Perera, Hilda

Missing the trees, sun, and other parrots of his homeland, Puerto Rico, a lonely parrot in a luxurious Chicago apartment expresses his sadness by plucking his colorful feathers.

Froggie Froggette tries to become a bluebird but, after several failed attempts at chirping and flying, decides that she is better off as a frog after all.

Mai, a Vietnamese orphan, ends up in the United States where she finds love and happiness with a Cuban family in Miami.

After Javi's mother scolds him, he decides it would be more fun to be an animal. Through the power of imagination, he transforms himself into various animals--until he realizes he does want to be a boy again.

A young grandson helps his grandfather recover his car.

Froggie Froggette tries to become a bluebird but, after several failed attempts at chirping and flying, decides that she is better off as a frog after all.

A collection of short stories for all ages.

In the early 1960's Kiki leaves Cuba to escape the Castro regime and tries to adjust in two very different foster homes in Flordia, first with a poor family in the Everglades and then with a wealthy family in Miami.

After Javi's mother scolds him, he decides it would be more fun to be an animal. Through the power of imagination, he transforms himself into various animals--until he realizes he does want to be a boy again.

The story of a boy's love for a piglet and his efforts to keep it alive.