I'm so proud of Sylvester for finally publishing his first book! During our growing up years, especially during the summer, I watched him sketch as often as he could. Most times, growing up in the countryside, we had lots of free time for playing games or watching T.V. after we finished our chores, but Sylvester chose to use his time sketching. Our youngest sister and I preferred playing with our dolls or outdoors games. While we were enjoying the great outdoors, Sylvester had produced works of arts that we were amazed by! We would run and tell our parents to look at what Sylvester drew! They were amazed and so proud of his talent as well. Many of his works presented bring tears to my eyes, because he captured the very images from our childhood which we reflect upon during family gatherings. He continues to amaze me with his talent, and I'm grateful that he is able to allow other readers the opportunity to reflect upon their growing up experiences.