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Nine-year-old Timosh is forced to grow up early when a great famine hits his village. The boy has to take care of his younger brother and sister, and sometimes even the neighbours' children. To help his parents, Timosh searches for grain in mouse holes at night, and replaces fishing on the dearly loved Yatran river with gathering flowers from the trees.

This book is a tribute to those who could not survive one of the worst Soviet crimes. But it is also a story of humanity, unity, and miracles that helped Ukrainians survive the famine. And the story by Maria Pravda is complemented by the sensual and powerful illustrations by Lyudmyla Stetskovych.