Deep in the woods there used to be a house where a family once lived.
Over there was the chimney. Just imagine little toes warming up beside
it. And see those daffodils? Someone took special care to plant and tend
to them so that every spring they blossomed as brightly as the year
before.
Both the house and the family are gone now, but if you go to that spot
in the woods, you'll find the chimney and the flowers. Then all you have
to do is close your eyes and imagine...With Crescent Dragonwagon's
poetic text and Jerry Pinkney's rich watercolors, past and present
briefly touch in this remarkable book.