01x23 - Alma's Book Swap/ Finders Keepers
Posted: 12/31/23 11:51
♪ Waahoooa yay! [♪♪♪]
♪ Vamonos!
♪Lo le lo lai, lo lai lai lo le, ♪
♪ it's Alma's Way!
♪ Here she comes,
♪beaming with pride and something to say! ♪
♪ Hear those drums?
♪ Playing Alma's Way.
♪ From the Bronx,
♪ singing a le lo lai, lai lo lei! ♪
♪ Our island songs,
♪ saying Alma's Way!
♪So many questions, So much to explain. ♪
♪ Hoh! ♪ Figure it out as you hop on the train. ♪
♪Hoo! ♪ ♪ With Mami, Papi,Junior and Abuelo, mi gente. ♪
♪ I'll think it through and share it with you, ♪
♪ come on vente!
♪ There she goes!
♪Learning about her world every day. ♪
♪ The whole world knows,
♪ it's Alma's Way...
♪¡Wepa! ♪
ALMA: "Alma's Book Swap"
♪♪♪
ALMA: "Just then, Daniela spots something in the dirt.
What could it be""
JUNIOR: Is it a dinosaur bone?!
CHACHO: [small bark]
CHACHO: [sniffs] [small growl]
ALMA/JUNIOR: [giggles]
ALMA: "Daniela digs until she uncovers... a giant egg!"
JUNIOR: [gasp]
ALMA: "It starts to crack."
JUNIOR: Whoah...
ALMA: "Daniela looks into the crack
and sees something inside." JUNIOR: [gasp]
ALMA: "This discovery will amaze the world!"
[drumroll]
JUNIOR: What?! What is it?!
ALMA: "To be continued..."
JUNIOR: But what happens next?! What's in the egg?!
ALMA: No sé. We're gonna have to read the next book to find out.
JUNIOR: Next book?! I can't wait that long!
ABUELO:¡ Vente, Alma! ¡Vente, Junior! It's Library Day!
ALMA: Well, we don't have to wait that long,
'cause we can borrow the next book from the library today!
JUNIOR: Let's go!!!
JUNIOR: Ready!
ALMA: ¡Lista, Abuelo!
[door closes]
EDDIE: [deep inhale]
Ahh... I can smell the library books from here.
EDDIE: Do-do- do-DOOO! To the library!
ABUELO: Haaha! ¡A la biblioteca!
ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: ¡A la biblioteca!
ALMA/EDDIE/ JUNIOR/ ABUELO: Huh?
ALMA: Abuelo, what's going on?
ABUELO: I don't know, let's go check.
ABUELO: "The library is closed for a month while we renovate""
ALMA: Oh no! JUNIOR: [gasp]
EDDIE: Oh.. plot twist!
ALMA: No new library books for a whole month?!
[sigh]
I'm way, way, waaay bummed.
JUNIOR: Aww,
I really wanted to find out what's in that giant egg!
And, get a new book.
ALMA: Me too.
EDDIE: Me three.
ABUELO: Me four.
JUNIOR: [sigh]
ALMA: [sigh]
EDDIE: [sigh]
ABUELO: [sigh]
ABUELO: Oigan, niños.
What if we look to our bookshelves at home instead?
We'll find something fun to read.
ALMA/JUNIOR/EDDIE: Okay, yeah Abuelo!/Okay, let's try it!/ ¡Buena idea!
ABUELO: Dun-da-da-Dunnn! ¡A la casa!
[trumpet fanfare]
ALMA/JUNIOR/EDDIE: ¡A la casa!
ALMA: This is one of my favorite books,
but I've read it soooo many times.
I wish I had a new story to read.
EDDIE: Yeah, I know whatcha mean. I already know they win the championship.
ALMA: Hey, spoiler alert!
EDDIE: Oops!
ALMA: [giggles]
LUCAS: Alma! Is that Book of the Cat Sitters Club?
You know, the one where they babysit an elephant?!
ALMA: Yeah. Have you read it?
LUCAS: Not yet. I went to borrow it from the library, but it was closed.
ALMA: Want mine? I already read it.
LUCAS: Really?!
LUCAS: Wow, thank you so much!
LUCAS: Oh! Here's one of mine.
Wanna read it?
ALMA: Hmmm...
"You'll spin and flip over the history of these breakdancers."
EDDIE: What!? Did you say "spin" AND "flip?"
ALMA: Mmhmm.
EDDIE: Nice! I'll swap with ya.
ALMA: Thanks, buut...
EDDIE: Oh, right, you already know the ending.
Hang on! I'll get you another book.
ALMA: Hey, Lucas, whaddya think so far?
LUCAS: Uh-huh.
ALMA: I think he really likes the book.
LUCAS: I really like this book.
EDDIE: I found some more books!
Go ahead! Take whatever you want.
ALMA: Thanks, Eddie!
JUNIOR: Who wants to read
Astronaut Chickens in Outer Space!?
RAFIA: Did you say chickens in outer space?!
RAFIA: That's a book I gotta read!
JUNIOR: It's all yours!
RAFIA: Thanks, Junior! I wish I had a book for you...
ALMA: That's okay! We've got a bunch right here!
