Mamá the Alien/Mamá la extraterrestre

After finding her mother’s Resident Alien card, a young girl decides it proves Mamá comes from another planet. She examines everyday details—her mother’s languages, possible visitors, night cream, and hair curlers—as clues to the supposed secret. Her parents explain that “alien” can refer either to someone from another country or to a being from outer space. Told in Spanish and English, the story grows from the girl’s imaginative misunderstanding of an immigration document.