Kathryn O. Galbraith is an award-winning children's book author with more than a dozen picture books to her credit, including Boo, Bunny!; Arbor Day Square; Traveling Babies; and Laura Charlotte. She teaches writing for children at the University of Washington.
I thought this book was really sad, but I really did like it. Given all the main character had to go through made me feel for her. I also liked how the family came together at the end, and this gave me a feeling of hope.