Amazing Grace and Her Jelly Bean Tree

Grace is an amazing girl, overcoming a near-fatal condition at birth and a serious accident later. Now she faces another important battle in her struggle for happiness: Her parents have decided to separate, and Grace is convinced it's her fault. Her early traumas, however, have given her great strengths: her incredible power, with the help of the jellybean tree, to visualize new worlds. From this fantastic tree comes not only delicious, chewy jellybeans but also a colorful young alien from outer space who thinks he has been rejected by his parents. Grace convinces Jellybean that his parents love him deeply and want him to return home. When he finally returns to his alien mother, Grace realizes she was talking about her own relationships. Suddenly she understands that both her parents love her despite the problems between them. In fact, she makes her own demands on them. "Hug me," she says, "and don't ever let go." The power of hugs is demonstrated sensitively and creatively.