JUNIOR: Whoa!! Can I look?!
ALMA: Sure!
LUCAS: [laughs] I love this book.
ALMA: Wait a minute! While the library is closed,
why don't WE do a book swap?
EDDIE: That's a great idea, Alma!
JUNIOR: Ummm, excuse me. What's a book swap?
ALMA: Swapping is like trading.
We can trade our own books with each other.
JUNIOR: More books?! Maybe the Daniela Book Two is in here,
and I can find out what's in the giant egg!!
ALMA: What do you think Lucas?
LUCAS: Uh-huh... Oh so good.
ALMA: Alright! Looks like we're doing a book swap!
[crowd chatting]
ABUELO: I think you'll love this poem by Lola Rodríguez De Tió...
"Borinquen, nido de flores donde comencé a soñar-"
WOMAN: [lchuckle]
ABUELO: Here! Have it.
FRANKIE: [laughing] Hey -yo, whatcha got for me?
EDDIE: Hey, Frankie, how 'bout this one about the weather?
FRANKIE: Yeah, man! I love the weather.
Thanks!
EDDIE: This one is great. You can have it, Rafia.
RAFIA: Ooo, thanks, Eddie.
RAFIA: You gotta read this, Alma! Greatest book ever written!
ALMA: "The Case of the Missing Milkshakes" Thanks!
I've never read this one before!
This is a sa-weet sa-wap.
[thunder crack]
EVERYONE: [gasp]
JUNIOR: Uh oh. Is it gonna rain?
FRANKIE: Naaah, it- it's nothin'!
The shape of the clouds means that there's a zero percent chance of rain.
EVERYONE: [happy /relieved walla]
ALMA: That's good!
FRANKIE: You got nothing to worry about!
[thunder crack]
FRANKIE: [gasp]
[rain drops]
FRANKIE: Uhm... On second thought, that one up there is a rain cloud. My bad...
ALMA: Oh no! The books!
EDDIE: Take cover!
ABUELO: Oo, take cover!
EVERYONE: [mumbling] Hurry!/The books!
JUNIOR: Fast! Fast, Alma!
RAFIA: Hurry!
ALMA/LUCAS: Hurry up!/Hurry!
ALMA: This is way way waaay bad!
♪♪♪
ALMA: Maybe it's not going to rain?
[birds chirping]
FRANKIE: Uh-uhh... "The rain cycle begins in the ocean when..."
It's gonna take me awhile to finish reading this so...
ABUELO: [laughing] Let's stay on the porch, juuuuuust in case.
JUNIOR/FRANKIE/LUCAS: Good idea, Abuelo/That right there!/Uh-Huh.
ALMA: Let the book swap continue...
on the porch!
ABUELO: Here you go!
[crowd chattering loudly]
ALMA: Lucas!
ALMA: [calling out] Hey, Lucas!
Can you pass me "Invasion of the Grey Ants" please?!
LUCAS: Uh, Yeah sure!
Hey, Rafia, Alma wants "Invitation of the Great Pants""
RAFIA: Eddie! Give me "Conversations with Grape Plants."
JUNIOR: Whooo wants to read this with me?
EDDIE: Got it!
[crowd chattering]
ALMA: History of Old Lamps?
This isn't what I asked for.
[crowd chatter]
ALMA: Trying...to... get... comfy...
Okay!
[crowd chatter continues]
[books hit the ground]
ALMA: Ahhh... Nope. [effort]
We want to swap books, but this isn't working.
[crowd commotion continues]
ALMA: How could we make it better?
I gotta think about this.
[curious music]
ALMA: Here on the porch, I can't even reach the book I want.
And it's really crowded.
ALMA: Okay, a library never feels crowded like that.
There's lots of space for books and people...
And the books are easy to find on the shelves.
ALMA: Why is that?
Ohhh! I know what to do!
ALMA: Rafia! Eddie! Follow me!
EDDIE: [takes a deep breath] Ahhh, fresh air!
RAFIA: Look, I can move my arms again.
ALMA: We need a new place for the Book Swap.
EDDIE: I was hoping you'd say that!
ALMA: It's gotta be indoors and have lots of space,
for the books AND the people.
RAFIA: I think I know the perfect place.
Grab some books and follow me!
[traffic]
[Bangladeshi music plays on the radio]
[door rings]
RAFIA: Nope. This won't work.
ALMA: Yeah, there's not enough room here.
But I know another place with more space.
[traffic]
ALMA: There.
CAT: [meow]
[book hits floor]
ALMA: [sighs]
DOGS: [barks/howls]
ALMA: Nope... not here. Too busy.
[dogs barking]
ALMA: I've got it!
[book hits the floor]
C'mon!
[books hit the floor]
ALMA: Hey, Frankie!
Can we please use the Community Center for our Book Swap?
FRANKIE: Books in the Community Center?
[laughing] Absolutely!
ALMA/RAFIA/EDDIE: Yeah!/Wpohoo!/Yeah!
EDDIE: Thanks, Frankie!
[traffic] [car honking] [subway going by]
FRANKIE: There you go! I cleared some shelves for you.
ALMA: Thanks, Frankie!
