The little girl and her grandmother have shared a special relationship, and when grandmother dies, the little girl hears her friends and relatives say, 'Who could ever fill her shoes?' She takes this quite literally, and when she finds a pair of grandmother's shoes, they become her way into a magical land in search of grandmother. When she is found, she tells the little girl she can't come back. 'Besides, I like it here,' she says. But she promises the little girl that one day she will, indeed, fill her shoes, when she is grown big enough. The little girl returns home and begins her growing up by sharing some of grandmother's stories with her younger sister. Fine art quality water-colour illustrations along with a carefully worded text make this outstanding.