Children wonder about many things. In this and tender and though provoking story, one little girl can't stop wondering about the children in Africa after a story her teacher tells. Children and adults can empathize with this little girl's desire to help others. And, when she connects her mother's morning encouragement to "Rise and Shine" with the joy she envisions beaming from the faces of the children in Africa, every reader is will be reminded that they don't have to travel across the globe to make a difference in this world.