This book relates, in a charming, thoughtful and thought-provoking fashion twenty-four formative episodes in a child's life. A girl grows up into her early teens and learns, with the help of her mother and in the company of a friend, to deal with fearful, difficult and embarrassing experiences. The manner of presentation is down to earth and imaginative. The 24 'stories' dovetail and add up to a couple of years in the life of a girl with an upbringing and an inquiring mind. Suitable for age ten years and older. Parental adults will find this book interesting.