Dear Reader, The little girl in this book is based on me, probably when I was not much older than you are now. This is a true story about my papa and me. When I close my eyes and think of my papa, I am taken to memories filled with warmth and love. This book comes from those memories, and the memories we have are the dreams that we keep. I hope reading it brings you as much joy as I found in writing it. And when you close your eyes and think of that special person in your life, may you be filled with the same warmth and love.� Yours truly, Erin Strange