"Told in rhyme, a bear settles on the narrator's porch, and is soon followed by many other woodland friends, until the porch collapses under the weight--but bear and his friends repair the damage and almost everybody is invited to lunch"--Provided by publisher.
Inspired by the beautiful vistas around her and cheered by the laughter of her grandchildren on the lawn, Nonna sits on the porch and knits a wonder-filled blanket for her grandchild.
A rainstorm sends a family from their long-awaited first house, with all of its leaks, onto the sleeping porch to enjoy the pleasures of the summer night.