EDDIE: This is great! Tons of space...
RAFIA: Not busy!
ALMA: And it's indoors, so it won't rain in here.
ALMA: I love it! Our book swap is good to go!
ALMA: The Book Swap is open for business!
ALMA: Hi, Lucas!
LUCAS: Uh-huh.
RAFIA: Hey, Alma. Here's some more books for the swap.
ALMA: [gasp] NO. WAY!
It's the next Daniela book! Thanks!
RAFIA: You're welcome. It's SO good!
ALMA: Now we can finally find out what's inside that giant egg!
Junior, look what I've got!
JUNIOR: [gasp]
Come on, Alma! Read, please!!
ALMA/JUNIOR: [laughs]
It's definitely SA-WEET
to SA-WAP!
[♪♪♪]
[lively music]
ALMA: "Finder's Keepers"
[birds flying]
ALMA/LUCAS: (sing-songy) Follow the leader, follow the leader!
ALMA: I can fly and touch the sky...
LUCAS: I can fly and touch the sky...
ALMA/LUCAS: [propeller noises]
ALMA: This is gonna be good. Watch!
ALMA: Up in the air and mess up my hair...
LUCAS: Up in the air and mess up my...
Hair?!
No way! I'm not messing up this perfection.
ALMA: [laughs]
LUCAS: DUCK!!
ALMA: Whoa!
[wet spong drops]
HOWARD: Hey!
ALMA/LUCAS: HOOOOOOWARD!
HOWARD: Want to play water tag?
LUCAS: No way! I do not want to get my hair wet.
ALMA: How about... follow the leader?
HOWARD: Hmm... I don't think so...
ALMA: Leapfrog?
LUCAS: [gasp]
ALMA/LUCAS: Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit! Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit!
HOWARD: Oh that looks fun! But, no...
ALMA: How about... Freeze Tag? You're it!
HOWARD: Ah...
HOWARD: Mmm-nah. How about...
ALMA: Wait for it...
HOWARD ...Water Tag!
ALMA: [laughs]
['yoo-hoo' whistle]
HOWARD: Coming, Mommy!
HOWARD: I gotta go.
I'm going to visit my Grandma in New Jersey for a week.
LUCAS: A week?!
HOWARD: Yup! See ya!
ALMA: Bye, Howard!
LUCAS: See ya, Howard!
LUCAS: I'm the leader now, Alma.
LUCAS/ALMA: (sing-songy) Follow the leader! Follow the leader...
♪♪♪
ALMA: [giggles]
LUCAS: Woohoo!!
ALMA: Wooho- Whoa? What's that?
LUCAS: What's what?
ALMA: There's something on the fence...
LUCAS: Uh.. where exactly?
ALMA: [effort]
ALMA: No way... is it?
It might be... It couldn't be...
Could it?!
LUCAS: What? Where?
LUCAS: WHAAT???
ALMA: Woohoooo-eeee!!!
LUCAS: I'm following, but I'm still the leader!
ALMA: [gasp] LUCAS: Huh?
ALMA: Whooa...
ALMA: Hi! You're so pretty.
Hmm... I wonder how she got up there?
LUCAS: I wonder who she belongs to?
ALMA: I don't know.
[kids laughing in the distance]
LUCAS: Maybe she doesn't belong to anyone?
Poor doll. She needs a home.
ALMA: I have a home!
Do you think... I should keep her?
Or... maybe I should put her back?
LUCAS: You could, but.. what if it rains? And she gets cold?
LUCAS: [in higher voice] "My hair's all wet and I'm freezing."
"Brrr. I wish I weren't on this fence!"
ALMA: I wouldn't want that to happen.
LUCAS: No way. And you know what they say... finders keepers!
ALMA: Finders keepers, huh? Yeaaah, finders keepers.
[bike bell rings]
LUCAS: Oh, gotta go, Alma. It's my weekend with my mom. See ya!
ALMA: Bye!
[in higher voice] "Will you take me home with you, Alma?"
I'd love to!
JUNIOR: Hi, Alma!
ALMA: Ahh!
PAPI: Whatcha got there, Alma?
ALMA: A doll! I found her up on the fence.
PAPI: On the fence? Huh.
ALMA: What?
PAPI: Sometimes when people find something that's lost,
they leave it on the fence for everyone to see.
ALMA: Really? Why?
PAPI: So the owner will find it.
ALMA: I didn't think of that...
JUNIOR: MhmMm, ahh... Hm...
Steggie thinks somebody in the playground must have dropped her.
Good thinking, Steggie!
ALMA: [sigh] Hooo-kay,
why don't I make sure she doesn't belong to anyone on the playground?
PAPI: Buena idea, Almita.
ALMA: Oh, is this yours?
GIRL: [indicating no] Nnn-Nn.
ALMA: Excuse me, is this yours?
BOY: [no] NnNnn.
ALMA: Excuse me, is this your-
Hi! Is this your dol- Um.
Is this doll either of yours?
ALMA: That's everyone here!
[gasp] Sa-weet!
JUNIOR: ROAAR!!!
PAPI: Ahhee!
JUNIOR/PAPI: [giggles]
ALMA: She doesn't belong to anyone here, Papi!
