By Patricia MacLachlan, Illustrations by Mike Wimmer
On the day Eli is born, his grandmother holds him up to the window, so
that what he hears first is the wind, and what he sees first are all the
places to love: the valley, the river falling down over rocks, the hilltop
where blueberries grow. Everyone in Eli's family has a favorite place, and
Eli will grow up knowing that no matter where the rest of his life takes
him, all the places to love are right here, connected to a way of life that
has time for affection and simple pleasures.
Patricia MacLachlan and Mike Wimmer have crafted a moving homage to the
American farm, re-creating all the glory and sweet simplicity of on family's
connection to the land.
