A young grouse packs a precious cargo of seeds for her migratory journey, only to find an unexpected home in another land while she awaits the coming of another spring. Reviews Graceful writing and rich mixed-media illustrations deliver a poignant story of longing, belonging, and recongnizing the gifts of the present. A young rose-cheeked grouse is reluctant to migrate to warmer climates for the winter. Despite others' warnings that she should come with them, she delays and fashions a bag in which to store seeds and her favorite red Forever Flower blossoms. Alas, the bag weighs her down, and she falls into icy waters. Luckily, a spaniel playing fetch swims by, and she clings to it and is saved.