“The delicate, sensitive story reflects a classic theme in children’s literature – the need to set something free in order to keep it…The tale is embellished with lovely, wistful pencil drawings of the boy and his friends leaping about in the twilight and of his expressive face showing his mingled joy and sadness. A simple, basic story, very gracefully presented.”- The Horn Book
On a magical summer night, a little boy catches hundreds of fireflies in a large jar, and as their light fades, must decide whether to keep them or set them free
Lois Sachar, best-selling author of the Wayside School series, knows how to make kids laugh. And there are laughs galore in this popular book, now available again in hardcover. Meet Mrs. Gorf, the tea
