Here is a fresh and personal re-telling---and not for children only-- of the Greek myth of Persephone , the daughter of Demeter, goddess of the harvest. When young Persephone is abducted by Hades, the lord of the underworld, she eats a pomegranate seed, and from then on must divide her life between two different worlds. During her absence it is winter on earth; her return heralds the spring.
The author/illustrator focuses on the relationship between mother and daughter, and their profound connection with nature.