Memoirs of the author’s adolescence during World War II, when her family escaped from Poland to temporary haven in France, Portugal, England, and finally, the United States. This is the author’s twelfth book for young readers and represents the first time she has written of her own childhood in Poland.
"...And the pilot realises that when life's events are too difficult to understand, there is no choice but to succumb to their mysteries. He pulls out pencil and paper... And thus begins this wise and enchanting fable that, in teaching the secret of what is really important in life, has changed forever the world for its readers."