PAPI: Ohhh, ookay.
So she must belong to someone who's not here.
ALMA: [sigh] I didn't think of that either.
JUNIOR: I'm glad you're not lost, Steggie. [kiss]
ALMA: I really want to keep this doll. But...
Arghh. What should I do?
I gotta think about this...
JUNIOR: Ah, Steggie, where are you? Ugh, not here!
ALMA: This kind of reminds me of that time Junior couldn't find Steggie.
JUNIOR: (sad) Steggie... where are you?
ALMA: He missed Steggie so much it made him way, way, waaay sad.
ALMA: I wonder if whoever lost THIS doll
feels way, way, waaay sad too.
GIRL: Hmm... dolly, where are you? I miss you!
JUNIOR: Woo! Steggiee! Mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah!
ALMA: Junior was so happy when he found Steggie.
[sigh] I know what to do.
ALMA: We've gotta find out who this doll belongs to.
Because whoever lost her is probably feeling sad.
PAPI: I like where you're going with this.
ALMA: Hmm... Could we put up some signs?
PAPI: ¡Claro que sí!
♪♪♪
[rake scraping the ground]
ROSE: The bulletin board is all yours, madam.
ALMA: [giggling]
PAPI: Going up!
[birds chirping] [traffic]
ALMA: I'm gonna miss this doll.
But, since I found her in the park,
guess you should take her.
PAPI: Alma, why don't you take care of the doll until the owner calls?
ALMA: Really, Papi?!
ROSE: Heyyyyyy! I'm down with that.
PAPI: And if no one claims the doll in a week,
then I think, you can keep her.
ALMA: [gasp]
ROSE: Okay, then, I'll leaf -- I mean, LEAVE her with you! [giggle]
[music ends] [wind blows by]
[subway passing by]
ALMA: One week... and then she's all mine.
[upbeat exercise music]
ALMA: (out of breath) [exhale] Yeah! Get your heart pumping!
Yeah! Let's go! Yeah!!
[she turns music off]
ALMA: (out of breath) Ahh, exercise is super important!
[front door opens and closes]
ALMA: Did anyone call about the doll?
PAPI: Nope.
♪♪♪
ALMA: Uno, dos, tres! Uno, dos, tres!
ALMA: Did anyone call about the doll?
PAPI: Nope!
♪♪♪
[knocks on window]
ALMA: Hmm?!
PAPI: MmHmm.
♪♪♪
[door opens]
PAPI: Noope.
♪♪♪
[piano]
PAPI: NOope!
♪♪♪
JUNIOR: Whoooa, Dippy.
ALMA: Giddy-up, Doll!
PAPI: Yeehaw!
Nope!
ALMA: [giggles]
♪♪♪
[Music ends] [subway going by]
ALMA: "And so Carlotta Clues said, 'This case is closed!'
"The End."
She loves it when I read to her.
PAPI: Guuuuuess what? No call today.
ALMA: [gasp]
Woohoo!
ALMA: [gasp] That's one week!
You're all mine!
PAPI: [chuckles] Not quite...
PAPI: We've got to take all the signs down
and triple check that no one has claimed her.
ALMA: First thing, tomorrow?
PAPI: Of course, Almita. Mwah.
ALMA: Well, you're almost mine.
[wind blows by] [birds chirping]
ROSE: [humming]
ALMA: Hi, Rose!
ROSE: What's up, people?! Anybody call you about the doll?
ALMA: Nope! Did anyone call the park?
ROSE: Nope!
ALMA: Does that mean she's...
[gasp] she's..... she's...
PAPI: Well...yes, I guess she's-
HOWARD: Tallulah!
ALMA: Huh?
ALMA: Hey, Howard. Who's Tallulah??
HOWARD: THAT'S Tallulah! You found her!
ALMA: (quietly) Say what?!
HOWARD: I lost her in the park on the day I went to visit my Grandma. Remember?
We played water tag? Well... almost.
ALMA: Oh.. Here you go, Howard...
HOWARD: Aw, thanks for taking care of her, Alma! You're awesome!
ALMA: You're welcome.
PAPI: ¡Muy bien! You did good, Almita.
You got Tallulah back to her family.
HOWARD: I love playing with Tallulah.
Just as much as I love playing water tag.
ALMA: Really?
HOWARD: Really.
ALMA: Howard, I just thought of something we can play together!
HOWARD: Hm?
[cheerful music]
[wet sponge squish]
HOWARD: [chuckling] Whoa!
ALMA: HA!
ALMA/HOWARD: [laughs]
ALMA: You missed!
HOWARD: You know what Alma?
You and your banana can borrow Tallulah anytime.
She has fun with you
ALMA: For real?!
HOWARD: Yeah! You can be Auntie Alma.
ALMA: Aw! That's way, way, waaay sa-weet!
Well, I didn't get to keep Tallulah,
but at least Howard and I found something we could play together-
[SPLAT]
ALMA: HOOOOWARD! [giggles]
ALMA/HOWARD: [laughs] ALMA: I'm gonna get you!
ALMA:Oh, so close! HOWARD: Alma! [laughs]
ALMA: Ooh, you missed!
