Every teenager will appreciate and be inspired by the selections in this volume, which have been chosen from a wide variety of cultures and eras. These poems and writings profoundly express encouragement, love, and support from a parent's heart to a teenager on the path from childhood days to the world of adult responsibilities and achievements.
The handmade paper chose for the cover of this book is specially crafted from mulberry trees, with real flower petals, grasses, leaves, and bark embedded in the paper. Using age-old techniques, this paper is made without cutting down trees or harming the natural environment.
