A little girl and her family have just moved across the country by train. Their new neighborhood in the city of Toronto is very different from their home in the Saskatchewan bush, and at first everything about “there” seems better than “here.”
The little girl’s dad has just finished building a dam across the Saskatchewan River, and his new project is to build a highway through Toronto. In Saskatchewan, he would come home for lunch every day, but now he doesn’t come until supper. The family used to love to look at the stars, and the northern lights dancing in the night sky. But in the city, all they can see is the glare from the streetlights. All the kids used to run and play together, but now older brother Doug has his own friends.
See the review at WOW Review, Volume VII, Issue 3
- ISBN: 9781554983650
- Author: Croza, Laurel
- Illustrator: James, Matt
- Published: 2014, Groundwood Books
- Themes: being different, Friendship, Hope, Self confidence
- Descriptors: Canada, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction
- No. of pages: 36