CHAPTER 32
TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010
Helen closes The Baby Tree and glances at Emma, who’s just now fallen asleep. Her sweet round face is framed by her blonde curls and her head is nestled against her pillow. She could look at her daughter forever, but now it’s time to turn off the light and let Emma drift off into her dreams. The Baby Tree is one of Emma’s favorite books. Helen’s read it so many times she could probably recite it from memory. But Emma never tires of it. And so Helen reads it again and again.
She remembers the time when Emma wanted to know how she got in Helen’s belly. It was a big question and at first Helen wasn’t quite sure how to answer it. Then she found The Baby Tree. In the book, a boy who’s wondering where babies come from asks his babysitter, teacher, mail carrier
