For my mother and my daughter E.M. For my Mom MHP Acknowledgments Our thanks to Alma B. Ramírez for helping us make this book as accurate as possible
I love you mom I sit back on my heels and look at my card Hmm Does it need more glitter Or maybe a giant heart around I Love You Mom Mother’s Day is tomorrow And I really really want it to be great for once 3
flour buzzzzzzz It’s not that I haven’t tried Like last year How was I supposed to know there was a bee inside that bunch of flowers I picked Or the year before Making waffles with the E-Z Waffle Maker turned out to be H-A-R-D Mom always says it’s the thought that counts But she only tells me that when I mess up 4
made for you with love by lucy i love you mom Wow Diego says Your card is awful Lucy Diego lives next door When he moved here from Mexico last year he spoke hardly any English Now he speaks it well except for a few mix-ups Um you mean awesome right I ask Awesome He smiles Claro Claro is Spanish for of course When people move to America they bring something that can’t fit in a suitcase their culture or way of life Language beliefs music foods and art are all part of a person’s culture 5
