One night, Rosalinda is awakened by a noise in the garden. Someone is stealing lemons from her beloved tree! She consults a wise old woman, who offers a creative way for Rosalinda to help her tree - and the Night Man who was driven to steal from it. This gentle story, with glowing illustrations, helps young readers discover how it feels to get gifts - and to give them.
Born in Michigan, Edith Hope Fine is a teacher-turned-writer. Her books include user-friendly grammar, plus science, biographies, and picture books for kids. Her latest, Water, Weed, and Wait, about kids building a school garden, has been named a winner of Junior Master Gardeners' Growing Good Kids--Excellence in Children's Literature Award. Other titles are Under the Lemon Moon, Armando and the Blue Tarp School, Nitty-Gritty Grammar, More Nitty-Gritty Grammar, and CryptoMania! Teleporting into Greek and Latin with the CryptoKids.
Active in SCBWI (want to write for children? Google it!), Edith is a bibliophile and logophile. She lives near San Diego. Visit her at www.edithfine.com. And yes, she's working on teleporting.
