Book Description Willow doesn't know what to do. Her mother has taken off again, she has to look after her brother Twig, and they're out on the streets of Vancouver with nowhere to go. Then Willow remembers her grandmother, whom she hasn't seen in years. Gram doesn't even know Twig exists, and Twig is, well, difficult. But Gram is her only hope now. After a few urgent phone calls from a police station in Vancouver to Ontario, Willow and Twig are on their way across the country to a grandmother they hardly know, and a strange household made up of an eccentric uncle, a hostile aunt, and a motley crew of animals. Willow is entranced by this new home-but is it really home? Are they safe at last? About the Author Jean Little is the award-winning author of more than twenty books for children. Recently, she has been shortlisted for the Ruth Swartz award and the 2000 Red Cedar Award for her historical book, The Belonging Place. Her picture books include I Know an Old Laddie, Once Upon a Goden Apple, Jess Was the Brave One and Revenge of the Small Small. His Banner Over Me won the 1996 Violet Downey Book Award. Gruntle Piggle Takes Off was nominated for a Governor Gerneral’s Award for illustration. Her work has been translated into French, German, Greek, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Japanese and braille. She lives near Elora, Ontario with her sister and great-niece, and a menagerie of animals.
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