Amanda Gets A Surprise

Mark Dahle Portfolios can be read in a few minutes and then enjoyed for a lifetime. Thought-provoking and beautiful, they feature an unusual combination of compelling photographs, brilliant paintings and deceptively simple text.

This portfolio includes:

a beautiful abstract painting
twenty-four outstanding photos from Toronto
a story about a girl who wanted a miracle but got a surprise instead

From the book:

All winter the ground was frozen, and Amanda waited for spring so she could plant the seeds. She danced. She sang. She twirled. She smiled. Once in a while, she shrieked - mostly at her brother. She hated waiting. But eventually the snow melted and the ground thawed and - finally - it looked like it might be time to plant the seeds. That night her grandmother called.