Amphibian coming off the presses at Coach House Books, Toronto (photo courtesy of Alana Wilcox)!

Phin's letters in the book were inspired by reaction in my hometown to news that a university had decided to develop large portions of its forested wetlands for lease to big box stores.

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The boys and I at a beaver home in Fredericton, N.B.

photo: Graydon Gruchy