“Estrellita was sadly saying, from the window of the giant plane, ‘Goodbye my precious, little island, darling piece of my heart. I am leaving…without knowing when I will hug you again, but you will forever be my beloved.'”
As she flies to a new home, a child recalls the things she loved about the land she’s leaving behind. Her lyrical reflections may inspire young TCKs to create their own goodbye tributes as they move to new homes.
Written in Spanish and English. The Spanish verses rhyme and are printed above the unrhymed English text.
Reading level: age 5-10