[.ca] Yonder (ISBN 0803709870)

Family Farm life gloriously illuminated:
Tony Johnston weaves a simplistic farm life story that touches your soul. A gracefully written family saga that is magestically illustrated by Lloyd Bloom. The background rolls with the hills, trees and farm as the story of life changes with the seasons and years. A beginning life for a husband and wife, a growing family and encircling love for all. Parents, readers, prepare to wipe away the tears of simple joy and beauty as you share this book with a special little one. Though this book is currently listed as out of print, please try Amazon's search to find a copy, it is definately worth the effort.

Brings many memories:
I read this book constantly as a kid (I'm eighteen now) and I loved it. It is now part of my heart forever. Parents, buy this book for your kids, if only for the sheer beauty of it.

A beautiful portrait of one family's "circle of life":
Yonder provides children with a charming, vivid image of life, with its joys and its sorrows. The story of a farmer and his wife as they raise their family is mirrored in the growth of the beautiful plum tree outside their home. With vibrant, Impressionistic illustrations, this is an enchanting story that gently introduces children to the beauty and reality of the circle of life.