Mama and Me

"V manos," Mam says.

"Let's go "

Together we garden and bake.

We bike and paint a mural,

colorful and bright.

I do some things sola,

all by myself.

Mam says, " Perfecto "--

just perfect

With Mam , I feel like a girasol,

a sunflower, tall and proud.

For a bilingual girl and her mam , a loving bond is about being together . . . and independent. Arthur Dorros's skillful and subtle blend of English and Spanish narrative, illustrated with bold, striking paintings by award-winning artist Rudy Gutierrez, offers readers a poignant reminder that every day with Mam is dulce--sweet