Lori Nichols spent her childhood in northwestern Pennsylvania, surrounded by maple trees. As she grew, so did her appreciation of trees and nature. Her books about nature-loving sisters Maple and Willow (Maple, Maple & Willow Together, Maple & Willow Apart, and Maple & Willow's Christmas Tree) spring from this love, and the New York Times Book Review called them ""utterly charming."" Lori now lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with her husband and three free-spirited daughters. Many days you can find Lori and her family under their maple tree, swinging in hammocks, playing kickball or just being loud.
An exquisitely gentle introduction to loss. . . . With only a feather to remember Poppy by, Robin is left lonely and alone. Yet after a dream of flying with Poppy, the child feels their friend in so many places. . . . The book's focus [is] fixated squarely on a meditative inner light. . . . Watercolors and colored pencils match tone and mood, page by page. A book built to comfort--not to confront --Kirkus Reviews