Sharon can hardly believe the news.  Di Di, her two-year-old brother, is being taken to China to spend a year with their grandparents.  Why can't he go to day care of be watched by a babysitter when Mama goes back to work, Sharon wonders.  But her parents say it is better for relatives to take care of little children. 

This reassuring story is a gentle tribute to the enduring love of family, even when it is tested by a difficult choice.