when Christmas Day arrives and his lost dog still hasn''t been found.

A toymaker and his young friends prepare a shadow puppet play for the Moon Festival in Chinatown in Los Angeles.