A young child asks his mother to tell the story of where he came from. "I might tell how you came from a land far away in a hot air balloon. The basket slowly drifted down like a feather into our yard. I dropped the firewood I was carrying and ran to you. ''You''re home now, '' I said." Or maybe it was a lark--and not a stork--that brought the child to the mother. Or perhaps he was rescued from a dragon Each lyrical and fantastic tale contains a small kernel of truth that pieces together the baby''s journey across a wide ocean into his new mother''s arms. Beautifully illustrated by Jessica Lanan, The Story I''ll Tell is a gentle and moving story of adoption and parental love that is sure to touch the hearts of readers everywhere, no matter how they came to be a family.