A collection of poems celebrates the four seasons, including spring, summer, fall, and winter.

"Smoke itself acts as narrator, telling [the reader] how it has served humankind since prehistoric times in signaling, beekeeping, curing and flavoring food, religious rites, fumigating insects, and myriad other ways"-- Provided by publisher.

Sylvie keeps it a secret that she is afraid of a wolf, but with the encouragement of a loving aunt, Sylvie is finally able to confront her fear and learns that, instead of running or hiding, she can move forward and live alongside it.