The crayon picture of a building with lots of windows was sent to Barrie along with an apologetic letter from Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother. In it she harshly called the drawing 'very poor ...

He discusses the book, and how the experience of being abandoned by his mother helped him discover his gifts for art and nature.

How the current destruction caused by the floods is interpreted often depends on the person's socio-economic background – for the poor the answer ... the one against Mother Nature.