Caraballo, Samuel

Relates, in Spanish and English, a telephone conversation in which young Estrellita, who has recently moved to Brooklyn, New York, tells her grandmother, who still lives in Puerto Rico, all about her adventures in and near Manhattan.

A girl gives thanks for her family's love, caring, and kindness, and likens each family member's hands to a symbolically significant flower or tree. Text in both Spanish and English.

Illustrations and rhyming text in Spanish and English describe all the special things a Puerto Rican boy enjoys doing with his grandparents throughout the year.

As Estrellita leaves her beloved Caribbean island home, she combines all of its features into an ode celebrating its green and eternal beauty. Presented in English and Spanish.