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I love Wendy Anderson Halperin's (the illustrator) books.  Of course, the poetic text is very moving as well.  Together the pictures and words evoke such peace and loveliness in our memories of times gone by.  This book is about family, about the way life changes through the generations... an excellent read aloud for preschoolers but also to teach older children about the past, and help them to reflect on the present, and hopefully inspire them to preserve some of the old things for the future as well.  It's a beautiful book to linger and pore over and reminisce on how life was at a simpler time.  Being somewhat of a Luddite at times, this is one book that makes me wistful and a bit sad.