Daddy, Can We Keep the Little Bird?  A Spanish Bilingual Book for Kids

In this children's book about embracing life's unexpected changes, a father and daughter bond, deal with life lessons, and learn that to care is to protect-but to love is to let go. "Charming and poetic, this story of love and freedom will help young readers understand what growing up is all about."  -Sandra Percy, secondary history and geography teacher at Rochambeau, The French International School in D.C. A little girl spent months begging her dad for a pet. She is overjoyed when she gets two beautiful and colorful birds! She cares for her little birds as if they were her babies. She sings to them and loves them dearly. One day, the birds unexpectedly pass away. The little girl is overwhelmed with pet loss grief when she gets a surprise visitor-a bluebird flies into their home! The little girl is so happy about her new friend. She wants to keep him close to her—but the bluebird was born to fly and is unhappy in his cage. Will she discover that the joy of living is found in freedom?