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The author recalls the year when his farm worker parents settled down in the city so that he could go to school for the first time.

At first Mother and Father Koala are suspicious of the panda bears, polar bears, and black bears. But when their little bears have fun playing with the other families' cubs, Mother and Father Koala realize that their commonalities are more important than their differences.

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.