E. B. Goodale

"A loving, timeless ode to how the moon remembers each of us as babies and watches over all of us too-whether human, furred, feathered, or finned"--

Walking his dog at dusk, one boy catches glimpses of the lives around him in this lovely ode to autumn evenings, exploring your neighborhood, and coming home.

"Caroline is anxious all day at school, nervous about her newly-adopted sister's arrival from far away." --

"Every house has a story. This house-an old one hunkered in the deep grass below a wide country sky-is a waiting house. Once it was full of laughter and song. The sounds of life rang within its walls. Now it stands quiet and still. The house has sheltered many families over the years and remembers them fondly, especially the children. New families arrive to look, but none stay. Perhaps the house, too, now belongs to the Long Ago and Used to Be? Or...

"When Lula begins to get tired of helping her father rake leaves, he suggests that her imaginary friend, Akaraka, might help."--Publisher's description.