This beautifully illustrated book tells the story of a pioneer family traveling in a covered wagon to the Oregon Territory.  The main character is young Cora whose mother died on the trail in childbirth.  Cora’s father asked the baby’s aunt to raise her and she agreed.  Sadly, Cora’s aunt was going to California and they parted ways along the trail.  Before they parted however, Cora made a quilted cloth book for her baby sister Susan, featuring memories from their wagon trip.  The story flashed forward several years to find Cora as a young school teacher down in California.  As she meets her students, she asks them to bring in books from home.  One young student named Susan came forward with her quilted cloth book, the same one that Cora had made her years before.  Sisters were reunited!  This book was a delight to read and is perfect as a read-aloud to our 3rd grade students who study the pioneers.