Product Description: A typical travel book takes readers along on a trip with the author, but a great travel book does much more than that, inviting readers along on a mental and spiritual journey as well. This distinction is what separates Nancy McCabe’s From Little Houses to Little Women from the typical and allows it to take its place not only as a great travel book but also as a memoir about the children’s books that have shaped all of our imaginations...read more

Recounts the author's difficult decision to adopt a Chinese baby, her challenging experiences with caring for her new daughter's illness, and her struggles to raise a child alone in spite of career instability and the health problems of her own parents. Original. (Biography)