El pañuelo rosa de mamá

Mom is always late. She misses school performances. There is almost always a call to take, a door to close, or a matter to resolve. Every night, Julia waits for her, sitting on the bottom step of the staircase. But by the time Mom gets home, Julia ought to be asleep. Little by little, a heartbreaking thought has begun to take hold in Julia’s mind: her mother’s work as a researcher is more important than spending time with her. One day, Mom suggests Julia come along to the hospital. Beyond the door—amidst laboratories, test tubes, and microscopes—Julia discovers a whole new world. She also solves the mystery of the pink scarf Mom never takes off from around her neck. There, she meets Emma, ​​a girl who also misses her mother, though for a very different reason. She comes to realize that, sometimes, certain absences conceal the greatest expressions of love—and that moms can still be moms, even when their work helps cure illnesses for so many other people.