From Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Ted Kooser and rising talent Jon
Klassen comes a poignant tale of loss, change, and nature's quiet
triumph.
When the house was new, not a single tree remained on its perfect lawn
to give shade from the sun. The children in the house trailed the scent
of wild trees to neighboring lots, where thick bushes offered up secret
places to play. When the children grew up and moved away, their father,
alone in the house, continued his battle against blowing seeds, plucking
out sprouting trees. Until one day the father, too, moved away, and as
the empty house began its decline, the trees began their approach. At
once wistful and exhilarating, this lovely, lyrical story evokes the
inexorable passage of time -- and the awe-inspiring power of nature to
lift us up.