The colorful world-within-a-world of postage stamps illustrates this lyrical account of a young girl's experiences in Paris.When she and her family move to the city for a year, one of the first places her father takes her is to the stamp market. Her adventures are magically captured in the dainty images of the postage stamps she collects. Readers of all ages will delight in this uniquely told story of a girl finding her own place in a world far from home.