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For their move far away, Gracie and Jake are sad to leavethe golden bridge,the trolley tracks,and Nai Nai.But they fill empty boxes with treasures - a marble, a snake,a pair of wings.Tiny reminders of all they love - so happiness stays close,no matter where they go.With grace and warmth, this lyrical picture book speaks to the difficulty of transition, and celebrates the ways in which love and family give us the strength to weather life's changes.
About the Author
Nancy Tupper Ling is the winner of the prestigious Writer's Digest Grand Prize and the Pat Parnell Poetry Award. She draws her inspiration from the multicultural background of her family and the interwoven fabric of familial culture which is, on the surface, seemingly every day. Her next book with co-author, June Cotner, arrives on September 21st, 2021, for World Gratitude day. It's called For Every Little Thing: Poems and Prayers to Celebrate the Day (Eerdmans) . It is a Junior Library Guild Gold Selection. Her other books include The Yin-Yang Sisters and the Dragon Frightful (Penguin) , Family Celebrations (Andrews McMeel) , My Sister, Alicia May (Pleasant Street Press) , Double Happiness (Chronicle Books) , The Story I'll Tell (Lee & Low Books) . Ling is the founder of Fine Line Poets and she loves to bring poetry into the classroom.
