A sparkling and deeply felt story of love, loss, renewaland jam!offering a gentle reminder of thecyclical nature of the world around us.

If you ever have a mulberry tree, youll climb branches and shake with all your might. Youll gather berries and smush fruits, while your dad boils jars in a tall, silver pot sweating and happy as the kitchen fills with steam. Because if youve ever had a mulberry tree, you know that the sweetest things are worth waiting for.

Sumptuous text and deliciously expressive illustrations come together to form a gentle ode to natures bounty, to patience, and to one girls lifelong connection to the tree in her yard.