El Puchero Pirata

In Xavier Garza’s bilingual kids’ book, young Carlitos attends his first lucha libre match in Mexico City. At ringside, Carlitos sees the famous luchador—the Man in the Silver Mask, a man whose eyes look terribly familiar. The masked wrestler even smiles at Carlitos! He is mesmerized as the Man in the Silver Mask is pitted against the terrible forces of evil—los rudos, the bad guys of lucha libre. They make the audience boo and hiss! In the end, though, the Man in the Silver Mask triumphs and, in the process, gains a lifelong fan.

Those nasty birds come and sit on the kangaroo's windowsill every morning and make such a racket that he can't sleep. The poor kangaroo is going crazy, and he doesn't know what to do. Since he doesn't really understand why birds are so rude, he decides to teach them a lesson by showing them that thay're not the only animals who can fly.

"¡A dormir, Ted! --¡Todavía no! --dice Ted--. Estoy muy ocupado. ¿Qué estará tramando Ted antes de irse a dormir? Abre las solapas y descúbrelo..."--Back cover.

Collects books one through three--"The Bad Beginning," "The Reptile Room," and "The Wide Window"--of this extremely miserable but popular series.