Ma Dear's Old Green House Author:Denise Lewis Patrick All of us have special places in our childhood memories. They are happy places, fun places. They are places where unique people live. They are places that elicit warm, comforting and safe feelings. They are places we want to visit again and again. MaDear's old green house is such as place. There, Sunday morning breakfast is an event. Hide and g... more »o seek is more than just a game. The tall pecan tree isnt just a familiar landmark. It's a place to rest and dream. At MaDears old green house nurturing relatives come and go. Youre surrounded by a nourishing and caring community. And there is freedom to jump, to skip, to run and to grow. Denise Lewis Patricks own childhood memories of visits with her grandmother are the inspiration for this poignant story. Through heartwarming and lyrical prose, Patrick shares memories of summers at her special place: MaDears old green house. It is a place all children should have a chance to visit at least once. Patricks moving story is beautifully illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadlers bold and vibrant scratchboard images. Much may change around us. We grow older. We move. A special place, however, lives forever-just like MaDears old green house.« less