Warm-hearted recollections of family members are woven through this collection of 54 poems, in English and Spanish, which uses the images from lotería cards to pay homage to small-town, Mexican-American life along the Texas-Mexico border.
- Cover page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Table of contetns
- 1. The rooster
- 1. El gallo
- 2. The little Devil
- 2. El diablito
- 3. The Sponsor
- 3. La dama
- 4. The Dandy
- 4. El catrín
- 5. The Umbrella
- 5. El paraguas
- 6. The Mermaid
- 6. La sirena
- 7. The Ladder
- 7. La escalera
- 8. The bottle
- 8. La botella
- 9. The barrel
- 9. El barril
- 10. The tree
- 10. El árbol
- 11. The melon
- 11. El melón
- 12. The brave man
- 12. El valiente
- 13. The Bonnet
- 13. El gorrito
- 14. Death
- 14. La muerte
- 15. The pear
- 15. La pera
- 16. The flag
- 16. La bandera
- 17. The mandolin
- 17. El bandolón
- 18. The Cello
- 18. El violoncello
- 19. The Heron
- 19. La garza
- 20. The bird