LORETTA GARBUTT once worked as a storyteller, bookseller, and reviewer at a children's bookstore. Surrounded by so many wonderful stories, she was inspired to write some of her own. She is also the author of Jeffrey Loves Blue. Loretta lives with her family in Toronto, Ontario, and writes wherever she happens to be.

When Mother Pin Oak, the hub tree of a deciduous forest wakes to crisp, spring air and cannot seem to stir her Little Pin Oak growing beside her, she seeks help from other members her forest community. As the rest of the forest slowly awakens, they come to Little Pin's aid.