[♪♪♪]
♪ Vamonos!
♪Lo le lo lai, lo lai lai lo le, ♪
♪ it's Alma's Way!
♪ Here she comes,
♪beaming with pride and something to say! ♪
♪ Hear those drums?
♪ Playing Alma's Way.
♪ From the Bronx,
♪ singing a le lo lai, lai lo lei! ♪
♪ Our island songs,
♪ saying Alma's Way!
♪So many questions, So much to explain. ♪
♪ Hoh! ♪ Figure it out as you hop on the train. ♪
♪Hoo! ♪ ♪ With Mami, Papi,Junior and Abuelo, mi gente. ♪
♪ I'll think it through and share it with you, ♪
♪ come on vente!
♪ There she goes!
♪Learning about her world every day. ♪
♪ The whole world knows,
♪ it's Alma's Way...
♪¡Wepa! ♪
ALMA: "Alma's Book Swap"
♪♪♪
ALMA: "Just then, Daniela spots something in the dirt.
What could it be""
JUNIOR: Is it a dinosaur bone?!
CHACHO: [small bark]
CHACHO: [sniffs] [small growl]
ALMA/JUNIOR: [giggles]
ALMA: "Daniela digs until she uncovers... a giant egg!"
JUNIOR: [gasp]
ALMA: "It starts to crack."
JUNIOR: Whoah...
ALMA: "Daniela looks into the crack
and sees something inside." JUNIOR: [gasp]
ALMA: "This discovery will amaze the world!"
[drumroll]
JUNIOR: What?! What is it?!
ALMA: "To be continued..."
JUNIOR: But what happens next?! What's in the egg?!
ALMA: No sé. We're gonna have to read the next book to find out.
JUNIOR: Next book?! I can't wait that long!
ABUELO:¡ Vente, Alma! ¡Vente, Junior! It's Library Day!
ALMA: Well, we don't have to wait that long,
'cause we can borrow the next book from the library today!
JUNIOR: Let's go!!!
JUNIOR: Ready!
ALMA: ¡Lista, Abuelo!
[door closes]
EDDIE: [deep inhale]
Ahh... I can smell the library books from here.
EDDIE: Do-do- do-DOOO! To the library!
ABUELO: Haaha! ¡A la biblioteca!
ALMA/EDDIE/JUNIOR: ¡A la biblioteca!
ALMA/EDDIE/ JUNIOR/ ABUELO: Huh?
ALMA: Abuelo, what's going on?
ABUELO: I don't know, let's go check.
ABUELO: "The library is closed for a month while we renovate""
ALMA: Oh no! JUNIOR: [gasp]
EDDIE: Oh.. plot twist!
ALMA: No new library books for a whole month?!
[sigh]
I'm way, way, waaay bummed.
JUNIOR: Aww,
I really wanted to find out what's in that giant egg!
And, get a new book.
ALMA: Me too.
EDDIE: Me three.
ABUELO: Me four.
JUNIOR: [sigh]
ALMA: [sigh]
EDDIE: [sigh]
ABUELO: [sigh]
ABUELO: Oigan, niños.
What if we look to our bookshelves at home instead?
We'll find something fun to read.
ALMA/JUNIOR/EDDIE: Okay, yeah Abuelo!/Okay, let's try it!/ ¡Buena idea!
ABUELO: Dun-da-da-Dunnn! ¡A la casa!
[trumpet fanfare]
ALMA/JUNIOR/EDDIE: ¡A la casa!
ALMA: This is one of my favorite books,
but I've read it soooo many times.
I wish I had a new story to read.
EDDIE: Yeah, I know whatcha mean. I already know they win the championship.
ALMA: Hey, spoiler alert!
EDDIE: Oops!
ALMA: [giggles]
LUCAS: Alma! Is that Book of the Cat Sitters Club?
You know, the one where they babysit an elephant?!
ALMA: Yeah. Have you read it?
LUCAS: Not yet. I went to borrow it from the library, but it was closed.
ALMA: Want mine? I already read it.
LUCAS: Really?!
LUCAS: Wow, thank you so much!
LUCAS: Oh! Here's one of mine.
Wanna read it?
ALMA: Hmmm...
"You'll spin and flip over the history of these breakdancers."
EDDIE: What!? Did you say "spin" AND "flip?"
ALMA: Mmhmm.
EDDIE: Nice! I'll swap with ya.
ALMA: Thanks, buut...
EDDIE: Oh, right, you already know the ending.
Hang on! I'll get you another book.
ALMA: Hey, Lucas, whaddya think so far?
LUCAS: Uh-huh.
ALMA: I think he really likes the book.
LUCAS: I really like this book.
EDDIE: I found some more books!
Go ahead! Take whatever you want.
ALMA: Thanks, Eddie!
JUNIOR: Who wants to read
Astronaut Chickens in Outer Space!?
RAFIA: Did you say chickens in outer space?!
RAFIA: That's a book I gotta read!
JUNIOR: It's all yours!
RAFIA: Thanks, Junior! I wish I had a book for you...
ALMA: That's okay! We've got a bunch right here!
JUNIOR: Whoa!! Can I look?!
ALMA: Sure!
