"Wonderfully humane and

 enriching."

    - Jane Eberwein

       Distinguished Professor of English

        Oakland University

"[A] heartfelt, exhaustively detailed portrait."

  - ALA Booklist

“… touching… heartfelt…

for thoughtful readers, a treasure.”

  - Horn Book

Now in paperback!

     “...a

    delightful

   story

  with

 charming

illustrations.”

  - Amazon Reviews

photo by Mark Kwiatek