The annual summer visit to the country home of the Old Ones, the uncles and aunts who raised Daddy, brings joy and good times. The story captures all of the elements of a typical reunion--the abundant good food, the old folks reminiscing, the children playing--but it avoids excessive detail that will bore young story listeners. Johnson has a way of saying so much, with so few words, that children are likely to enjoy this story.

family reunion memories