LUCAS: [laughs] I love this book.
ALMA: Wait a minute! While the library is closed,
why don't WE do a book swap?
EDDIE: That's a great idea, Alma!
JUNIOR: Ummm, excuse me. What's a book swap?
ALMA: Swapping is like trading.
We can trade our own books with each other.
JUNIOR: More books?! Maybe the Daniela Book Two is in here,
and I can find out what's in the giant egg!!
ALMA: What do you think Lucas?
LUCAS: Uh-huh... Oh so good.
ALMA: Alright! Looks like we're doing a book swap!
[crowd chatting]
ABUELO: I think you'll love this poem by Lola Rodríguez De Tió...
"Borinquen, nido de flores donde comencé a soñar-"
WOMAN: [lchuckle]
ABUELO: Here! Have it.
FRANKIE: [laughing] Hey -yo, whatcha got for me?
EDDIE: Hey, Frankie, how 'bout this one about the weather?
FRANKIE: Yeah, man! I love the weather.
Thanks!
EDDIE: This one is great. You can have it, Rafia.
RAFIA: Ooo, thanks, Eddie.
RAFIA: You gotta read this, Alma! Greatest book ever written!
ALMA: "The Case of the Missing Milkshakes" Thanks!
I've never read this one before!
This is a sa-weet sa-wap.
[thunder crack]
EVERYONE: [gasp]
JUNIOR: Uh oh. Is it gonna rain?
FRANKIE: Naaah, it- it's nothin'!
The shape of the clouds means that there's a zero percent chance of rain.
EVERYONE: [happy /relieved walla]
ALMA: That's good!
FRANKIE: You got nothing to worry about!
[thunder crack]
FRANKIE: [gasp]
[rain drops]
FRANKIE: Uhm... On second thought, that one up there is a rain cloud. My bad...
ALMA: Oh no! The books!
EDDIE: Take cover!
ABUELO: Oo, take cover!
EVERYONE: [mumbling] Hurry!/The books!
JUNIOR: Fast! Fast, Alma!
RAFIA: Hurry!
ALMA/LUCAS: Hurry up!/Hurry!
ALMA: This is way way waaay bad!
♪♪♪
ALMA: Maybe it's not going to rain?
[birds chirping]
FRANKIE: Uh-uhh... "The rain cycle begins in the ocean when..."
It's gonna take me awhile to finish reading this so...
ABUELO: [laughing] Let's stay on the porch, juuuuuust in case.
JUNIOR/FRANKIE/LUCAS: Good idea, Abuelo/That right there!/Uh-Huh.
ALMA: Let the book swap continue...
on the porch!
ABUELO: Here you go!
[crowd chattering loudly]
ALMA: Lucas!
ALMA: [calling out] Hey, Lucas!
Can you pass me "Invasion of the Grey Ants" please?!
LUCAS: Uh, Yeah sure!
Hey, Rafia, Alma wants "Invitation of the Great Pants""
RAFIA: Eddie! Give me "Conversations with Grape Plants."
JUNIOR: Whooo wants to read this with me?
EDDIE: Got it!
[crowd chattering]
ALMA: History of Old Lamps?
This isn't what I asked for.
[crowd chatter]
ALMA: Trying...to... get... comfy...
Okay!
[crowd chatter continues]
[books hit the ground]
ALMA: Ahhh... Nope. [effort]
We want to swap books, but this isn't working.
[crowd commotion continues]
ALMA: How could we make it better?
I gotta think about this.
[curious music]
ALMA: Here on the porch, I can't even reach the book I want.
And it's really crowded.
ALMA: Okay, a library never feels crowded like that.
There's lots of space for books and people...
And the books are easy to find on the shelves.
ALMA: Why is that?
Ohhh! I know what to do!
ALMA: Rafia! Eddie! Follow me!
EDDIE: [takes a deep breath] Ahhh, fresh air!
RAFIA: Look, I can move my arms again.
ALMA: We need a new place for the Book Swap.
EDDIE: I was hoping you'd say that!
ALMA: It's gotta be indoors and have lots of space,
for the books AND the people.
RAFIA: I think I know the perfect place.
Grab some books and follow me!
[traffic]
[Bangladeshi music plays on the radio]
[door rings]
RAFIA: Nope. This won't work.
ALMA: Yeah, there's not enough room here.
But I know another place with more space.
[traffic]
ALMA: There.
CAT: [meow]
[book hits floor]
ALMA: [sighs]
DOGS: [barks/howls]
ALMA: Nope... not here. Too busy.
[dogs barking]
ALMA: I've got it!
[book hits the floor]
C'mon!
[books hit the floor]
ALMA: Hey, Frankie!
Can we please use the Community Center for our Book Swap?
FRANKIE: Books in the Community Center?
[laughing] Absolutely!
ALMA/RAFIA/EDDIE: Yeah!/Wpohoo!/Yeah!
EDDIE: Thanks, Frankie!
[traffic] [car honking] [subway going by]
FRANKIE: There you go! I cleared some shelves for you.
ALMA: Thanks, Frankie!
EDDIE: This is great! Tons of space...
RAFIA: Not busy!
