"Remember to save enough seed for the next planting," Concepcion's grandmother said. "Then you will always have something to eat."

But one sad day, Grandmother dies and Concepcion is forced to leave the farm they shared. She bundles up some corn, beans, and chilies and moves into the city. The barrio is crowded and ugly, a hostile place for gardens—and for little girls. But even so, Concepcion finds a way to harvest her grandmother's legacy of hope.

With a spare text and illustrations that honor the dignity of a hard-working people, this tender story will thrive, like a handful of hardy seeds, in the hearts of children everywhere.

From the dust jacket of the Orchard Books reprint