The Red Tin Box

This moving and radiant story of the relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter, and the joy and promise passed down between them, begins one quiet dawn . . .

On the morning of her eighth birthday,

Maude buries a secret

at the foot of a flowering dogwood-

and inside it,

a tiny toy elephant,

a marble like a tiger’s eye,

a bird’s nest with purple string woven through the twigs,

and more.

A special box.

A gift, waiting for the right moment to be opened again.

At once lyrical and profound, this enchantingly illustrated book is a joyful celebration of intergenerational relationships and of the secret treasures of childhood. Young readers and adults will delight in the memories and magic tucked away in the red tin box.