ALMA: And it's indoors, so it won't rain in here.
ALMA: I love it! Our book swap is good to go!
ALMA: The Book Swap is open for business!
ALMA: Hi, Lucas!
LUCAS: Uh-huh.
RAFIA: Hey, Alma. Here's some more books for the swap.
ALMA: [gasp] NO. WAY!
It's the next Daniela book! Thanks!
RAFIA: You're welcome. It's SO good!
ALMA: Now we can finally find out what's inside that giant egg!
Junior, look what I've got!
JUNIOR: [gasp]
Come on, Alma! Read, please!!
ALMA/JUNIOR: [laughs]
It's definitely SA-WEET
to SA-WAP!
[♪♪♪]
[lively music]
ALMA: "Finder's Keepers"
[birds flying]
ALMA/LUCAS: (sing-songy) Follow the leader, follow the leader!
ALMA: I can fly and touch the sky...
LUCAS: I can fly and touch the sky...
ALMA/LUCAS: [propeller noises]
ALMA: This is gonna be good. Watch!
ALMA: Up in the air and mess up my hair...
LUCAS: Up in the air and mess up my...
Hair?!
No way! I'm not messing up this perfection.
ALMA: [laughs]
LUCAS: DUCK!!
ALMA: Whoa!
[wet spong drops]
HOWARD: Hey!
ALMA/LUCAS: HOOOOOOWARD!
HOWARD: Want to play water tag?
LUCAS: No way! I do not want to get my hair wet.
ALMA: How about... follow the leader?
HOWARD: Hmm... I don't think so...
ALMA: Leapfrog?
LUCAS: [gasp]
ALMA/LUCAS: Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit! Ribbit, ribbit, ribbit!
HOWARD: Oh that looks fun! But, no...
ALMA: How about... Freeze Tag? You're it!
HOWARD: Ah...
HOWARD: Mmm-nah. How about...
ALMA: Wait for it...
HOWARD ...Water Tag!
ALMA: [laughs]
['yoo-hoo' whistle]
HOWARD: Coming, Mommy!
HOWARD: I gotta go.
I'm going to visit my Grandma in New Jersey for a week.
LUCAS: A week?!
HOWARD: Yup! See ya!
ALMA: Bye, Howard!
LUCAS: See ya, Howard!
LUCAS: I'm the leader now, Alma.
LUCAS/ALMA: (sing-songy) Follow the leader! Follow the leader...
♪♪♪
ALMA: [giggles]
LUCAS: Woohoo!!
ALMA: Wooho- Whoa? What's that?
LUCAS: What's what?
ALMA: There's something on the fence...
LUCAS: Uh.. where exactly?
ALMA: [effort]
ALMA: No way... is it?
It might be... It couldn't be...
Could it?!
LUCAS: What? Where?
LUCAS: WHAAT???
ALMA: Woohoooo-eeee!!!
LUCAS: I'm following, but I'm still the leader!
ALMA: [gasp] LUCAS: Huh?
ALMA: Whooa...
ALMA: Hi! You're so pretty.
Hmm... I wonder how she got up there?
LUCAS: I wonder who she belongs to?
ALMA: I don't know.
[kids laughing in the distance]
LUCAS: Maybe she doesn't belong to anyone?
Poor doll. She needs a home.
ALMA: I have a home!
Do you think... I should keep her?
Or... maybe I should put her back?
LUCAS: You could, but.. what if it rains? And she gets cold?
LUCAS: [in higher voice] "My hair's all wet and I'm freezing."
"Brrr. I wish I weren't on this fence!"
ALMA: I wouldn't want that to happen.
LUCAS: No way. And you know what they say... finders keepers!
ALMA: Finders keepers, huh? Yeaaah, finders keepers.
[bike bell rings]
LUCAS: Oh, gotta go, Alma. It's my weekend with my mom. See ya!
ALMA: Bye!
[in higher voice] "Will you take me home with you, Alma?"
I'd love to!
JUNIOR: Hi, Alma!
ALMA: Ahh!
PAPI: Whatcha got there, Alma?
ALMA: A doll! I found her up on the fence.
PAPI: On the fence? Huh.
ALMA: What?
PAPI: Sometimes when people find something that's lost,
they leave it on the fence for everyone to see.
ALMA: Really? Why?
PAPI: So the owner will find it.
ALMA: I didn't think of that...
JUNIOR: MhmMm, ahh... Hm...
Steggie thinks somebody in the playground must have dropped her.
Good thinking, Steggie!
ALMA: [sigh] Hooo-kay,
why don't I make sure she doesn't belong to anyone on the playground?
PAPI: Buena idea, Almita.
ALMA: Oh, is this yours?
GIRL: [indicating no] Nnn-Nn.
ALMA: Excuse me, is this yours?
BOY: [no] NnNnn.
ALMA: Excuse me, is this your-
Hi! Is this your dol- Um.
Is this doll either of yours?
ALMA: That's everyone here!
[gasp] Sa-weet!
JUNIOR: ROAAR!!!
PAPI: Ahhee!
JUNIOR/PAPI: [giggles]
ALMA: She doesn't belong to anyone here, Papi!
PAPI: Ohhh, ookay.
So she must belong to someone who's not here.
ALMA: [sigh] I didn't think of that either.
JUNIOR: I'm glad you're not lost, Steggie. [kiss]
ALMA: I really want to keep this doll. But...
Arghh. What should I do?
I gotta think about this...
JUNIOR: Ah, Steggie, where are you? Ugh, not here!
ALMA: This kind of reminds me of that time Junior couldn't find Steggie.
JUNIOR: (sad) Steggie... where are you?
ALMA: He missed Steggie so much it made him way, way, waaay sad.
ALMA: I wonder if whoever lost THIS doll
feels way, way, waaay sad too.
GIRL: Hmm... dolly, where are you? I miss you!
JUNIOR: Woo! Steggiee! Mwah, mwah, mwah, mwah!
ALMA: Junior was so happy when he found Steggie.
[sigh] I know what to do.
ALMA: We've gotta find out who this doll belongs to.
Because whoever lost her is probably feeling sad.
PAPI: I like where you're going with this.
ALMA: Hmm... Could we put up some signs?
PAPI: ¡Claro que sí!
♪♪♪
[rake scraping the ground]
ROSE: The bulletin board is all yours, madam.
ALMA: [giggling]
PAPI: Going up!
[birds chirping] [traffic]
ALMA: I'm gonna miss this doll.
But, since I found her in the park,
guess you should take her.
PAPI: Alma, why don't you take care of the doll until the owner calls?
ALMA: Really, Papi?!
ROSE: Heyyyyyy! I'm down with that.
PAPI: And if no one claims the doll in a week,
then I think, you can keep her.
ALMA: [gasp]
ROSE: Okay, then, I'll leaf -- I mean, LEAVE her with you! [giggle]
[music ends] [wind blows by]
[subway passing by]
ALMA: One week... and then she's all mine.
[upbeat exercise music]
ALMA: (out of breath) [exhale] Yeah! Get your heart pumping!
Yeah! Let's go! Yeah!!
[she turns music off]
ALMA: (out of breath) Ahh, exercise is super important!
[front door opens and closes]
ALMA: Did anyone call about the doll?
PAPI: Nope.
♪♪♪
ALMA: Uno, dos, tres! Uno, dos, tres!
ALMA: Did anyone call about the doll?
PAPI: Nope!
♪♪♪
[knocks on window]
ALMA: Hmm?!
PAPI: MmHmm.
♪♪♪
[door opens]
PAPI: Noope.
♪♪♪
[piano]
PAPI: NOope!
♪♪♪
JUNIOR: Whoooa, Dippy.
ALMA: Giddy-up, Doll!
PAPI: Yeehaw!
Nope!
ALMA: [giggles]
♪♪♪
[Music ends] [subway going by]
ALMA: "And so Carlotta Clues said, 'This case is closed!'
"The End."
She loves it when I read to her.
PAPI: Guuuuuess what? No call today.
ALMA: [gasp]
Woohoo!
ALMA: [gasp] That's one week!
You're all mine!
PAPI: [chuckles] Not quite...
PAPI: We've got to take all the signs down
and triple check that no one has claimed her.
ALMA: First thing, tomorrow?
PAPI: Of course, Almita. Mwah.
ALMA: Well, you're almost mine.
[wind blows by] [birds chirping]
ROSE: [humming]
ALMA: Hi, Rose!
ROSE: What's up, people?! Anybody call you about the doll?
ALMA: Nope! Did anyone call the park?
ROSE: Nope!
ALMA: Does that mean she's...
[gasp] she's..... she's...
PAPI: Well...yes, I guess she's-
HOWARD: Tallulah!
ALMA: Huh?
ALMA: Hey, Howard. Who's Tallulah??
HOWARD: THAT'S Tallulah! You found her!
ALMA: (quietly) Say what?!
HOWARD: I lost her in the park on the day I went to visit my Grandma. Remember?
We played water tag? Well... almost.
ALMA: Oh.. Here you go, Howard...
HOWARD: Aw, thanks for taking care of her, Alma! You're awesome!
ALMA: You're welcome.
PAPI: ¡Muy bien! You did good, Almita.
You got Tallulah back to her family.
HOWARD: I love playing with Tallulah.
Just as much as I love playing water tag.
ALMA: Really?
HOWARD: Really.
ALMA: Howard, I just thought of something we can play together!
HOWARD: Hm?
[cheerful music]
[wet sponge squish]
HOWARD: [chuckling] Whoa!
ALMA: HA!
ALMA/HOWARD: [laughs]
ALMA: You missed!
HOWARD: You know what Alma?
You and your banana can borrow Tallulah anytime.
She has fun with you
ALMA: For real?!
HOWARD: Yeah! You can be Auntie Alma.
ALMA: Aw! That's way, way, waaay sa-weet!
Well, I didn't get to keep Tallulah,
but at least Howard and I found something we could play together-
[SPLAT]
ALMA: HOOOOWARD! [giggles]
ALMA/HOWARD: [laughs] ALMA: I'm gonna get you!
ALMA:Oh, so close! HOWARD: Alma! [laughs]
ALMA: Ooh, you missed!
[♪♪♪]